| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
In The Frame: Mapping Camcorder Cultures; R. Willett -- A Commonplace Art? Understanding Amateur Media Production; D. Buckingham -- 'Take Back The Tube!': The Discursive Construction of Amateur Film- and Video-Making; D. Buckingham, M. Pini & R. Willett -- Inside the Home Mode; M. Pini -- Speaking Back? In Search of the Citizen Journalist; D. Buckingham -- Parodic Practices: Amateur Spoofs on Video Sharing Sites; R. Willett -- Skate Perception: Self-Representation, Identity and Visual Style in a Youth Subculture; D. Buckingham -- Handing Over Control? Access, 'Ordinary People' and Video Nation; J. Henderson -- In The Bedroom: Sex on Video; M. Pini -- The Hidden World of Organised Amateur Film-Making; D. Buckingham -- Always On: Camera Phones, Video Production and Identity; R. Willett -- Power To The People? The Past and Future of Amateur Video; D. Buckingham |
| Summary |
Over the past decade, the video camcorder has become a commonplace household object. The rise of YouTube and other video sharing sites has made it significantly easier to distribute amateur video productions, and national broadcasters are increasingly interested in 'user-generated content' and the work of so-called 'citizen journalists'. For some, this growth in access to video production is part of a wider democratisation of media, and the emergence of a much more participatory media culture. However, others argue that such practices amount to little more than a trivial family pastime, that does little if anything to challenge the power of the established mass media. This book explores the diversity of 'video cultures' in contemporary Britain through a series of case studies ranging from citizen journalists to amateur pornographers, and from teenage pranksters to elderly members of video-making clubs. Through its discussion of specific video-making practices, the book raises broader issues about key themes in contemporary cultural studies, including creativity, social capital, identity and technology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Video recordings -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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User-generated content -- Great Britain
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Social media -- Great Britain
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Video recordings -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- Case studies
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User-generated content -- Great Britain -- Case studies
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Social media -- Great Britain -- Case studies
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Social media
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User-generated content
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Video recordings -- Social aspects
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Buckingham, David, 1954-
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Willett, Rebekah
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| ISBN |
9780230244696 |
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0230244696 |
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1349307378 |
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9781349307371 |
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