'Doing media studies': reflections on an unruly discipline

Geraghty, C. (2002) 'Doing media studies': reflections on an unruly discipline. Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 1(1), pp. 25-36. (doi: 10.1386/adch.1.1.25)

Abstract

Media studies and its related areas such as communications, cultural studies and film studies are frequently the subjects of ill-informed attack, both inside and outside the academy. This article offers a series of reflections on some of the key issues facing the subject area including its status and disciplinary formation, the tensions and possibilities of the theory/practice mix on many courses, questions of vocationalism and the views of students. Although the article tries to set the record straight in some areas, it is essentially a personal and sometimes polemical view which seeks to generate further discussion.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Geraghty, Professor Christine
• Authors: Geraghty, C.
• Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum; L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Theatre Film and TV Studies
• Journal Name: Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education
• ISSN: 1474-273X
• ISSN (Online): 2040-0896