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Researching Transforming Communications in Times of Deep Mediatization: A Figurational Approach

Year: 2017

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to outline the concept ‘figurational approach’ as one possible way of researching transforming communications. To do this, the authors reflect on our changing media environment, which is understood as being marked by deep mediatization. Second, they develop the argument that mediatization research is right to emphasize the domain specificity of (deep) mediatization. However, there is a need to sharpen the idea of social domain. With this in mind, the chapter demonstrates how it can be a help to investigate transforming communications by analyzing changing ‘communicative figurations’. Finally, in the conclusion, some remarks are made about what this means for practical empirical research.

Source: Transforming communications

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65584-0_2

Authors: Andreas Hepp, Uwe Hasebrink

Institutions: University of Bremen, Zentrum für Medien-, Kommunikations- und Informationsforschung, Universität Hamburg, Hans-Bredow-Institute

Language: English

Topic: Media and Communication Studies

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2769798964

FWCI: 31.19

Cites: 213

Cited by: 91

Related to: 10