From Media Events to Expressive Events : An Interview with Daniel Dayan
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Sumiala , J M , Valaskivi , K & Dayan , D 2018 , ' From Media Events to Expressive Events : An Interview with Daniel Dayan ' , Television & New Media , vol. 19 , no. 2 , pp. 177-187 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476417741673
| Title: | From Media Events to Expressive Events : An Interview with Daniel Dayan |
| Author: | Sumiala, Johanna Maaria; Valaskivi, Katja; Dayan, Daniel |
| Contributor organization: | Department of Social Research (2010-2017) Media and Communication Studies P3 - Publics, Politics & Promotions |
| Date: | 2018-02 |
| Language: | eng |
| Number of pages: | 11 |
| Belongs to series: | Television & New Media |
| ISSN: | 1527-4764 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476417741673 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/310838 |
| Abstract: | In this interview, Professor Daniel Dayan provides a philosophical and theoretical reflection on the development of media event theory and its influence in media and communication studies since 1990s. He reveals the main theoretical premises and inspirations behind the theory and provides a thoughtful reflection of the historical situation in which the theory was developed. The latter part of the interview observes the present day terrorist violence in the framework of media event theory. |
| Subject: |
media events terrorism
media rituals expressive events news media terror 518 Media and communications |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Rights: | unspecified |
| Usage restriction: | openAccess |
| Self-archived version: | acceptedVersion |
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