Theoretical status of media studies – few comments to the discussions Cover Image

Status teoretyczny nauk o mediach – kilka uwag do dyskusji
Theoretical status of media studies – few comments to the discussions

Author(s): Marek Jabłonowski, Wojciech Jakubowski
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: studies classification; media studies; media; mediology; communicology

Summary/Abstract: This article presents theoretical contribution on the status of media studies. With a reference to studies and knowledge classifi cation four hypotheses are being discussed: I. Media studies are situated between humanities and social science; II. Among the subjects of media studies are mass media (material perspective) and the sphere of social circulation of information and communication (formal perspective); III. Media studies is the discipline with vaguely delineated research fi eld; IV. Media studies is a discipline with a relatively low coherence paradigm. All the thesis presented here provide a basis for future discussions.

  • Issue Year: 59/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 11-24
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish