Wilson, Tony, 1947-

Understanding media users : from theory to practice / Tony Wilson. - Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - 219 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-203) and index.

A passive audience? Structuralist and effects studies -- The active audience : speaking subjects -- Perceiving is believing : from phenomenology to media user theory -- Meanings are ours : reader response and audience studies -- The projecting audience : from cinema to cellphone -- A phenomenology of phone use : pervasive play and the ludification of culture -- Selling on screen : from media hermeneutics to marketing communication -- Buying brandscapes : a phenomenology of perception and purchase -- Consumer-citizens : crossing cultures in cyberspace -- Media user theory : going beyond accumulation of audiences.

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Mass media--Audiences.

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