Global Media Studies: An Ethnographic Perspective

Global Media Studies: An Ethnographic Perspective
ISBN-10
1134380135
ISBN-13
9781134380138
Category
Social Science
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2004-02-24
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Marwan Kraidy, Patrick D. Murphy

Description

Global Media Studies explores the theoretical and methodological threats that are defining global media studies as a discipline. Emphasizing the connection of globalisation to local culture, this collection considers the diversity of modes of reception, reception contexts, uses of media content, and the performative and creative relationships that audiences develop with and through the media. Through ethnographic case studies from Brazil, Denmark, the UK, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey and the United States, the contributors address such questions as: what links media consumption to a lived global culture; what role cultural tradition plays globally in confronting transnational power; how global elements of mediated messages acquire class; and regional and local characteristics.

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