Media Reworked, written by media researcher, Alex Symons, PhD, explains change in media industries, creative practices and audiences, applying scholarly media research in clear, practical, and accessible ways to chart authorship, technological change and cultural context.

 

Informed by leading research, drawing on established principles; the cultural industries (Adorno and Horkheimer; David Hesmondhalgh), performance and star/celebrity studies (Dyer), platform studies (Burgess and Green, Murthy), film studies (David Bordwell), comedy (Mikhail Bakhtin), sociology, taste, and class (Pierre Bourdieu), convergence and participatory media (Henry Jenkins), fan studies, documentary and activism (Caty Borum Chattoo), television studies.

 

Insights on a range of industries/platforms; Hollywood and indie film, US and British TV, the BBC and public media, TikTok, streaming media, documentary, YouTube, podcasting, Instagram, and other digital platforms.