Books by John Fiske

On Puritan theocracy and how such intolerance gave rise to concepts of civil and religious liberty - "...the principles at work in the history of New England down to the revolution in 1689." Chapter headings include: The Roman Idea And The English Idea, The Puritan Exodus, The Planting of New England, The New England Confederacy, King Phillip's War, and The Tyranny of Andros. John Fiske (1842-1901) was a Harvard lecturer and Professor of American history at Washington University in Saint Louis. He was the chief popularizer of Victorian science and philosophy in the USA in his day.

With a new introductory essay on Learning how to Fiske: theorizing cultural literacy, counter-history, and the politics of media events in the 21st century by Black Hawk Hancock."--Title page.

"With a new introductory essay on Learning how to Fiske: theorizing power, knowledge, and bodies in the 21st century by Black Hawk Hancock."--Title page.

What is popular culture? How does it differ from mass culture? And what do popular 'texts' reveal about class, race, and gender dynamics in a society? This book answers these and a host of other questions. It presents a different theory of what it means for culture to be popular: that it is, literally, of the people.

Includes an introduction that explains 'Why Fiske Still Matters' for students, followed by a discussion between former Fiske students Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray, and Pamela Wilson on the theme of 'Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular'.

How can we study communication? What are the main theories and methods of approach? This title presents an introduction to the main authorities in the field of communication studies. It outlines a range of methods of analysing examples of communication, and describes the theories underpinning them.

Television is unique in its ability to produce so much pleasure for such a wide variety of people. This book looks at television's role as an agent of popular culture, and goes on to consider the relationship between this cultural dimension and television's status as a commodity of the cultural industries that are deeply inscribed with capitalism.

Using the tools and techniques in this volume, it is possible for everyone with a TV set to analyse not only the programmes themselves, but also the culture which produces them. In this edition, John Hartley reflects on the development of television studies since publication of the first edition, and includes suggestions for further reading.