Douglas Kellner: 12 books
Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy
Terrorism, War, and Election Battles
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: 9/11, the War on Iraq, and Election 2004 investigates the role of the media in the momentous political events of the past four years. Beginning with the role of the media in contested election of 2000, Kellner examines how corporate media...
Guys and Guns Amok
Domestic Terrorism and School Shootings from the Oklahoma City Bombing to the Virginia Tech Massacre
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
From the recent shootings at Virginia Tech University to the tragedies at Columbine and Oklahoma City, certain common traits can be traced through all of these events. In Guys and Guns Amok, media and cultural critic Douglas Kellner provides a fascinating diagnostic reading of these acts of domestic...
by Douglas Kellner
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
"This is one of the best books I've read on the changing relationship of television to society. It provides a very good analysis of theoretical perspectives on television and makes excellent use of critical theory. An accessible book that at the same time challenges the reader to think more deeply...
by Douglas Kellner
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2003
During the mid-1990s, the O.J. Simpson murder trial dominated the media in the United States and were circulated throughout the world via global communications networks. The case became a spectacle of race, gender, class and violence, bringing in elements of domestic melodrama, crime drama and legal...
The Philosophical I
Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2002
Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Candid and philosophically insightful, these personal narratives critically call into question the belief that philosophy should...
Cultural Studies, Education, and Youth
Beyond Schools
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Cultural Studies, Education, and Youth: Beyond Schools, edited by Benjamin Frymer, Matthew Carlin, and John Broughton, addresses the new cultural landscapes which increasingly "educate" our youth. With essays from both emerging and established scholars, the book explores the ways media and...
War, Media, and Propaganda
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2004
This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices....
Planetary Politics
Human Rights, Terror, and Global Society
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005
Global society has been analyzed in any number of ways: books dealing with its economic and cultural implications flood the market. But Planetary Politics highlights something unique. It explores globalization with an eye on the transformation of politics into a planetary enterprise. Unifying this...
There is a Gunman on Campus
Tragedy and Terror at Virginia Tech
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2008
In our media-saturated culture, momentous events occur quickly, as news and images are broadcast around the country and the world. We are often riveted by the news and our everyday reality is suddenly changed. Yet, almost as quickly, that critical event is replaced by a new story. The old event fades...
Media, Terrorism, and Theory
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2006
Over the past few years, coverage of terror attacks has featured prominently in numerous media outlets. Drawing on both popular and academic articles, the essays in Media, Terrorism, and Theory: A Reader analyze the larger issues surrounding media's portrayal of terrorism, including terrorism as a...
Media Culture
Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics between the Modern and the Post-modern
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2003
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Richard Rorty
Education, Philosophy, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2001
Richard Rorty's neopragmatist philosophy marks him as one of the most gifted and controversial thinkers of his time. Antifoundationalism and antirepresentationalism are the guiding motifs in his thought. He wants to jettison a set of philosophical distinctions—appearance/reality, mind/body, morality/prudence—that...