Journal•ISSN: 1030-4312
Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies
Taylor & Francis
About: Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Continuum (measurement) & Politics. It has an ISSN identifier of 1030-4312. Over the lifetime, 1808 publications have been published receiving 20820 citations. The journal is also known as: Journal of media and cultural studies & Journal of media & cultural studies.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that everyday or amateur cultural and media production has long been a site of both optimism and contestation for cultural studies, and there is now more justification than ever to focus on it.
Abstract: Everyday or amateur cultural and media production has long been a site of both optimism and contestation for cultural studies, but there is now more justification than ever to focus on it. On the o...
440 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of listening as a metaphor for paying attention online has been developed, and three modes of online listening are discussed: background listening, reciprocal listening, and delegated listening.
Abstract: This paper develops the concept of listening as a metaphor for paying attention online. Pejorative terms such as ‘lurking’ have failed to capture much detail about the experience of presence online. Instead, much online media research has focused on ‘having a voice’, be it in blogs, wikis, social media, or discussion lists. The metaphor of listening can offer a productive way to analyse the forms of online engagement that have previously been overlooked, while also allowing a deeper consideration of the emerging disciplines of online attention. Social media are the focus of this paper, and in particular, how these platforms are changing the configurations of the ideal listening subject. Three modes of online listening are discussed: background listening, reciprocal listening, and delegated listening; Twitter provides a case study for how these modes are experienced and performed by individuals, politicians and corporations.
438 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the Megan's Story campaign, a recent Australian media and policy response to sexting (the act of taking and transmitting naked or semi-naked pictures via mobile phones) is compared with interview responses drawn from an Australian study that has asked young people about mobiles, and the authors argue that there is an emerging ethics around the issue of consent being developed by young people.
Abstract: This article contrasts the Megan's Story campaign, a recent Australian media and policy response to sexting (the act of taking and transmitting naked or semi-naked pictures via mobile phones) with interview responses drawn from an Australian study that has asked young people about mobiles and sexting. It considers local and international responses to sexting as ‘child pornography,’ raising questions about the adequacy and appropriateness of criminalizing young people's sexual self-representation and communication. Based on young people's responses to sexting, the authors argue that there is an emerging ethics around the issue of consent being developed by young people. However, considerations of consent cannot be accounted for by the laws as they are presently framed, as under-18-year-olds currently are not allowed to consent to any form of sexting. This disconnection between the law and uses of technology by consenting teenagers generates problems both for policy, education and legal systems. This paper ...
213 citations
TL;DR: This article explored the productive possibilities of a shift beyond the politics of voice to explore "listening across difference" in media studies and media advocacy work, which shifts some of the focus and responsibility for change from marginalized voices and on to the conventions, institutions and privileges which shape who and what can be heard in the media.
Abstract: Research and policy on media and cultural diversity routinely emphasize speaking or ‘voice’, whether in mainstream, community or diaspora media. An established tradition also examines representation and critiques examples stereotyping and racialization. This paper extends these discussions to focus on questions of ‘listening’. Attention to listening provokes important questions about media and multiculturalism: how do media enable or constrain listening across difference? Drawing on recent work in postcolonial feminism and political theory, this paper explores the productive possibilities of a shift beyond the politics of voice to explore ‘listening across difference’ in media studies and media advocacy work. To highlight listening shifts some of the focus and responsibility for change from marginalized voices and on to the conventions, institutions and privileges which shape who and what can be heard in the media.
201 citations
TL;DR: The ease with which we can obtain this life-blood for granted can be seen as a sign of our dependence on water as discussed by the authors, as we wash, clean, drink, cook, cook with, run around with water in our bodies everyday without...
Abstract: My family relies on water and in some way takes the ease with which we can obtain this lifeblood for granted. We wash, clean, drink, cook with, run around with water in our bodies everyday without ...
201 citations