The Social Use of Media

The Social Use of MediaThis collection of essays provides an overview of research on the social uses of media. Topics include up to date research on activity and interactivity, media use as a social and cultural practice and participation in a cultural, political and technological sense. It also incorporates current audience and reception studies.

Day pairs images with commentary that details the aspects of the work that are visually expounded and explain in Day's images

Neil Postman presciently coined the term 'technopoly' to refer to 'the surrender of culture to technology'

and Lucky Miles

They reflect a wide area of specialisms whilst being linked by the common theme of endings which lead to fruitful exchanges of ideas

a lavishly illustrated and expertly curated celebration of an incredible career

to become 'interactive on paper'

Offering an analysis of media-related debates that affect future Europeans

this volume shows

policymaking

biographical and aesthetic

alarmingly

and explores changing modes of production and spectatorship