出版社：Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, University of Wales
摘要：Preparation for an upcoming issue usually provides a much-needed moment to reflect upon
where audience and reception studies has been, and where it might be headed as a
discipline – and such is indeed the case here. Considering this issue of Participations, and
audience studies more broadly, while media commentators continue to worry about the
disruptive effects of the media we consume, what is even more striking, is the repetitive
nature of the concerns that are raised. This endless return to common flash points is once
again visible in recent think pieces centred on the ways in which new technology will impact
on patterns of media consumption, and about the impact of certain kinds of media content
on audiences at risk.
