Planet Digital : A Global Media Cultures Reader / edited by Aswin Punathambekar, Adrienne Shaw, Jonathan Gray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Punathambekar, Aswin, editor.

Shaw, Adrienne, editor.

Gray, Jonathan, editor.

Series:

Critical Cultural Communication

Critical Cultural Communication Series ; v.53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and culture.

Advertising in popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 pages)

Other Title:

Global Media Cultures Reader

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Explores how digitalization has transformed global media entertainment and the making of popular cultures. In the three decades since the rise of the global internet, digitalization has transformed how media are made, circulated, and consumed, reshaping culture on a planetary scale.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Toward a Global and Planetary Understanding of Digital Media Cultures / Aswin Punathambekar, Adrienne Shaw, Jonathan Gray

1. Afrobeats: Informality, Piracy, and Extraction / Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Ayodeji O. Fakolade

2. Anime: A History of a Global, Digital Form / Marc Steinberg

3. Bluey: Cultural Policy and Children's Television / Anna Potter

4. Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte: Race and Ambivalence in Global Streaming Media / Laura Guimarães Corrêa, Francisco Leite

5. Carnival Row: Mobile Production and the New Geography of the Streaming Economy / Petr Szczepanik

6. Cricket: A Tale of Empire and Media Technology / Douglas-Wade Brunton

7. Data Centers: The Environmental Costs of Global Digital Media / Lauren Bridges

8. FIFA+: Global Football and the Battle for Control / Raymond Boyle, Richard Haynes

9. Instagram: Bollywood Stars and Celebrity Culture / Sreya Mitra

10. K-Pop: Affective Ownership and Digital Fandom / Benjamin M. Han

11. LEGO: Digital Play in a Material World / Derek Johnson

12. Marvel: Global Theatrical Movies and Multinational Capitalism / Shawna Kidman

13. Mukbang and Chibo: Creator Cultures and Platform Governance / Jian Lin, David Craig

14. Netflix: The Uneven Globalization of a Video Platform / Ramon Lobato

15. Nollywood: Streaming and "New Wave" Filmmaking / Godwin Iretomiwa Simon

16. Phishing: Trust in Global Digital Networks / Nishant Shah

17. Podcasting: True Crime, Pop Culture, and Intimate Listening Publics / Usha Raman

18. Poder Prieto: Media, Colorism, and Cultural Activism / Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, Silvia Téliz

19. Queer Eye: Understanding the Transnational Spread of LGBTQ+ Television / Katherine Sender

20. Social Media Challenges: From Playful Imitation to Sociopolitical Power / Tom Divon, Jessica Maddox

21. Spotify: Getting Played in the Age of Digital Platforms / Jeremy Wade Morris

22. Squid Game: Korean Thriller, but Global Survival Genre / Dal Yong Jin

23. Steam: Skin Trading and Global Market Infrastructures / Anne Mette Thorhauge, Daniel Nielsen, Kasper Sandbergh Stouge, Christopher Holmbjerg Jensen, Kasper Just Mathiesen, Leon Xiao

24. Turkish Television Dramas: Production Labor and Precarity in Global TV Industries / Ergin Bulut

25. Twitch: From Esports Players to Creator Cultures / Mark R. Johnson

26. We Are Lady Parts: Diasporic Culture and Digital Public Service Media / Anamik Saha

27. WhatsApp: Indigenous Storytelling Through Digital Media / Rashmi Kumari

28. YouTube: From Legacy Media to Creator Genres / Heather Jaber

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.

Other Format:

Print version: Punathambekar, Aswin Planet Digital

ISBN:

9781479835201

OCLC:

1592691800