英国媒体与传播研究：疆域与流派

摘要

在英文文献阅读、实地观察和访谈的基础上，梳理英国的媒体与传播研究，界定其疆域和主要流派以及发展脉络。对比英美两国的研究传统，应将对应美国“传播学”的英国式研究称为“英国媒体与传播研究”。英国的地理特点、经验主义传统、阶级国家和多民族/移民国家影响着英国的媒体与传播研究。文化研究、媒体研究和媒体政治经济学是其三大重要组成部分。%On the basis of the English literature reading, field observation and interview, this paper aims to define the scope of British Media and Communication Research, to identify its major approaches and to review the history of its development.By the comparison of two research traditions between US and UK, it is put forward in the paper that the British-styled research ( a counterpart of American Communication Studies) should be titled as British Media and Communication Research.Moreover, four features of the British society ( geography, empirical orientation, class conflict and migrant population) , which are different from those of American traditions, play an active role in shaping the research field.Finally, three major approaches are to be outlined briefly in the paper:cultural studies, media research and political economy of media.