{"product_id":"what-media-classes-really-want-to-discuss-a-student-guide-paperback","title":"What Media Classes Really Want to Discuss: A Student Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou probably already have a clear idea of what a \"discussion guide for students\" is: a series of not-very-interesting questions at the end of a textbook chapter. Instead of triggering thought-provoking class discussion, all too often these guides are time-consuming and ineffective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not that kind of discussion guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Media Classes Really Want To Discuss\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on topics that introductory textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in students' minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give students a more precise critical language to discuss \"common sense\" phenomena about media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book acknowledges that students begin introductory film and television courses thinking they already know a great deal about the subject. \u003cem\u003eWhat Media Classes Really Want To Discuss\u003c\/em\u003e provides students with a solid starting point for discussing their assumptions critically and encourages the reader to argue with the book, furthering the 'discussion' on media in everyday life and in the classroom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg M. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Moving Image Studies in the Department of Communication at Georgia State University. Recent publications include \u003cem\u003eBeautiful TV: The Art and Argument of Ally McBeal\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and \u003cem\u003eFilm Structure and the Emotion System\u003c\/em\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47484965093554,"sku":"9780415778121","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/52c5c721aec50a5319f38164dcb84015.webp?v=1779282758","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/what-media-classes-really-want-to-discuss-a-student-guide-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}