Value and the Media: Cultural Production and Consumption in Digital Markets

• DOI: 10.1177/0094306112457771b
• Publication Date: 2012-09-06T16:23:37Z
• Authors: Göran Bolin
• Keywords: Consumption; Value (mathematics)

Value is seldom discussed in its own right, though it of utmost importance to our relations with media texts and cultural objects, as we constantly make judgements various kinds respect them. This book focuses on how value - aesthetic, political social economic produced contemporary production. Contending that not constituted by the essence a thing, but rather relations, through negotiations justifications, Media discusses changes industries over past two decades, emphasising rise new, digital media, opportunities these afford for production consumption objects. Richly illustrated examples from UK, USA Europe, this volume explores range media: both old mass new personal constant focus understanding have occurred landscape their implications value. As such, will be interest scientists theorists working fields studies, popular culture, consumption.