...A handy introduction to some of the best work so far done in the area and an often inventive guide to techniques which aim to sharpen critical awareness.' - Richard Hoggart, Guardian;'A key text for all Film and Television Studies teachers.' - Screen Education;'One of the most digestible, jargon-free books on media studies available...Should serve as a handbook for all teachers, not just those of the mass media.' - Television;'Let's not beat about the bush: this is a splendid book, detailed, inspiring, practical, with a real nose for what will work in the classroom, and with a clear - and clearly explained - vision of theory that acts as the base from which the practice springs.' - Teaching English