International Communication: A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415444552 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 616 str.

Daya Thussu

Opis

This comprehensive Reader brings together seminal texts in media and communication from both traditional as well as more recent scholarship.

Readings are drawn from an international range of scholars and organized to reflect the growing internationalization of the field, with clearly defined sections covering key aspects of global communication. In addition to the core academic readings, key policy documents are also included to demonstrate the development of the political, economic and technological infrastructure that underpins the global system of media and communication.

Additional features include:
- An annotated bibliography
- A timeline of main events in global communication
- URLs of relevant websites for further research

Spis treści

Part 1: Infrastructure for International Communication  1. Satellites and Global Communication Joseph Pelton  2. The Global Network Society Manuel Castells  3. Impact of WTO on Global Communication Eli Noam  4. Global Media Policy Marc Raboy  Part 2: Theoretical Terrains  5. Media and Modernization Daniel Lerner  6. Communication and Post-Colonialism Raka Shome & Radha Hegde  7. Development Communication Srinivas Melkote  8. Communication and Digital Capitalism Dan Schiller  Part 3: Global Media Systems  9. Media Imperialism Oliver Boyd-Barrett  10. Homogenizing Media Cultures? Daniel Hallin & Poulo Mancini  11. The Global Media System Robert McChesney  12. Contra-flow in Global Media Daya Thussu  13. Anglo-American Media in Decline? Jeremy Tunstall  Part 4: Dominant and Alternative Discourses  14. Cultural Imperialism Herbert Schiller  15. Communication and Cultural Proximity Joseph Straubhaar  16. The Islamic Internet Lina Khatib  17. Alternative Media John Downing  Part 5: Communication and Power  18. Global Communication as Ideology Armand Mattelart  19. Communication as Propaganda Harold Lasswell  20. Soft Power Joseph Nye  21. Media and Sovereignty Monroe Price  Part 6: Cultures of Global Communication  22. Global Media Consumption Elihu Katz & Tamar Leibes  23. Disjunctures of Global Culture Arjun Appadurai  24. Cultures of Diasporic Media Karim H. Karim  25. Decentred Globalization Kochi Iwabuchi  26. Hybridity and Globalization Marwan Kraidy  27. Global Creative Convergence Mark Deuze