Description
Written by an academic and a practitioner, On Air provides a critical overview of radio for media students, as well as suggestions for practical activities, a time-line of major events in the history of radio, and a glossary of key terms.
About the Author
Martin Shingler is Senior Lecturer in Radio and Film Studies at the University of Sunderland, UK. He is the co-author of two books, On Air: Methods and Meanings of Radio, with Cindy Wieringa, (1998) and Melodrama: Genre, Style& Sensibility, with John Mercer (2004). He has also published essays on the Hollywood film star Bette Davis in the books Hollywood Spectatorship, eds. Melvyn Stokes and Richard Maltby (BFI, 2001) and Screen Acting, eds. Alan Lovell and Peter Kramer, (1999), and in Screen, the Journal of American Studies, the Journal of Film& Video, Theatre Annual and Film History. He has edited a dossier on Bette Davis for Screen (2008) and an edition of the Radio Journal (2008). He is co-editor, with Susan Smith, of the BFI Film Stars series, and author of 'Star Studies: A Critical Guide' (BFI, 2012).
Reviews
'makes important contributions to the study of the mass media today...user-friendly..easy and a thought-provoking read...would serve as a valuable resource tool in any media student's library, from Bombay to Bundaberg.' Australian Journalism Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780340652312
Author Martin Shingler
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Hodder Arnold
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 290g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 156mm * 19mm