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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays examines the relationship between the media and cosmopolitanism in an increasingly fragmented and globalizing world. This relationship is presented from multiple perspectives and the essays cover, amongst other themes, cosmopolitanization in everyday life, the mediation of suffering, trauma studies, and researching cosmopolitanism from a non-Western perspective.
Some of the essays explore existing research and theory about cosmopolitanism and apply it to specific case studies; others attempt to extend this theoretical framework and engage in a dialogue with the broader disciplines of media and cultural studies. Overall, this variety of approaches generates valuable insights into the central issue of the book: the role played by the media, in its various forms, in either encouraging or discouraging cosmopolitanist identifications among its audiences.
Table of ContentsContents: Ruxandra Trandafoiu: ‘The World on a Plate’: Transformed Cosmopolitan Utopia in Food Blog Culture – Maggie Andrews: Potential Cosmopolitan Sensibilities in Feminized and Mediated Remembrance – Phil Jackson: ‘Welcome Europe!’ The Eurovision Song Contest as a Continuum for Cosmopolitanism – Simone Krüger: The Cosmopolitan City: Music and Mediation During the European Capital of Culture Event – Stijn Joye: The Local Relevance of Global Suffering: Articulations of Identities and Cosmopolitanism in Television News Discourses on Distant Suffering – Ludek Stavinoha: AIDS, Africa and Popular Culture: Mediated Cosmopolitanism in a Neoliberal Era – Martin Scott: Encountering Distant Others? Reconsidering the Appearance of International Coverage for the Study of Mediated Cosmopolitanism – Lizzie D. Falvey: The Simulation of Suffering: Armchair Tragedy Tourism and International Memorials in Second Life – Olga Baysha/Andrew Calabrese: Cosmopolitan Vision, Global Responsibility and Local Reporting in Ukraine – Aybige Yilmaz: ‘Not’ Mediating Cosmopolitanism: Media Ethics, Morality and Media Freedom a la Turca – Aris Mousoutzanis: Trauma, Mediation, Global Crisis – Aris Mousoutzanis: Conclusion: Cosmopolitanism Now.
