The US model of media control and policy making is being rapidly exported across the world. Some countries are attempting to preserve their own cultural production, and there are moves to try to keep culture out of the control of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Many books on the political economy of communications have either focused on general tendencies internationally, or have focused on the links between markets and media freedom in specific countries and regions. The uniqueness of this book lies in its focus on both local and international forces. While critiquing international...

This major text offers a critical reappraisal of the contemporary practice of cultural studies. It focuses in particular on the contribution of cultural studies to the understanding of media, communications and popular cultures in contemporary societies. The contributors, an outstanding group of internationally acclaimed scholars, examine topics such as: the different strands of cultural studies and how they are developed; whether cultural studies is a coherent discipline; tensions and debates within cultural studies; alternative or related approaches to contemporary media and society; and...

This major text draws on an outstanding group of internationlly acclaimed scholars and offers a critical reappraisal of the contemporary practice of cultural studies. It focuses in particular on the contribution of cultural studies to the understanding of media, communications and popular cultures in contemporary societies.

Based on the hit movie that inspired the television series, the Outsourced Intercultural Studies Curriculum Teacher's Guide is designed for use with the Outsourced Educational Edition DVD and the Outsourced Intercultural Studies Curriculum Student Handouts. In an increasingly interdependent world, the ability to communicate, empathize and interact across geographical and cultural boundaries is essential for effective living. The Outsourced Intercultural Studies Curriculum is designed to give students an enhanced perspective of countries and cultures different than their own. Through...

Based on the hit movie that inspired the television series, the Outsourced High School Curriculum Teacher's Guide is designed for use with the Outsourced Educational Edition DVD and the Outsourced High School Curriculum Student Handouts. Outsourced is a story of discovery. An American businessman, Todd, travels to India and unexpectedly finds himself. He trains his replacement, Puro, who finds his future not in India as he anticipated, but in China. And a young woman, Asha, who works for both of them, finds herself as her future. Each of these people cross cultural barriers, changing their...

Based on the hit movie that inspired the television series, the Outsourced Intercultural Studies Curriculum Student Handouts are designed for use with the Outsourced Educational Edition DVD and the Outsourced Intercultural Studies Curriculum Teacher's Guide. In an increasingly interdependent world, the ability to communicate, empathize and interact across geographical and cultural boundaries is essential for effective living. The Outsourced Intercultural Studies Curriculum is designed to give students an enhanced perspective of countries and cultures different than their own. Through...