The Book as Media
Key Approaches in Western Social Sciences and Humanities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21815242 |
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| Authors | S V Kozlov (0000-0002-6784-8992, State Public Scientific Technological Library of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 129-135 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vestnik NSU Series History and Philology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1818-7919 |
| Publisher | Novosibirsk State University (NSU) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.25205/1818-7919-2026-25-6-129-135 |
| OpenAlex | W7165789667 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper presents a theoretical and methodological review of prevailing approaches to conceptualizing the book as a form of media within Western social sciences and humanities. It analyzes three primary scholarly perspectives: media theory, historiography of the book, and a sociological framework that integrates the sociology of texts with the cultural history of reading and book production. Each approach exhibits distinct interpretations of the book’s role: as a medium influencing perception and culture (media theory), as a catalyst for social transformation (historiography), and as a constituent of communication systems distinguished by its materiality and social context (sociological perspective). This comprehensive review aims to elucidate methodological divergences and convergences in the scholarly understanding of the book as media
Context (archaeology) · Historiography · Key (lock) · Materiality (auditing) · Reading (process) · Digital Humanities and Scholarship · Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books · Media, Communication, and Education
| Highly cited | No |
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