Entertainment and Society
Autor Shay Sayre, Cynthia Kingen Limba Engleză Hardback – dec 2009
The authors begin with a general overview of the study of entertainment, introducing readers to various ways of understanding leisure and play, and then go on to trace a brief history of the development of entertainment from its live forms through mediated technology. Subsequent chapters review a broad range of theories and research and provide focused discussions of the relationship between entertainment and key societal factors including economics and commerce, culture, law, politics, ethics, advocacy and technology. The authors conclude by highlighting innovations and emerging trends in live and mediated entertainment and exploring their implications for the future.
The new edition features updated examples and pedagogical features throughout including text boxes, case studies, student activities, questions for discussion, and suggestions for further reading.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415998062
ISBN-10: 0415998069
Pagini: 600
Ilustrații: 56 tables and 60 halftones
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.25 kg
Ediția:Revised edition
Editura: Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10: 0415998069
Pagini: 600
Ilustrații: 56 tables and 60 halftones
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.25 kg
Ediția:Revised edition
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Descriere
Introduces students to the ways that society shapes our many forms of entertainment and in turn, how entertainment shapes society. This title examines a broad range of types of entertainment, covering areas like sports, video games, gambling, theme parks, travel, and shopping, as well as media such as film, television, and print.
Cuprins
Foreword Jennings Bryant. Introduction Section I: Influences: Theoretical Frameworks and Guiding Principles 1. Entertainment Everything 2. Our Convergence Culture 3. Understanding Entertainment Audiences 4. Drama and Storytelling 5. Entertainment Effects Section II: Impacts: Societal Causes and Effects 6. The Attention Economy: Business and Technology 7. Branded Entertainment and Theming 8. A Question of Standards: Legal Rights & Responsibilities 9. Ethics in the Information Age 10. Religion and Socialization 11. Ethnicity, Culture and Globalization 12. Sin City: Sex, Drugs, Violence and Gambling Section III: Innovations: Contemporary Trends and Practices 13. Advocacy in Entertainment: Politics, Activism and Education 14. Media Entertainment 15. Live on Our Stage: The Performing Arts 16. Travel, Attractions and Recreation 17. New Media and Futuretainment
Recenzii
Praise for the first edition:
"They cover the whole array of what can be entertaining: books, drama, music, films, circuses, television, gaming, gambling, sports, advertising, tourism, and edutainment.... The book is worth being read by scholars who are interested in entertainment studies and as a textbook it will be very useful." Emile G. McAnany A Quarterly Review of Communication Research
"They cover the whole array of what can be entertaining: books, drama, music, films, circuses, television, gaming, gambling, sports, advertising, tourism, and edutainment.... The book is worth being read by scholars who are interested in entertainment studies and as a textbook it will be very useful." Emile G. McAnany A Quarterly Review of Communication Research
Notă biografică
Shay Sayre is Professor Emeritus of Communications at California State University, Fullerton.
Cynthia King is Associate Professor of Communications at California State University, Fullerton.
Cynthia King is Associate Professor of Communications at California State University, Fullerton.