The author describes the interdisciplinary, communication-centered field of media ecology, the study of media as environments, a field that encompasses the study of technology, symbol systems and aesthetic form, in addition to traditional conceptions of media and mediation. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the field, followed by a case study concerning the relationship between modes of communication and constructions of the self.
- ISBN13 9781572737259
- Publish Date 30 December 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Hampton Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English