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Book SynopsisMedia Imperialism: Continuity and Change advances applied theoretical research on 21st century media imperialism. The volume includes established and emerging researchers in international communications who examine the geopolitical, economic, technological and cultural dimensions of 21st century media imperialism. The volume highlights and challenges how news, entertainment and social media uphold unequal power relations in the world. Written in an accessible style, this volume marries conceptual, theoretical sophistication, and concrete illustration with rich case studies and global examples. Chapters cover the complete media spectrum, from social media to Hollywood, to news and national propaganda in national and transnational analyses. Readers will find discussions that range from soft power and China to the USA’s empire of the internet to the rise of “Chindia” in a post-American media world. The volume is essential reading for upper level undergraduate, postgraduate and research communities across a wide range disciplines in the social science and the humanities.
Trade ReviewHere readers can encounter the variety and vigor of media/cultural imperialism approaches to the ever-evolving global mediascape. In a single reference work, seasoned researchers from across the planet sharply challenge enduring myopias of much conventional media research. A vital contribution to debate and analysis. -- John D.H. Downing, Director Emeritus, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Table of ContentsMedia Imperialism: Continuity and Change, an Introduction Oliver Boyd-Barrett and Tanner Mirrlees Part 1 – Contextualizing and Conceptualizing Empire and Media imperialism Chapter 1 - Media and Cultural Imperialism: Genealogy of an Idea Oliver Boyd-Barrett Chapter 2 - Historicizing and Theorizing Media and Cultural Imperialism Kaarle Nordenstreng, Marko Ampuja & Juha Koivisto Chapter 3 – The US Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A Reconceptualization and 20th Century Retrospective Tanner Mirrlees Part 2 –The News, War and Propaganda Chapter 4 - Western News Media, Propaganda and Pretexts for Neoliberal War Oliver Boyd-Barrett Chapter 5 – “RussiaGate”: The Construction of the Enemy Gerald Sussman Chapter 6 – The Great Game for EurAsia and the Skripal Affair Oliver Boyd-Barrett Chapter 7 - Propaganda, Manipulation and the Exercise of Imperial Power: From Media Imperialism to Informational Imperialism Piers Robinson Part 3 – Hollywood, War and Militainment Chapter 8 - Socialism by Stealth? Governmental Subvention and Hollywood Toby Miller Chapter 9 - The US Embassy-Hollywood Complex: The Sony Pictures Hack and 21st century media Imperialism Paul Moody Chapter 10 – Dispatches from the Militainment Empire Roger Stahl Chapter 11 - Global Executioner: Legitimizing Drone Warfare through Hollywood Movies Erin Steuter and Geoff Martin Part 4 –The Internet, Social Media and Platform Imperialism Chapter 12 – Guarding Public Values in a Connective World: Challenges for Europe. José van Dijck Chapter 13 - Facebook’s Platform Imperialism: The Economics and Geopolitics of Social Media Dal Yong Jin Chapter 14 - New Global Music Distribution System, Same Old Linguistic Hegemony? Analyzing English on Spotify Christof Demont-Heinrich Chapter 15 – “Weaponizing” the Internet and World Wide Web, for Empire: Platforming Capitalism, Data-Veillance, Public Diplomacy and Cyber-Warfare Tanner Mirrlees Part 5 – Development Communication, Global Divides and Cultural Imperialism Chapter 16 - Cultural Autonomy in the 1970s and Beyond: Toward Cultural Justice Cees Hamelink Chapter 17 - Cultural Imperialism and Development Communication for Social Change Mohan Dutta Chapter 18 - Mapping Power in Women’s Empowerment Projects in Global Development Karin Gwinn Wilkins Part 6 - Rising Media Empires: The Case of China Chapter 19 – China: An Emerging Cultural Imperialist Colin Sparks Chapter 20 – The Empire’s New Clothes: Political Priorities and Corporate Ambitions in China’s Drive for Global Ascendency Graham Murdoch Chapter 21 – Not (yet) The Chinese Century: The Endurance of the US Empire and its Cultural Industries Tanner Mirrlees Contributor Bios
