"Critiquing the mass media, and the role those media play in our lives, requires a critical eye. "Media in Society" gives students in upper level media courses a unique narrative-based approach to media criticism, exploring the stories media tell as well as the stories we tell about the media when we describe how it affects us. Organized thematically, "Media in Society" examines topics like narrative genre, entertainment culture, news, p ..."
"This volume is the first to examine the social, cultural, and political implications of the shift from the traditional forms and functions of print-based libraries to the delivery of online information in educational contexts. Libr@ries are conceptualized as physical places, virtual spaces, communities of literate practice, and discourses of information work. Despite the centrality of libraries in literacy and learning, the study of lib ..."