Scannell, Paddy,

Media and communication / Paddy Scannell. - Second edition. - xii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part I. The masses -- Mass communication: Lazarsfeld, Adorno, Merton, USA, 1930s and 1940s -- Mass culture: Horkheimer, Adorno, Brecht, Benjamin, Germany/USA, 1930s and 1940s -- The end of the masses: Merton, Lazarsfeld, Reisman, Katz, USA, 1940s and 1950s -- Part II. Everyday life -- Culture and communication: Leavis, Hoggart, Williams, England, 1930s-1950s -- Communication and technology: Innis, McLuhan, Canada, 1950s-1960s -- Communication as interaction: Goffman and Garfinkel, USA, 1950s-1970s -- Part III. Communicative rationality and irrationality -- Communication and language: Austin, Grice, Sacks, Levinson, UK/USA, 1950s-1970s -- Communication as ideology: Hall, UK, 1960s and 1970s -- Communication and publicness: Habermas, Germany (USA/UK), 1950s-1990s -- Communication and celebration: Dayan (France) and Katz (Israel), 1990s -- Conclusion -- Afterword (2020).

9781446297087


Communication--Social aspects.
Mass media--Social aspects.

P95.54 / .S32

302.2 / Sca638m