This book focuses on key challenges related to conducting research on mediatisation, presenting the most current theoretical, empirical, and methodological challenges and problems, addressing ignored and less frequently discussed topics, critical and controversial themes, and defining niches and directions of development in mediatisation. With a focus on the under-representation of certain topics and aspects, as well as methodological, technological, and ethical dilemmas, the chapters consider the main critical objections formulated against mediatisation studies and exchange critical positions. Moving beyond areas of common focus – culture, sport, and religion – to emerging areas of study such as fashion, the military, business, and the environment, the book then offers a critical assessment of the transformation of fields and the relevance of new and dynamic (meta)processes including datafication, counter-mediatisation, and platformisation. Charting new paths of development in mediatisation, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of mediatisation, media studies, media literacy, communication studies, and research methods.

An interdisciplinary volume that brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore changes in the significance of media and communication in the era of pandemic Reflects on how media and communication reality changed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how media and communication were effectively studied during this time Diverse, timely and interdisciplinary, this book will be of significance to scholars and researchers in media studies, communication studies, research methods, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies

This book focuses on key challenges related to conducting research on mediatisation, presenting the most current theoretical, empirical, and methodological challenges and problems, addressing ignored and less frequently discussed topics, critical and controversial themes, and defining niches and directions of development in mediatisation. With a focus on the under-representation of certain topics and aspects, as well as methodological, technological, and ethical dilemmas, the chapters consider the main critical objections formulated against mediatisation studies and exchange critical positions. Moving beyond areas of common focus – culture, sport, and religion – to emerging areas of study such as fashion, the military, business, and the environment, the book then offers a critical assessment of the transformation of fields and the relevance of new and dynamic (meta)processes including datafication, counter-mediatisation, and platformisation. Charting new paths of development in mediatisation, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of mediatisation, media studies, media literacy, communication studies, and research methods.

A highly relevant, cutting-edge collection on a much-needed topic: the fundamental role of media technologies in shaping contemporary emotional life An important study considering the ever-increasing use of and reliance on media technologies in our everyday life Chapters explore key aspects of the mediatisation of emotional life, feelings and interpersonal relations such as love, intimacy, loneliness, friendship, family relations, erotic, sexual and romantic experiences The authors explain the key aspects of strong user-media relationships and human relationships based on media use, and investigate problems such as the formation of identity based on social media, the role of communication applications and the effects of mobile and locative media on our relationships, as well as artificial intelligence, on our perception of our emotions This book will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication studies, especially digital media and new technologies, psychology, pedagogy, sociology of everyday life, and cultural studies It's a must-have for anyone looking to understand how our reliance on media technologies in today's day and age is impacting us and shaping our perceptions

An interdisciplinary volume that brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore changes in the significance of media and communication in the era of pandemic Reflects on how media and communication reality changed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how media and communication were effectively studied during this time Diverse, timely and interdisciplinary, this book will be of significance to scholars and researchers in media studies, communication studies, research methods, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies

This book demonstrates how media technologies shape amateur sports and how some of these sports are modified. The author uses an innovative measuring approach to analyze how people use media technologies in conjunction with sports and how their relationship with physical activity is affected by the ever-present influence of the media. The research used includes a meta-theoretical analysis of the current mediatization theory, as well as quantitative and qualitative empirical research. The author integrates these aspects into the new concept of media saturation, supplementing the current theory and contributing to the wider body of knowledge in the field of media and physical activity. The book analyzes different perspectives in an interdisciplinary examination, ranging from media and sport researchers to scholars in culture studies, sociology, and psychology.