Since 1997 Representation has been the key go-to textbook for students learning the tools to question and critically analyze institutional and media texts and images. This long-awaited Second Edition

- update and refreshes the approach to theories of representation by signalling key developments in the field

- addresses the emergence of new technologies and formats of representation, from the internet and the digital revolution to reality TV

- includes an entirely new chapter on celebrity culture and personalisation, to debates about representation...