TY - CHAP

T1 - What’s German about German media theory?

AU - Pias, Claus

PY - 2016/5/10

Y1 - 2016/5/10

N2 - This chapter deals (a) with the history of German media studies in contrast to North America, and (b) with the systematic differences separating media studies, media theory, and media philosophy. After showing that German media studies have a decentralized, variable, and non-self-identical layout that derives from its history during the twentieth century, I will try to draw some consequences for the future of media studies, its research topics and its implementation in academic institutions and curricula. Other epistemologies like cybernetics and gender studies will be evaluated as possible historical models for media studies.

AB - This chapter deals (a) with the history of German media studies in contrast to North America, and (b) with the systematic differences separating media studies, media theory, and media philosophy. After showing that German media studies have a decentralized, variable, and non-self-identical layout that derives from its history during the twentieth century, I will try to draw some consequences for the future of media studies, its research topics and its implementation in academic institutions and curricula. Other epistemologies like cybernetics and gender studies will be evaluated as possible historical models for media studies.

KW - Media and communication studies

KW - German media studies

KW - Discourse networks

KW - Media philosophy

KW - Media theory

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85013077987&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-28489-7_2

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-28489-7_2

M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

AN - SCOPUS:85013077987

SN - 978-3-319-28487-3

SP - 15

EP - 27

BT - Media Transatlantic: Developments in Media and Communication Studies Between North American and German-Speaking Europe

A2 - Friesen, Norm

PB - Springer International Publishing AG

CY - Cham

ER -