Theorising Media and Practice

Although practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth and Schatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from places such as Zambia, India, Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Norway and Denmark, the contributors address a number of important themes: media as practice; the interlinkage between media, culture and practice; the contextua.  Read more... THEORISING MEDIA AND PRACTICE; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction: Theorising Media and Practice*; PART 1: Media as Practice; CHAPTER 1: Theorising Media as Practice; CHAPTER 2: What Do We Mean by 'Media Practices'?; CHAPTER 3: Media as Practice: A Brief Exchange; PART II: Media, Culture and Practice; CHAPTER 4: From Fan Practice to Mediated Moments:The Value of Practice Theory in the Understanding of Media Audiences; CHAPTER 5: Thick Context, Deep Epistemology: A Meditationon Wide-Angle Lenses on Media, Knowledge Production and the Concept of Culture. CHAPTER 6: 'But It Is My Habit to Read the Times': Metaculture and Practice in the Reading of Indian NewspapersCHAPTER 7: Embedded/Embedding Media Practices and Cultural Production; PART III: Media Practices in Context; Chapter 8: Communication, Cognition and Usage: Epistemological Considerations of Media Practices and Processes; CHAPTER 9: Language-games, In/dividuals and Media Uses: What a Practice Perspective Should Imply for Media Studies; CHAPTER 10: A Barthian Approach to Practice and Media: Internet Engagements among Teleworkers in Rural Denmark. CHAPTER 11: Can Practice Theory Inspire Studies of ICTs in Everyday Life?PART IV: New Media Production Practices; CHAPTER 12: Playful Practices: Theorising 'New Media' Cultural Production; CHAPTER 13: Theorising the Practices of Free Software: The Movement; CHAPTER 14: Cinematography and Camera Crew: Practice, Process and Procedure; Notes on Contributors; Index