Alternative Media

by Chris Atton

In this book, Chris Atton offers a fresh introduction to alternative one which is not limited to `radical′ media, but can also account for newer cultural forms such as zines, fanzines, and personal websites. Alternative  

Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Chris Atton is Professor of Media and Culture in the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University. He is regarded as one of the leading international scholars in the study of alternative media. His books include Alternative Media (Sage, 2002), An Alternative Internet (2004), Alternative Journalism (Sage, 2008) and the Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media (2015). He is a co-founder of the Journal of Alternative and Community Media. He has made special studies of fanzines and the media of new social movements, as well as the cultural value of avant-garde and other ‘difficult’ forms of popular music. His work on music has appeared in Popular Music, the Journal of Popular Music Studies, Popular Music and Society and the European Journal of Cultural Studies.

He received Master's degrees in both Mass Communications (from the University of Leicester) and Latin Studies (from the University of Edinburgh). He went on to work as a librarian and a translator of Latin texts.

Reviews

[Hanneloes Grezel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives a good overview of the alternative media's of the past, before the advent of online blogs. it is interesting too see how much has changed in comparison to alternative media platforms today.