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Bangladesh's changing mediascape : from state control to market forces / editors, Brian Shoesmith and Jude William Genilo.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Shoesmith, Brian, editor.
Genilo, Jude William R., editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mass media--Bangladesh.
Mass media.
Mass media policy--Bangladesh.
Mass media policy.
Bangladesh.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (390 p.)
Place of Publication:
Bristol, UK ; Chicago, USA : Intellect, [2013]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
With contributions from a diverse group of media and communications scholars from around the globe, this title presents a pioneering study of the trends, patterns, and prospects shaping the contemporary Bangladeshi media.
Contents:
Bangladesh's changing mediascape: An introduction / Brian Shoesmith and Jude William Genilo
From few to many voices: An overview of Bangladesh's media / Brian Shoesmith and Shameem Mahmud
Part I: Histories
The transformation of the Bangladesh Press / Shameem Mahmud
Radio in Bangladesh: Growth, decline and transformation / Jude William Genilo, Bikash Ch. Bhowmick, and Brian Shoesmith
Rickshaw Puller's dreams: From a cultural history to an economic geography of Bangladesh popular cinema / Zakir Hossain Raju
Mu?lafhireejawa (back to the root): Photojournalism and documentary photography in Bangladesh / Norman Leslie
Fragile fourth estate: A history of censorship in Bangladesh (1972-2012) / Naeem Mohaiemen
Media law in Bangladesh / A B M Hamidulo Mishbah
Part II: Social and political contexts
Negotiating identity: ISlam in the films of Tareque and Catherine Masud / Juditha Ohlmacher and Anis Pervez
Women in Bangladeshi soap operas: Myth or reality? / Monami Haque
'Digital Bangladesh': Technology, inequality and social change / AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan
Narratives on digital Bangladesh: Shared meanings, shared concerns / Jude William Genilo, Shamsul Islam, and Marium Akther
A political history of television in Bangladesh / Brian Shoesmith, Shameen Mahmud, and S M Shameem Reza
Part III: Media practices
The profile and activity of citizen journalists: A study on Bangla Blog community / Fahmidul Haq
Independent cinema in Bangladesh: Its roots, growth, challenges, and opportunities / Fahmidul Haq and Shanthi Balraj
Politics of restraint: The media and the Chittagong Hill tracts / Hana Shams Ahmen
Television, discursive spaces, and the public sphere of Bangladesh / Jude William Genilo and Ashik Mohammad Shafi
Public relations in Bangladesh: Past discourses, future trends / Jude William Genilo and Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury
Challenging the hegemonic gaze: Women and representation in a cross-cultural context / Caitlin Harrison
Conclusion: A final word on market forces and the Bangladeshi mediascape / Brian Shoesmith and Jude William Genilo.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-388) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-78320-125-8
1-78320-126-6

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