Audiences : a sociological theory of performance and imagination /
Nicholas Abercrombie & Brian Longhurst
- London : SAGE, 1998
- 197 p. ; 24 cm.
Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - 1. Changing Audiences ; Changing Paradigms of Research, 2. Forms of the Audience. - 3. Spectacle and Narcissism. - 4. Imagination and Resources. 5. Fans and Enthusiasts. - 6. The Spectacle/Performance Paradigm : Methods, Issues and Theories. References. - Index
"Audiences are problematic and, as such, the study of audiences has represented a key site of activity in the social sciences and humanities. In Audiences the authors, Nick Abercrombie and Brian Longhurst, offer a timely review of the past 50 years of theoretical and methodological debate to argue the case for a paradigmatic shift in audience research. This book offers an invaluable review of the literature and a new point of departure for audience research, and will be welcomed by all stuents of sociology, media, communication and cultural studies." - Back cover.