01504cam a2200313 a 4500 4650991 BD-DhUL 20160403134813.0 090128s2009 iii b 001 0 eng 2008056095 9788178299358 (hbk) 8178299356 (hbk) OCoLC eng ANL BD-DhUL BD-DhUL a-ii--- P92.I4 H37 2009 302.23 22 HAA Harindranath, Ramaswami, 1959- Audience-citizens : the media, public knowledge and interpretive practice / Ramaswami Harindranath. New Delhi : Sage Publications India, 2009. 271 p. ; 23 cm. $ 44.55 Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-267) and index. Introduction : media audiences, public knowledge and democracy -- Audiences and socio-cultural contexts -- Understanding 'understanding' : the hermeneutics of audience reception -- Exploring 'context' -- Documentary meanings and public knowledge -- Methodological reflections on 'cross-cultural' audience research -- Non-fiction and audience evaluations -- Ethnicity, multiculturalism and interpretive practice -- Making connections : media audiences and cultural citizenship -- Concluding comments. Mass media Political aspects India. Mass media Social aspects India. Democracy India. India Politics and government. ddc BK 52026 52026 0 0 ddc 0 302_230000000000000_HAA 0 NFIC 86672 DUL DUL GEN 2012-09-24 purchased 302.23 HAA 475197d 2016-04-03 2016-04-03 BK