Radio and media history as a methodology for conviviality.
This article illustrates how research into the history of radio and media can become a methodological 'tool for conviviality' by discussing my research into the very low-powered Tokyo station, Radio Home Run. In 1986, Ivan Illich visited Radio Home Run to participate in a programme that not only exh...
| Publicado en: | Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 193 - 211 |
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Intellect Ltd.
Oct2020
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