Media, spiritualities and social change / edited by Stewart M. Hoover and Monica Emerich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoover, Stewart M.

Emerich, Monica.

Series:

Continuum religious studies

Religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Religious aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media in religion.

Religions--Influence.

Religions.

Mass media--Influence.

Social change.

Physical Description:

ix, 262 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

Scholars of media, religion, communication, and other fields argue that the ways media and spirituality are interacting today can have purposes beyond promoting individual growth and serving as sites and tools of exploration. Their topics include identity at the root of social change, reconciling self and other, reconstructing the social gospel, spiritualizing the marketplace, voicing difference, restructuring human-nature relationships, and branding space. Among the topics are from individualism to participatory culture, how corporate America is co-opting social causes and redefining service, anonymous blogging as a safe haven for challenging religious authority and creating dissident communities, and whether space exploration is conquest and exploitation or discovery and understanding. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Identity: At the Root of Social Change

1 Competing Narratives of Religious and Cultural Identity in Cornwall / Garry Tregidga Tregidga, Garry 15

2 Mediated Science, Genetics and Identity in the U.S. African Diaspora / Elonda Clay Clay, Elonda 25

3 DIY Spiritual Community: From Individualism to Participatory Culture / Lee Gilmore Gilmore, Lee 37

Part 2 Integration: Reconciling Self and Other

4 Creating Deeper Connections: Exploring Values and the Potential for Transformation through New Media / Carol Bliss Bliss, Carol 49

5 Communication, Reconciliation and the Human Spirit: Reconnecting Without and Within Through Five Media Forms / John L. Hochheimer Hochheimer, John L. 59

6 Mideast Youth: Can Social Media = Social Change? / Rebecca L. Self Self, Rebecca L. 71

Part 3 Charity: Reconstruction of the Social Gospel

7 The Politics of 'Empowerment' in Oprah Winfrey's Global Philanthropy / Janice Peck Peck, Janice 85

8 Branding Compassion: How Corporate America is Co-Opting Social Causes and Redefining Service / Mara Einstein Einstein, Mara 95

Part 4 Capitalism: Spiritualizing the Marketplace

9 Nutrition and Branded Wellness in die Medicated Public Square / Claire H. Badaracco Badaracco, Claire H. 107

10 Spiritual Tourism - Promise and Problems: The Case of Sedona, Arizona / Curtis Coats Coats, Curtis 117

11 [Re]Vision: The Role of Graphic Design[ers] / Samantha Lawrie Lawrie, Samantha 127

Part 5 Community: Voicing Difference

12 Media, Religion and Citizenship in the Mosque-Building Debates in Europe / Sharif Islam Islam, Sharif 139

13 The Blogosphere of Resistance: Anonymous Blogging as a Safe Haven for Challenging Religious Authority and Creating Dissident Communities / Solomon Schimmel Schimmel, Solomon 147

Part 6 Nature: Restructuring Human-Nature Relationships

14 Media Representation and the Cultivation of Social Consciousness: Comparing the Discourses of Climate Change and Animal Rights / Lionel Wee Wee, Lionel 161

15 Environmental Crisis and Religious Rhetoric in Is God Greent / Jen Schneider Schneider, Jen 172

Part 7 Nations: Branding Space

16 Spirituality in Flight: Making Meaning around State-Sector Television Commercials / Ann Hardy Hardy, Ann 187

17 Media, Citizens and Space Exploration: Conquest and Exploitation or Discovery and Understanding? / Linda Billings Billings, Linda 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441145550

1441145559

9781441189134

1441189130

OCLC:

496962262