Cultural and media studies

With staggering swiftness, the mobile phone has become a fixture of daily life in almost every society on earth.

Performativity has emerged as a critical new idea across the humanities and social sciences, from literary and cultural studies to the study of gender and the philosophy of action.

With the majority of the world's population now living in cities, questions about the cultural and political trajectories of urban societies are increasingly urgent.

What do we know about ordinary people in our towns and cities, about what really matters to them and how they organize their lives today?

Things make us just as much as we make things.

Digital War Reporting examines war reporting in a digital age.

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world.

Modern civilization, Bauman argues, promised to make our lives understandable and open to our control.

How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others?

Facebook is now used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world, many of whom spend several hours a day on this site.

Every era has its dominant representations.

Journalism, what happened?

One of the most prolific and respected scholars today, Manuel Castells has given us a new language for understanding the impact of information and communication technologies on social life.

This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the emerging Arab media industries in the context of globalization and its impacts, with a focus on publishing, press, broadcasting, cinema and new media.

European Media provides a clear, concise account of the structures, dynamics and realities of the changing face of media in Europe.

Subcultural phenomena continue to draw attention from many areas of contemporary society, including the news media, the marketing and fashion industries, concerned parents, religious, and other citizen groups, as well as academia.

In its original formulation, culture' was intended to be an agent for change, a mission undertaken with the aim of educating the people' by bringing the best of human thought and creativity to them.

With books such as Discourse Networks and Gramophone, Film, Typewriter and the collection Literature, Media, Information Systems, Friedrich Kittler has established himself as one of the world's most influential media theorists.

An engaging look at how debates over the fate of literature in our digital age are powerfully conditioned by the nineteenth century's information revolutionWhat happens to literature during an information revolution?

From New York Times bestselling author, feminist pioneer, and cultural icon bell hooks, an evergreen treatise on how patriarchy and toxic masculinity hurts us all.

An invigorating and inspiring take on the new ways American women are changing and improving our culture and the way we live from Kellyanne Conway, counselor to president Donald Trump, and Celinda Lake, a leading political strategist for the Democratic party.

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An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital libraryLibraries have long talked about providing comprehensive access to information for everyone.

Be inspired and amazed by these incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander icons!

The internet has shaken the foundations of life: public and private lives are wrought by the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week news cycle that means no one is ever off duty.

Australia's public broadcaster, 'Aunty', is about to turn 90, yet your ABC has seldom been in this much trouble: budget cuts, ferocious political pressure, sagging staff morale, leadership chaos and hostile commercial rivals.

How is hate shaping our society?

Why does identity demand a choice between black and white?

ON RAGE is Germaine Greer's timeless essay about Aboriginal dispossession.

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'In the kitchen, via the garden, I am often torn between theory and praxis, when surely the latter is all that matters here.

Acclaimed journalist Leigh Sales has her doubts, and thinks you should, too.

A startlingly honest account of experiencing war and terrorism from the frontline by Peter Stefanovic, one of Australia's leading journalists and foreign correspondents.

'The story reaches out and grabs you by the throat' - Dr Clare Wright, historian and author of The Forgotten Rebels of EurekaThe facts are shocking.

A born storyteller, Troy Cassar-Daley has at last turned his talent to sharing his own inspiring life.

Many years ago, Hugh Mackay wrote the bestseller Reinventing Australia that analysed, with forensic skill, what was happening to our society.

**Winner of the Communications and Sales Book of the Year and Winner of Cover Design at the Australian Business Book Awards 2022**Learn how spoken words can change a mind, a community and the world with this collection of remarkable speeches by women What She Said is an inspiring collection of speeches from passionate and persuasive women from around the world and throughout history.

**Winner of the Communications and Sales Book of the Year and Winner of Cover Design at the Australian Business Book Awards 2022**Learn how spoken words can change a mind, a community and the world with this collection of remarkable speeches by women What She Said is an inspiring collection of speeches from passionate and persuasive women from around the world and throughout history.

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture What is The Dreaming?

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture What is The Dreaming?

Bridge the gap between the china you know and the real china of today In the last 30 years, China has transformed itself into one of the world s leaders in political, economic and social relations.

Bridge the gap between the china you know and the real china of today In the last 30 years, China has transformed itself into one of the world s leaders in political, economic and social relations.

Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the experience of the Second World War.

After the enormous success of The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman is back with a completely new collection of beautiful images of the men and women who have caught his attention.

Breakfast at Sotheby's is a wry, intimate, truly insider-y exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby'sWhen you stand in front of a work of art in a museum or exhibition, the first two questions you normally ask yourself are 1) Do I like it?

A book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the online economyThe internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible.

Judith Williamson explores how our cultural tastes, in films, food, television, advertising, music poetry, song lyrics,photography,political movements and even the BritishRoyal Family influence our thinking and how we govern our own lives, and shape those of our children

Judith Williamson does not simply criticize advertisements on the grounds of dishonesty and exploitation, but examines in detail, through over a hundred illustrations, their undoubted attractiveness and appeal.

The starkly different ways that American and French online news companies respond to audience analytics and what this means for the future of newsWhen the news moved online, journalists suddenly learned what their audiences actually liked, through algorithmic technologies that scrutinize web traffic and activity.