Media practices

Stephansen, H. and Treré, E. 2020. Media practices. in: Baker, M., Blaagaard, B., Perez Gonzalez, L. and Jones, H. (ed.) Routledge Encyclopedia of Citizen Media London Routledge.

Chapter titleMedia practices
AuthorsStephansen, H. and Treré, E.
EditorsBaker, M., Blaagaard, B., Perez Gonzalez, L. and Jones, H.
Abstract

This entry focuses on the concept of media practices as it relates specifically to citizen media. For context, we begin by briefly covering the key premises of practice theory and providing an overview of the origins of the ‘turn to practice’ in media research, referencing Couldry’s (2004) widely cited call for a new practice paradigm, but also covering antecedents in media anthropology, audience research, and alternative media studies. We then turn to contemporary developments in the study of citizen media, focusing especially on how the concept of media practices has been taken up by scholars studying citizen- and social movement media as a means of developing non-media-centric analyses of activists’ media uses. We draw on specific examples from the research of scholars active in this field, to illustrate different ways in which the concept of media practices has been used. Finally, we reflect on the challenges and limitations of the concept in light of recent social and technological developments.

KeywordsMedia Practices
Media Anthropology
Audience Studies
Social Movements
Citizen Media
Alternative Media
Book titleRoutledge Encyclopedia of Citizen Media
Year2020
PublisherRoutledge
Publication dates
Published30 Sep 2020
Place of publicationLondon
ISBN9781138665569
File
Web address (URL)http://citizenmediaseries.org/published_volumes/routledge-encyclopedia-of-citizen-media/

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