International Media Studies - Softcover

McMillin, Divya C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405118105 ISBN 13: 9781405118101

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

International Media Studies is a bold approach to the field that situates media studies within the international context of the networked, globalized twenty-first century. Moving beyond the idea of the West and the Rest, this volume introduces audience/reception research from areas that have been previously underrepresented in media studies, such as the Middle East, South Asia, and Greater China. Using postcolonial theory, it addresses the issues of the overlapping narratives of global, national, and local identities; and showcases global media patterns from a range of countries around the world. The text surveys the reception of a wide variety of media content and formats including television, cinema, magazines, and popular music. It addresses theoretical concepts such as hybridity and methods such as ethnography. "International Media Studies" is a comprehensive assessment of the state of media studies as it is being practiced throughout the world.

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Review:

"In this important book, Divya McMillin extends media industry analysis beyond Anglo-American paradigms. The result is a reconfiguration of the field that is at once bold, brave, and scholarly." -- John Hartley, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

"Arguing for a postcolonial turn in media studies, McMillin brilliantly demonstrates that new modes of analysis and new objects of study can provide fresh and provocative approaches to the study of globalization." -- Michael Curtain, University of Wisconsin

Synopsis:

"International Media Studies" is a bold introduction to the field that focuses on a de-centering of media epistemology to represent a more thorough world-view. This is a comprehensive textbook, exploring the current state of media studies as it is being practised across the world. It takes discussions about media studies beyond other textbooks, by situating the subject firmly in an international context appropriate to the globalized, 21st century. It surveys our reception of a wide variety of media content and formats including television, magazines, fiction, newspapers, and popular music. It considers both theoretical and much-needed ethnographic perspectives on media studies. It showcases global and local media patterns in a variety of countries around the world, including examples from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1405118105
• ISBN 13: 9781405118101
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280