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978-3-319-46499-2

Media Resistance

Publication year: 2017

ISBN: 978-3-319-46499-2

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his book is about those who dislike, protest, and try to abstain from media, both new and old. It explains why media resistance persists and answers two questions: What is at stake for resisters and how does media resistance inspire organized action? Yet, despite the interest in media scepticism and dislike, there seems to be no book on the market discussing media resistance as a phenomenon in its own right. This book explores resistance across media, historical periods and national borders, from early mass media to current digital media. Drawing on cases and examples from the US, Britain, Scandinavia and other countries, media resistance is discussed as a diverse phenomenon encompassing political, professional, networked and individual arguments and actions. 


Subject: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, New media, abstainence from media, digital media, media panics, media skepticism, Media and Communication Media Research, Social Media, Cultural Policy and Politics, Media Management, IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property