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Synopsis
The Place of Media Power focuses on an area neglected in previous studies of the media: the meetings between ordinary people and the media.
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Couldry (media and communications, Goldsmiths College, U. of London, England) examines how ordinary people interact with media institutions in order to explore the concentration of symbolic power in media, how it is legitimated and naturalized, and the impact media has on society. Drawing on perspectives from anthropology, discourse analysis, sociology, and geography as well as media studies, Couldry presents two detailed case studies, both set in England: the visitors to the Granada Studios Tour, home of a long-running soap opera, and animal-rights protestors in Brightlingsea. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)