Chapter 12 Content-as-Practice

At the heart of many studies in media anthropology is an interest in media practices. While practice-oriented approaches have gained momentum as of late, there has been little discussion about how they can include particular “media texts” or “media content” into their research designs. This is espec...

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Chapter 12 Content-as-Practice
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