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Book SynopsisThis volume contains contributions from an international array of scholars and provides a global analysis of theoretical approaches to social inequalities as they relate to media and communication, including critical discussions of class and gender analyses and discourses on capitalism and communication technology.
Trade ReviewIf Thomas Piketty put inequality on the global agenda for academics and policy makers, then this collection puts it on the map for communication scholarship, policy research, and media activism. Combining a range of approaches to critical theory with rich case studies, Social Inequalities, Media, and Communication shines a bright light on one of the world’s most critical problems. -- Vincent Mosco, Professor Emeritus, Queen's University, Canada
Social Inequalities, Media, and Communication: Theory and Roots offers a different approach to the field of media and communication research. The thematic area as such is well known and frequently studied, but this anthology brings in a new bouquet of fresh international researchers. It also provides new frameworks for such well-studied concepts as the North/South contradiction, digital divide, and sustainable development. The chapters are based on historical roots and postcolonial theories, but they also present case studies on class, race, gender, and communication technology, frequently challenging conventional categories of theory and praxis. -- Ullamaija Kivikuru, University of Helsinki
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Is In/Equality Thinkable?, Toks Oyedemi and Jan Servaes Part I: In Search of the Theoretical Roots for a Study of Social Inequalities and Communication Chapter 1: Framing Social and Digital Inequalities: A Structuralist, Culturalist, and Post-modernist Theoretical Review, Toks Oyedemi Chapter 2: Theorizing Digital Divides and Digital Inequalities, Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert Chapter 3: North-South “Miscommunication” about “Sustainable Development” and Social Change: Contributions from Postcolonial and Decolonial Theories, Eunice Castro Seixas Chapter 4: Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis, Ruth Sanz Sabido Part II: Class Analysis of Media and Culture Chapter 5: Class and Gender Inequalities in the Process of Political Communication: Canadian Illustrations, Debra M. Clarke Chapter 6: Black Anglophone Oligarchy in Jamaica: An Alliance of Media and State, Nova M. Gordon-Bell Chapter 7: Media Representation of Class Issues in Turkey: A Review on Media Coverage of Work-Related Rights, A. Fulya Sen and Y. Furkan Sen Part III: Technology and Inequalities Chapter 8: Creating the Myth of Better Future: Technological Determinism and Reproducing Social Inequalities, Banu Durdağ Chapter 9: Digital by Default: Consequences, Casualties and Coping Strategies, Ilse Mariën, Rob Heyman, Koen Salemink, and Leo Van Audenhove Chapter 10: From Racial Capitalism to Democratic Capitalism: History of Inequalities in South Africa and Access to Communication Technologies, Toks Oyedemi Part IV: From Theory to Praxis (and Vice Versa) Chapter 11: Reform and Vulnerability: Parsing Out the Cyclical Relationship of Praxis and Theory, Kala Ortwein, Sarah Rowe, and Olga Shapovalova Annex 1: Personal Resources: At-risk Indicators and Characteristics of Social and Digital Exclusion Annex 2: Social Resources: At-risk Indicators and Characteristics of Social and Digital Exclusion Annex 3: Cultural Resources: At-risk Indicators and Characteristics of Social and Digital Exclusion Annex 4: Economic Resources: At-risk Indicators and Characteristics of Social and Digital Exclusion Annex 5: Political Resources: At-risk Indicators and Characteristics of Social and Digital Exclusion
