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Addressing aesthetic journalism, this title investigates why contemporary art exhibitions often consist of interviews, documentaries, and reportage. It traces the shift in the production of truth from the domain of the news media to that of art and aestheticism - a change that questions the very foundations of journalism and the nature of art.

TV distribution has undergone a massive increase in volume and value, and yet we know little about what happens in between television programming production and transmission, when this may have crucial economic and cultural resonance. This title fills the gap by investigating the global trade in TV programme formats.

The Posthuman Condition argues that such questions are difficult to tackle given the concepts of human existence that we have inherited from humanism, many of which can no longer be sustained.

The Trustus Plays collects three full-length, award-winning performance texts by American playwright Jon Tuttle. Each play was a winner of the national Trustus Playwrights Festival contest and was then produced by the Trustus Theatre in Columbia, South Carolina. The Hammerstone is a comedy about two professors aging gracelessly, Drift is a dark comedy about marriage and divorce, and Holy Ghost is the story of German POWs held in the camps in the American south. Jon Tuttle provides an introduction to the plays, and Trustus founder and artistic director, Jim Thigpen, offers a preface describing Tuttle's work within the context of the Trustus theatre's dedication to experimental, edgy social drama.

Media in the Enlarged Europe focuses on the complexity and instability of the European Union and its relationship with the mass media. This volume presents snapshots of media politics, policies, industries and cultures in the European Union as a whole, incorporating case studies of the history and current state of mass media in specific nations.

In this age of the Internet, interactivity and digital broadcasting, do traditional standards of quality apply or must we identify and implement new criteria? This book argues that developments in digital media are absolutely dependent on an understanding of traditional excellence.

Explores a broad range of topics in art education, highlighting particular problems and strengths in the literature. This volume is suitable for students and teachers alike.

Offers a comparison of the media systems and the democratic performance of the media in post-Communist countries. This book explores issues of commercial media, social exclusion, and consumer capitalism in a comparative East-West perspective.

Surveys fifty years of change in the world of design, evaluating the skills that have been lost, how new techniques affect everyday work, and how training methods prepare students for employment. This volume reveals how design is both an art and a skill - one with a rich past and momentous relevance for the future.

Art and design students face a wide range of writing tasks - from reflective and self-promotional pieces to reviews, essays and dissertations. This book sets out to take writing away from its 'academic-only' label and nurture its creative role in the process of art and design.

From 1976, there have been over 45 films adapted from the spine-tingling works of Stephen King. Bringing an analysis of adaptations and literature together, this book examines these films in their own right and suggests why they succeeded in scaring viewers, as well as why they often fail.

This book focuses on the challenges of and approaches to teaching art to primary-school students. It gathers the work of scholars in the field and provides a framework for developing methods of teaching. Capturing the issues and debates that are shaping both curricula and practice, it is a key starting point for anyone involved in art education.

Investigates the nature and function of clown performance in modern society. Through analysis of clowning in a range of settings, this book establishes a theoretical framework for the evaluation of physical comedy. It explores clowning outside of conventional venues, in clown doctor organisations, refugee camps and war zones.

This book is the first comprehensive directory of the journalism education and training offered in thirty-three European countries. The volume, organized by country, discusses the history of journalism education and includes an analysis of all the current university programs and training provided by private media and professional organizations in each location. In addition, each section includes a thorough examination of the historical, political, economic and social framework of journalism in each country that looks towards the future of journalism education and media in Europe. European Journalism Education will be an asset to scholars of international communication studies and to media policy makers around the world.

European stardom is very different from that of Hollywood, where the industry concentrates intensively on establishing and promoting major stars. This book sets out to highlight the career of Sophia Loren as a prime example of a original rise to fame in a European context.

Includes essays that focus on diasporic hybridity and cultural diversity in Australian film-making. This title covers such topics as, post-war documentaries and migration, Asian-Australian subjectivity, cross-cultural romance, 'wogsploitation' comedy, and post-ethnic cinema.

Part of the "Directory of World Cinema" series, this book focuses on Iran and Iranian cinema. It explores the main trends, genres and movements of Iranian cinema and the historical turning points and prominent figures that have shaped it. It looks at a range of genres including film farsi, comedy, jaheli films, war films, and women's cinema.

A study on David Cronenberg. Containing the detailed analysis of "eXistenZ" (1999) "Spider" (2003) and "A History of Violence" (2005), This explores how understanding certain written texts, from both underground and mainstream fiction, can help us understand how Cronenberg's films work.

Challenges the traditional boundaries between high and low culture. This volume addresses such topics as the blurring of genres, television and identity, and the sophistication of television audiences by examining examples from soap operas, televised adaptations of classic novels, film noir, and popular shows.

Exemplifies the documentation and contextualization of site-based performance and practice-as-research. This book allows for comparisons of three very contemporary performance events and their making, extending the possibilities of published performance texts beyond 'traditional' plays.

Between 2008 and 2012, the UK plans to turn off its conventional analogue terrestrial television and switch fully to digital TV. This book presents a study of the policy of digital switchover. It shows how, for success, public policy needs to work in conjunction with competitive market forces and with organised broadcasting industry collaboration.

Reflects on the debate and the concern about the role of the media in a rapidly changing society. Part of the "Changing Media, Changing Europe" series, this book addresses the consequences of the main changes the media have undergone. It is intended for researchers and students in communication sciences.

In the twentieth century, the media gave whistleblowers a voice, spearheaded the downfall of powerful politicians, and exposed widespread corporate corruption. How will the twenty-first-century media cope with its storied legacy as the watchdog of democratic society? Reclaiming the Media examines the sometimes tenuous, often fraught relationship between media organizations and civil rights in Europe. In sections devoted to citizenship, participation, contemporary journalism, and activist communication strategies, a panel of European media experts makes the case for deepening the media's role in democracy.

Long before a politician opens his mouth to speak in public, his words have been filtered through a team of public relations experts, communications consultants, and campaign assistants. When did politicians' speeches stop being their own? And who are these professional communicators who fine-tune messages to suit the demands of electoral strategy? In The Professionalization of Political Communication, renowned contributors explore the effect of such consciously manipulated discourse on European politics; the resulting volume is essential for anyone interested in the changing political dialect.

European media is experiencing a paradoxical form of growth: as media outlets surge and new technologies develop, major broadcasting companies are consolidating like never before. In "Broadcasters and Citizens in Europe," an esteemed group of contributors look at what this paradox might mean for the European community. Are broadcasting audiences better informed than they were twenty years ago? And how has the advent of the European Union changed media practices? This essential volume explores a new media world in the context of a continent in flux.

When the sun set on the British Empire, the resultant fragmentation of British identity emerged most tellingly in artistic works: cinematic works such as Howards End depicted a richly historical land steeped in tradition and tragedy, while the more modern Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels revealed a brutal yet sharply humorous portrayal of con...

Delves into the theatre of Spanish dramatist Jose Maria Rodriguez Mendez, one of the most significant Spanish playwrights of the twentieth century and an acerbic cultural commentator. This book traces the development of Rodriguez Mendez's work from the hard times of the Franco dictatorship through the uncertainties of the transition to democracy.

Although art is taught worldwide, art education policies and practices vary widely and there are few opportunities for teachers to exchange information. This book brings together perspectives on teaching art to forge an understanding of the challenges facing art educators by examining global views on education policy, new technologies, and more.