MEDIA

MEDIA: A Transdisciplinary Inquiry explores evolving definitions of media and interrogates how media technologies are transforming media theory and practice.

The definition of media itself is in a constant state of flux, expanding to include an ever-widening range of concepts, products, services and institutions. The collection challenges traditional notions of media; re-examines concepts including technology, environment, ecology, multimedia, mediation and labour, participation, repair and curation; and explores emerging media including biomedia, online games, makerspaces, internet of things and metamedia.

The first book in a trilogy of transdisciplinary explorations into media, life and the universe, and featuring contributions from an array of internationally known scholars and practitioners, this collection addresses the emerging roles of media across a wide range of disciplines and will be an indispensable text for classroom use by scholars and students wishing to explore issues at the forefront of contemporary media, communication and cultural studies.