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John David Morley

    January 21, 1948 – February 18, 2018
    Die Anatomiestunde des Dr. Tulp
    Destiny. Or the Attraction of Affinities
    Family Television
    Pictures from the Water Trade
    Media and Cultural Theory
    Pictures from the Water Trade
    • 2006

      Containing new thinking and original surveys, Media & Cultural Theory brings together leading international scholars to address key issues and debates within media and cultural studies.Through the use of contemporary media and film texts such as Bridget Jones’ Diary and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and using case studies of the USA and the UK after September 11th, James Curran and David Morley examine central topics including:*media representations of the new woman in contemporary society*the creation of self in lifestyle media*the nature of globalization*the rise of digital actors and media.Ideal as a course reader, with each essay covering a different major area or advance in original research, Media & Cultural Theory is global in its reach. Through its engagement with broad questions, it is an invaluable book that can be applied to the studies of media and cultural studies students the English-speaking world over.

      Media and Cultural Theory
    • 1997

      Destiny. Or the Attraction of Affinities

      • 298 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The story of Jason Gould and Germany, from Jay's arrival as a teenager in the year the Berlin Wall is built to the unification of the divided country 30 years later. At its heart is the relationship between Jay and the woman he loves - the reason he chooses to spend his life in that countury.

      Destiny. Or the Attraction of Affinities
    • 1986

      Family Television

      Cultural Power and Domestic Leisure

      ..."detailed study of television viewing among UK families from different cultural backgrounds.'--"Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts" This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information.Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

      Family Television
    • 1986

      Pictures from the Water Trade

      An Englishman in Japan

      • 274 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.6(16)Add rating

      For several years John David Morley steeped himself in Japanese life, from learning shodo, the art of writing, to exploring the cosy bars, cabarets and brothels of the "water trade" - the nightime world where improper behaviour is quite appropriate. This book describes his experiences.

      Pictures from the Water Trade