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This Companion provides an authoritative source for scholars and students of the nascent field of media geography. While it has deep roots in the wider discipline, the consolidation of media geography has started only in the past decade, with the creation of media geography's first dedicated journal, Aether, as well as the publication of the sub-discipline's first textbook. However, at present there is no other work which provides a comprehensive overview and grounding. By indicating the sub-discipline's evolution and hinting at its future, this volume not only serves to encapsulate what geographers have learned about media but also will help to set the agenda for expanding this type of interdisciplinary exploration. The contributors-leading scholars in this field, including Stuart Aitken, Deborah Dixon, Derek McCormack, Barney Warf, and Matthew Zook-not only review the existing literature within the remit of their chapters, but also articulate arguments about where the future might take media geography scholarship. The volume is not simply a collection of individual offerings, but has afforded an opportunity to exchange ideas about media geography, with contributors making connections between chapters and developing common themes.
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The Ashgate Research Companion to Media Geography
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The Ashgate Research Companions are designed to offer scholars and graduate students a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in a particular area. The companions’ editors bring together a team of respected and experienced experts to write chapters on the key issues in their speciality, providing a comprehensive reference to the field.
The Ashgate Research Companion to Media Geography
Edited by Paul C. Adams University of Texas at Austin, USA Jim Craine California State University, Northridge, USA Jason Dittmer University College London, UK
© Paul C. Adams, Jim Craine and Jason Dittmer and the contributors 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Paul C. Adams, Jim Craine and Jason Dittmer have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the editors of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court East 110 Cherry Street Union Road Suite 3-1 Burlington, VT 05401-3818 Farnham Surrey, GU9 7PT USA England www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows: Adams, Paul C. The Ashgate research companion to media geography / edited by Paul C.Adams, Jim Craine and Jason Dittmer. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4094-4401-5 (hardback: alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4094-4402-2 (ebook) -- ISBN 978-14724-0608-8 (epub) 1. Communication and geography. I. Craine, Jim. II. Dittmer, Jason. III. Title. IV. Title: Research companion to media geography. P96.G47A327 2014 302.2309--dc23
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contents List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Geographies of Media Paul C. Adams, Jim Craine and Jason Dittmer
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PART I: MEDIA 1
Photography Steven Hoelscher
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Film Deborah Dixon