Theorising Media and Practice

List of Figures Preface Introduction Theorising Media and Practice John Postill PART 1 MEDIA AS PRACTICE 1 Theorising Media as Practice Nick Couldry 2 What Do We Mean by 'Media Practices'? Mark Hobart 3 Media as Practice: A Brief Exchange Nick Couldry and Mark Hobart PART 2 MEDIA, CULTURE AND PRACTICE 4 From Fan Practice to Mediated Moments: The Value of Practice Theory in the Understanding of Media Audiences S. Elizabeth Bird 5 Thick Context, Deep Epistemology: A Meditation on Wide-Angle Lenses on Media, Knowledge Production and the Concept of Culture Debra Spitulnik 6 'But It Is My Habit to Read the Times': Metaculture and Practice in the Reading of Indian Newspapers Mark A. Peterson 7 Embedded/Embedding Media Practices and Cultural Production Ursula Rao PART 3 MEDIA PRACTICES IN CONTEXT 8 Communication, Cognition and Usage: Epistemological Considerations of Media Practices and Processes Guido Ipsen 9 Language-games, In/dividuals and Media Uses: What a Practice Perspective Should Imply for Media Studies Jo Helle-Valle 10 A Barthian Approach to Practice and Media: Internet Engagements among Teleworkers in Rural Denmark Jens Kjaerulff 11 Can Practice Theory Inspire Studies of ICTs in Everyday Life? Toke H. Christensen and Inge RA pke PART 4 NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION PRACTICES 12 Playful Practices: Theorising 'New Media' Cultural Production Elisenda Ardevol, Antoni Roig, Gemma San Cornelio, Ruth Pages and Pau Alsina 13 Theorising the Practices of Free Software: The Movement Christopher Kelty 14 Cinematography and Camera Crew: Practice, Process and Procedure Cathy Greenhalgh Notes on Contributors Index