TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abercrombie,Nicholas
AU  - Longhurst,Brian
TI  - Audiences: a sociological theory of performance and imagination 
SN  - 0803989628
U1  - 302.23 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Audiences
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -