Selected Publications

Corcoran, F. ‘Towards a Semiotics of Screen Media: Problems in the Use of Linguistic Models.’ Western Journal of Speech Communication, 45 (Spring 1981), 182-193.

Corcoran, F. ‘Processing Information from the Screen Media: a Psycholinguistic Approach.’ Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 29 (Summer 1981), 117-128.

Breen, M. & Corcoran, F. ‘Myth in the Television Discourse.’ Communication Monographs, 49 (June 1982), 127-136.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Bear in the Backyard: Myth, Ideology and Victimage Ritual in Soviet funerals.’ Communication Monographs, 31 (December 1983), 305-320.

Corcoran, F. ‘Television as Ideological Apparatus: the Power and the Pleasure,’ Critical Studies in Mass Communication 1 ( Spring 1984), 131-145. Reprinted in H. Newcomb (ed.) Television: the Critical Eye. Oxford University Press, 1987.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Widering Gyre: Another Look at Wander and his Critics,’ Central States Speech Journal 35 (Spring 1984), 54-56.

Corcoran, F. ‘Consciousness: a Missing Link in the Coupling of Technology and Communication,’ Canadian Journal of Communication 10 (Autumn 1984), 41-73.

Corcoran, F. & Schneider, M. ‘Correlates of the Interpretation of Televised Drama: a Study of Young Children's Abilities,’ Early childhood Development and Care 20 (1985), 301-313.

Corcoran, F. ‘Ideology and Consciousness: the Construction of Social Meaning,’ in S. Thomas (ed.) Studies in Communication II: Methodology, Behaviour, Artifacts and Institutions. Ablex, 1985.

Corcoran, F. ‘Pedagogy in Prison: Teaching in Maximum Security Institutions,’ Communication Education 34 (January 1985), 49-58

Corcoran, F. & Breen, M. ‘Studies in Myth, Drama, Fantasy Theme and Ideology,’ in M.J. Voigt and B. Dervin (eds.) Progress in Communication Sciences. Ablex, 1986.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Olympics, the News Magazines and the Least Favourite Communists,’ in M. Real (ed.) Media Coverage of the 1984 Olympic Games. Paris: UNESCO, 1987.

Corcoran, F. ‘Cultural Studies: from Old World to New World.’ In B. Anderson (ed.) Communication Yearbook. Vol.12. Sage, 1988.

Corcoran, F. ‘Paradigm Dialogue in Communication: Identifying the Dividing Line,’ in B. Dervin et al., (eds.) Rethinking Communication Vol.I. Sage, 1989

Corcoran, F. ‘KAL-007 and the Evil Empire: Mediated Disaster and Forms of Rationalisation,’ Critical Studies in Mass Communication (Summer 1986). Reprinted in M.J. Medhurst and T. Benson (eds.) Rhetorical Dimensions in Media: a Critical Casebook. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt, 1990.

Corcoran, F. ‘Restructuring Irish Media for an Integrated Europe.’ Telematics and Informatics 8 (1991), 3: 167-181.

Corcoran, F. ‘War Reporting: Collateral Damage in the European Theatre.’ In H. Mowlana, G. Gerbner and H. Schiller (eds.) Triumph of the Image: the Media's War in the Persian Gulf. Oxford: Westview Press, 1992.

Corcoran, F. ‘Nationalism, Identity and Social Memory,’ Media Development 40 (1993) 4: 16-22.

Corcoran, F. ‘Linguistic Colonialism and the Survival of Subaltern Languages.’ Javnost/The Public, 1 (1994), 3: 55-64.

Corcoran, F. & Preston, P. (eds) ‘Democracy and Communication in the New Europe: Change and Continuity in East and West.’ Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1995.

Corcoran, F. & Preston, P. ‘Communication and the Pursuit of Democracy in the New European and Global Order.’ In F. Corcoran and P. Preston (eds.) Democracy and Communication in the New Europe: Change and Continuity in East and West. Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1995.

Corcoran, F. Guest Editor of Special Issue: ‘Public Service Television.’ Javnost/The Public, 3 (1996) 2.

Corcoran, F. ‘Arts Council of the Air: Switching Attention from the Service to the Programme,’ Javnost/The Public, 3 (1996) 2: 9-21.

Corcoran, F. ‘Media, Children and RTÉ,’ Irish Communications Review, 6 (1996) 1: 83-88.

Corcoran, F. ‘La Investigacio Sobre Comunicacio de Masses a Europe.’ Analisi 21, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (1998): 199-210.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Refugee Challenge for Ireland: Cultural Globalisation of Identity Crisis?’ Media Development 45 (1998) 2: 16-22.

Corcoran, F. ‘Globalisation, Television and Education,’ Circa 89 (Autumn 1999): Supplement on Art Education: 31-32.

Corcoran, F. ‘Towards Digital Television in Europe,’ Javnost/The Public, 6 (1999) 3: 67-86.

Corcoran, F. ‘Public Communication in an Information Age: the Future of the National Broadcasting System.’ In V. Comerford and E. Delaney (eds.) National Questions: Essays to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Death of Daniel O'Connell. Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 2000.

Corcoran, F. ‘Technologies of Memory.’ In E. Slater and M. Peillon (eds.) Memories of the Present: Ireland 1997-98. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration, 2000.

Corcoran, F. ‘Cultural Rights and Media Performance.’ In E.G. Cassidy and A.G. McGrady (eds.) Media and the Marketplace: Ethical Perspectives. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration, 2001.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Political Instrumentality of Cultural Memory.’ Javnost/The Public, 9 (2002), 3.

Corcoran, F. Guest Editor of Special Issue: ‘Digital Television.’ Javnost/The Public, 9 (2002).

Corcoran, F. ‘Digital Television in Ireland: Local Forces in a Global Context.’ Javnost/The Public, 9 (2002), 4.

Corcoran, F. Cigarette Advertising and Children's Health. (2003) Research Report for Office of Tobacco Control.

Corcoran, F. RTÉ and the Globalisation of Irish Television (2004) Bristol: Intellect Books

Corcoran, F. ‘Digging up the Past: Memory and Meaning in a State Funeral.’ In Michel Peillon and Mary Corcoran (eds) Place and Non-Place: the Reconfiguration of Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration, 2004.

Corcoran, F. ‘Strong and Weak Versions of Interactive Television.’ In Fausto Colombo (ed.) Television and Interactivity in Europe. Milan, V&P Strumenti: 2004.

Corcoran, F. ‘Government and the Urge to Censor.’ In Mary Corcoran and Mark O'Brien (eds) Political Censorship and the Democratic State: the Irish Broadcasting Ban. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2005.

Corcoran, F. ‘Refocusing on the Question of Power in New Media Research.’ In Fausto Colombo & Nicoletta Vittadini (eds.) Digitizing Television: Theoretical Issues and Comparative Studies Across Europe. Milan: V & P Strumenti, 2006.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Circulation of Television Content Within Europe: Will Digitisation Make a Difference?’ In Nikos Leandros (ed) The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe. Athens: Arima Publishing, 2006.

Corcoran, F. ‘From Cultural Nationalism to Market Liberalism.’ In David Ward (ed) Television and Public Policy: Change and Continuity in an Age of Liberalism. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007. pp 165-181.

Corcoran, F. ‘Irish Television in a Global Context.’ In John Horgan, Barbara O'Connor and Helena Sheehan (eds) Mapping Irish Media: Critical Explorations. Dublin: UCD Press, 2007. pp 17-32.

Corcoran, F. ‘Television Across the World: Interrogating the Globalisation Paradigm.’ New Review of Film and Television Studies (2007): 5 (1): 81-96.

Heikkilä, H., Corcoran, F., Fahy, D., Lechaux, B., Lönnendonker and Pullerits, E. 2007. Comparing the Logic of EU Reporting: Transnational analysis of EU correspondence from Brussels. Adequate Information Management in Europe (AIM) - Working Papers, 2007/4. Bochum/Freiburg: Projekt verlag.

Golding, P., Coman, M., Corcoran, F., Fahy, D., Kunelius, R., Lauristin, M., Tammpuu, P. 2007. The European Public Sphere: Theory and the Implications of the Study IN: Aim Research Consortium (ed.) Reporting and Managing European News: Final Report of the Project “ Adequate Information and Management in Europe” 2004-2007. Bochum/Freiburg: Projekt verlag.

Corcoran, F and Fahy, D. 2007. Reporting the EU from Brussels: The Case of Ireland IN: AIM Reseach Consortium (ed.) Understanding the Logic of EU Reporting from Brussels: Analysis of interviews with EU correspondents and spokespersons (pp. 77-86). Adequate Information Management in Europe (AIM) - Working Papers, 2007/3. Bochum/Freiburg: Projekt verlag.

Corcoran, F. ‘The Politics of Belonging: Television Programme Flow and Identity Anxiety in the European Union.’ In Miklos Sukosd and Karol Jacubowicz (eds). Integrating Europe: Media, Nationalism and European Identities. Central European University Press, in press.

Corcoran, F. ‘Media Sources, Agenda-setting and Framing.’ Proceedings of the Jinan University Conference on Media Criticism, Guangzhou, China. Jinan University Press, in press.

Corcoran. F. and Fahy, D. 2009. Exploring the European Elite Sphere: The Role of the Financial Times. Journalism Studies 10 (1): in press.

Farresl Corcoran may be contacted at : farrel.corcoran@dcu.ie
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