How to do Media and Cultural Studies

by Jane Stokes

′Crammed with useful advice delivered in a straight-forward, no nonsense approach this text helps students to get off the starting blocs.... I recommend that all media dissertation students begin their project with it′ - Simon Cottle, University of Melbourne How to do Media and Cultural Studies provides an essential student guide to the process of research and writing. Aimed at any student about to start on an extended essay or dissertation it covers all the key stages - from formulating a research question to writing up. How to do Media and Cultural - Covers both quantitative and qualitative methods - Includes separate chapters of how to analyze media and cultural texts, industries and audiences - Works through a series of key examples of media and cultural research - Includes a list of useful library resources and essential web sites Suitable for use as a coursebook, this book can also be used independently by students. No other book provides such an accessible and practical guide. How to do Media and Cultural Studies is an essential purchase for all media, communication, film and cultural studies students.

Genres: Cultural Studies, Academic, Nonfiction

198 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2002

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is written for undergraduate students who are preparing to start writing a dissertation or other large paper in the fields of media or cultural studies. It does a good job of introducing the main areas of interest in these fields and providing the most common research methodologies used. This gives students a broad view of the field, and they can choose the research method and topic that appeals to them the most. Each chapter has a recommended reading list, so once students choose what they want to research, this book points them towards other books that might be useful in their research. I highly recommend this book for undergraduates in these fields. Graduate students can probably skip ahead to more advanced texts, but it could still be useful if you haven't decided what you want to research yet.

[Alex Timberman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was given to me by a friend. I found much of the information useful, even though the book's focus was on media and cultural studies. I really appreciated the sections on content analysis, surveys, and archive research. Very easy to understand and written for the student. I learned a lot.

[rhysciar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the best or greatest, but a solid intro to media and cultural studies and how to do your paper in this field. Good summary of the methods, though I missed examples of good interview questions, and what to look for in those.

[Jatining Siti · Rating 5 out of 5]

buku ini sangat mudah dipahami dan sangat berguna untuk mereka yang ingin melakukan riset tentang media dan budaya. meskipun tujuan buku ini adalah sebagai panduan buat mereka yang baru akan memulai penelitian, tetapi buku ini juga berguna buat mereka yang sudah berpengalaman dalam penelitian media dan budaya.

Jane Stroke yang diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia oleh Santi Indra Astuti ini menjelaskan secara gamblang tentang subyek penelitian, metode, teori, bahkan how to begin the research.

[Budi Kurniawan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buku penuntun penelitian bagi pemula di bidang penelitian kajian media dan budaya yang mudah dibaca, cukup jelas dan ringkas, memberikan gambaran yang cukup menyeluruh tentang apa sebenarnya yang dilakukan di dalam penelitian media dan budaya. Bagi pembaca yang berada di tahap mahir, mungkin lebih baik membaca buku yang lebih kompleks.

[Inggita · Rating 3 out of 5]

i have the Indonesian version of this title. Newbie-friendly and thorough - an unspoken encouragement for first-time media/cultural studies researchers. quite good translation by Yogyakarta's Bentang publisher (Santi Indra Astuti)

[Restu Aji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buku yang menjelaskan dengan sangat baik sekali tentang apa, bagaimana, penelitian media dan budaya itu. Penjabaran detail dengan bahasa mudah (terima kasih buat penerjemahnya juga). Sebagai mahasiswa DKV buku ini sangat berguna sebab gejala yang diteliti hampir sama.

[Hadrussalam · Rating 4 out of 5]

bagus untuk referensi penelitian di bidang media