The handbook of political economy of communications / edited by Janet Wasko, Graham Murdock, Helena Sousa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wasko, Janet, editor.

Murdock, Graham, editor.

Sousa, Helena, editor.

Series:

Global handbooks in media and communication research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Political aspects.

Communication.

Communication--Economic aspects.

Communication / Economic aspects.

Communication / Political aspects.

Mass media / Economic aspects.

Mass media / Political aspects.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies / bisacsh.

Local Subjects:

Communication / Economic aspects.

Communication / Political aspects.

Mass media / Economic aspects.

Mass media / Political aspects.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies / bisacsh.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Physical Description:

xv, 611 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Summary:

Over the last decade, political economy has grown rapidly as a specialist area of research and teaching within communications and media studies and is now established as a core element in university programs around the world. The Handbook of Political Economy of Communications offers students and scholars a comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date, and accessible overview of key areas and debates in the field. This contemporary guide to political economics of communication combines authoritative overviews of core ideas with new case study materials and the best of contemporary theorization and research. Including newly commissioned essays by the best-known scholars in the field, this handbook explores and interrogates different approaches and problematics across different political and cultural regions, and offers a theoretical map of the field, both historically and conceptually. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Legacies and Debates 11

1 Political Economies as Moral Economies: Commodities, Gifts, and Public Goods / Graham Murdock Murdock, Graham 13

2 The Political Economy of Communication Revisited / Nicholas Garnham Garnham, Nicholas 41

3 Markets in Theory and Markets in Television / Eileen R. Meehan Meehan, Eileen R., Paul J. Torre Torre, Paul J. 62

4 Theorizing the Cultural Industries: Persistent Specificities and Reconsiderations / Bernard Miège Miège, Bernard, Chloé Salles Salles, Chloé 83

5 Communication Economy Paths: A Latin American Approach / Martín Becerra Becerra, Martín, Guillermo Mastrini Mastrini, Guillermo 109

Part II Modalities of Power: Ownership, Advertising, Government 127

6 The Media Amid Enterprises, the Public, and the State: New Challenges for Research / Giuseppe Richeri Richeri, Giuseppe 129

7 Media Ownership, Concentration, and Control: The Evolution of Debate / John D. H. Downing Downing, John D. H. 140

8 Maximizing Value: Economic and Cultural Synergies / Nathan Vaughan Vaughan, Nathan 169

9 Economy, Ideology, and Advertising / Roque Faraone Faraone, Roque 187

10 Branding and Culture / John Sinclair Sinclair, John 206

11 Liberal Fictions: The Public-Private Dichotomy in Media Policy / Andrew Calabrese Calabrese, Andrew, Colleen Mihal Mihal, Colleen 226

12 The Militarization of US Communications / Dan Schiller Schiller, Dan 264

13 Journalism Regulation: State Power and Professional Autonomy / Helena Sonsa Sonsa, Helena, Joaquim Fidalgo Fidalgo, Joaquim 283

Part III Conditions of Creativity: Industries, Production, Labor 305

14 The Death of Hollywood: Exaggeration or Reality? / Janet Wasko Wasko, Janet 307

15 The Political Economy of the Recorded Music Industry: Redefinitions and New Trajectories in the Digital Age / André Sirois Sirois, André, Janet Wasko Wasko, Janet 331

16 The Political Economy of Labor / Vincent Mosco Mosco, Vincent 358

17 Toward a Political Economy of Labor in the Media Industries / David Hesmondhalgh Hesmondhalgh, David, Sarah Baker Baker, Sarah 381

Part IV Dynamics of Consumption: Choice, Mobilization, Control 401

18 From the "Work of Consumption' to the "Work of Prosumers": New Scenarios, Problems, and Risks / Giovanni Cesareo Cesareo, Giovanni 403

19 The Political Economy of Audiences / Daniel Biltereyst Biltereyst, Daniel, Philippe Meets Meets, Philippe 415

20 The Political Economy of Personal Information / Oscar H. Gandy Gandy, Oscar H. 436

21 The Political Economy of Political Ignorance / Sophia Kaitatzi-Whitlock Kaitatzi-Whitlock, Sophia 458

Part V Emerging Issues and Directions 483

22 Media and Communication Studies Going Global / Jan Ekecrantz Ekecrantz, Jan 485

23 New International Debates on Culture, Information, and Communication / Armand Mattelart Mattelart, Armand, Liz Libbrecht Libbrecht, Liz 501

24 Global Capitalism, Temporality, and the Political Economy of Communication / Wayne Hope Hope, Wayne 521

25 Global Media Capital and Local Media Policy / Michael Curtin Curtin, Michael 541

26 The Challenge of China: Contribution to a Transcultural Political Economy of Communication for the Twenty-First Century / Yuezhi Zhao Zhao, Yuezhi 558.

Notes:

Originally published: 2011.

ISBN:

9781118799444

1118799445

9781405188807

1405188804

OCLC:

870425405

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