Media language has always attracted the attention of linguists, particularly applied linguists
and sociolinguists. There are four practical and principled reasons for this interest. First, the …

The wildlife television documentary is an important but problematic genre, located between
education and entertainment. Noting that the genre has characteristics that may increase its …

Ulrich Beck has placed ideas ofrisk society'on the intellectual map; his social theory of late
modern society and its endemic production of potentially catastrophic risks has attracted …

This article provides a critical comparative review of Ulrich Beck's and Mary Douglas's social
theories of risk. The author is particularly concerned to highlight the partiality of their …

In this accessibly written book, Shaun Moores offers a particular set of answers to these
general questions for media and cultural studies, drawing on a range of his investigations …

Über den Kreterkönig Midas heißt es in Ovids Metamorphosen:" Da be schenkte der Gott,
der sich freut'ob der Heimkehr des Alten,/Ihn mit der Gnade des Wunsches, die jener nutzlos …

Accessible summary• This study examines how autism is portrayed in newspapers in the
United Kingdom.• The findings indicate that many of the stories about autism are not based …

Drawing on a synthesis of existing models of reception and findings from audience research,
this article outlines a conceptual framework for the (meta) analysis of existing and new …

A macro‐view of the field of media and risk is offered by examining four main routes of
media‐risk research. These routes are the media's role in: providing risk knowledge to …

The agendas of cultural geography and cultural studies have begun to converge over the
last few years with the recognition that meanings are created within distinctive political …