In the few decades since they first blipped their way onto television screens, videogames
have become one of the most culturally, socially and economically significant media forms …

This article examines contemporary debates about the 'sexualisation of culture'. It sets out
the context for claims that Western societies are becoming more sexualised and it explores a …

Video games have long been seen as the exclusive territory of young, heterosexual white
males. In a media landscape dominated by such gamers, players who do not fit this mold …

This book explores the controversial social media practices engaged in by girls and young
women, including sexual self-representations on social network sites, sexting, and self-harm …

Профессор Университета Лидса (Великобритания) Дэвид Хезмондалш проводит
анализ изменений в культурных индустриях начиная с 1980-х годов, а также …

This essential textbook provides a clear and authoritative introduction to qualitative and
quantitative methods for studying media and communication. Written by two highly …

The book introduces both theoretical and applied perspectives, identifying and explaining
the relevant frameworks and drawing on a range of activities/examples of how gender is …

Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading and writing in people's
everyday lives. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in …

Grounded theory is a highly influential way of working with qualitative data and Kathy
Charmaz is a major player, both innovative and fluent. This book is a model student text …

Who's better? Billie Holiday or PJ Harvey? Blur or Oasis? Dylan or Keats? And how many
friendships have ridden on the answer? Such questions aren't merely the stuff of fanzines …