Table of Contents

List of figures and illustrations
Acknowledgements

What is media theory?
Behaviourism and media effects
Modernity and medium theory
Structuralism and semiotics
Interactionism and structuration
Feminisms and gender
Political economy and postcolonial theory
Postmodernity and information society
Consumerism and everyday life
Debating media theory

Glossary
References

About the Author

Dan Laughey is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.