The Media Globe (eBook, ePUB)

Trends in International Mass Media
Redaktion: Artz, Lee; Kamalipour, Yahya R.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Media Globe is a multifaceted look at contemporary trends in media practices in regions beyond the United States, including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Australia. A diverse group of respected scholars follows the emerging patterns in a variety of media worldwide, identifying the existing and developing issues and the potential impacts on democratic communication. They also assess the current tensions between ongoing global media practices and local or regional cultural norms. Using theoretical approaches such as 'glocalization,' hybridity, hegemony, cultural imperialism, and world-systems theory, the authors consider alternative scenarios for global communication that could better mesh with these cultural norms and practices. Given the rapid global consolidation of media and the resulting reform of its regulatory agencies, this reassessment is a timely and important read.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461644781
• Artikelnr.: 39412802

Autorenporträt

Lee Artz, a former machinist and steelworker, is Professor of Media Studies at Purdue University Northwest. He has published ten books (including Global Entertainment Media, Marxism and Communication Studies, and The Media Globe) and scores of chapters and journal articles on international media, cultural hegemony, and democratic communication. He is a founder and research fellow at Purdue Northwest's Center for Global Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1 Africa: Life in the Margins of Globalization
Chapter 4 2 Asia: The Hollywood Factor
Chapter 5 3 Europe: Television in Transition
Chapter 6 4 The Middle East: Transnational Arab Television
Chapter 7 5 Latin America: Media Conglomerates
Chapter 8 6 Australia: Media and Globalization
Chapter 9 7 The Corporate Model from National to Transnational