Global media studies : ethnographic perspectives / edited by Patrick D. Murphy and Marwan M. Kraidy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murphy, Patrick, 1964-

Kraidy, Marwan M., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication, International.

Ethnology.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 313 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

"Global Media Studies" explores the theoretical and methodological threats that are defining global media studies as a discipline. Emphasizing the connection of globalization to local culture, this collection considers the diversity of modes of reception, reception contexts, uses of media content, and the performative and creative relationships that audiences develop with and through the media. Through ethnographic case studies from Brazil, Denmark, the UK, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey and the United States, the contributors address such questions as what links media consumption to a lived global culture; what role cultural tradition plays globally in confronting transnational power; and how global elements of mediated messages acquire class, regional and local characteristics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415314402

0415314410

OCLC:

51306146