What Media Classes Really Want to Discuss

<p>You 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.</p><p>This is not that kind of discussion guide.</p><p><em>What Media Classes Really Want To Discuss</em> 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.</p><p>The book acknowledges that students begin introductory film and television courses thinking they already know a great deal about the subject. <em>What Media Classes Really Want To Discuss</em> 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. </p>