The For in the Road of Media and Communication Studies

Psychology studies such as those of Leon Festinger (1957) and his theory of . cognitive dissonance. and the emerging field of . cultural studies. raised further questions over the alleged power of media and mass communication. Roland Barthes’ (1977) famous adage ‘death of the author’ signalled an end to early naïve thinking that authors, whether they be novelists and poets or corporate ... ................
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