Bourdieusian Media Studies

Bourdieusian Media Studies illustrates the merits of Pierre Bourdieu's cultural sociological approach in the field of media studies, explicating exactly what a "Bourdieusian" analysis of media would entail, and what new understandings of the digital media landscape that would emerge from such an analysis.

Autorentext

Johan Lindell is Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University. He has published widely on Bourdieu. His research deals with social inequality and media use, fields of media and cultural production, and the Nordic media system.

Klappentext

Bourdieusian Media Studies illustrates the merits of Pierre Bourdieu's cultural sociological approach in the field of media studies, explicating exactly what a "Bourdieusian" analysis of media would entail, and what new understandings of the digital media landscape that would emerge from such an analysis.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Why Bourdieusian Media Studies?

2. Bourdieusian Media Studies: Key Concepts

3. The Craft of Bourdieusian Media Studies

4. The Social Space and Media Use

5. Fields of Media and Cultural Production

6. Digital Bourdieu

7. Summary and Conclusion