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John Fiske (born 1939) is a media scholar who has taught around the world. He was a Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His areas of interest include cultural studies, popular culture, media semiotics and television studies. He is the author of eight books, including Power Plays, Power Works (1993), Understanding Popular Culture (1989), Reading the Popular (1989), and the influential Television Culture (1987). Fiske also acts as a media critic, examining how cultural meaning is created in American society, and how debates over issues such as race are handled in different media. In May 2008, Fiske received an Honorary Degree from the University of Antwerp.

Average rating: 3.81 · 863 ratings · 51 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
Introduction to Communicati...

3.74 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1982 — 43 editions
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Understanding Popular Cultu...

3.85 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 1989 — 21 editions
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Television Culture (Studies...

3.81 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1987 — 28 editions
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Reading Television

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3.81 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1978 — 19 editions
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Reading the Popular

3.97 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1989 — 20 editions
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Media Matters: Race and Gen...

3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings10 editions
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Power Plays, Power Works

4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions
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Myths of Oz: Reading Austra...

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3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions
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