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Book SynopsisFor several decades, cultural imperialism has been the dominant paradigm for conceptualizing, labeling, predicting, and explaining the effects of international television. It has been used as an unchallenged premise for numerous essays on the topic of imported television influence, despite the fact that the assumption of strong cultural influence is not necessarily reflected in the body of research that exists within this field of study. In
The Impact of International Television: A Paradigm Shift, editor Michael G. Elasmar and his contributors challenge the dominant paradigm of cultural imperialism, and offer an alternative paradigm with which to evaluate international or crossborder message influence.
In this volume, Elasmar has collected original research from leading scholars working in the area of crossborder media influence, and contributes his own meta-analysis to examine what research findings actually show on the influences of crossborder messages. The contribut
Trade Review"Taken as a whole, the volume makes its case for a paradigm shift away from CI [cultural imperialism]. As the old saying goes, this book seems to say, there are simple answers to complex questions--but they are wrong."
—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
"The book is a must read for anyone interested in the influence of cross-border television flows....Overall, this book is a good addition to the literature on international communication and makes for interesting reading."
—The Southern Communication Journal
"This book takes up a challenge from more than two decades ago and examines the evidence for claims that are still around though dressed in diffeent language. It brings together that evidence and identifies the complexity of the process of media influence. The challenge to rectify this lack will depend on moving the audience issue back into the public policy limelight."
—Communication Research Trends
Table of ContentsContents: Preface. M.G. Elasmar, K. Bennett, The Cultural Imperialism Paradigm Revisited: Origin and Evolution. D.E. Payne, Impacts of Cross-Cultural Mass Media in Iceland, Northern Minnesota, and Francophone Canada in Retrospect. A.S. Tan, G. Tan, T. Gibson, Socialization Effects of American Television on International Audiences. T. Zaharopoulos, Perceived Foreign Influence and Television Viewing in Greece. M. Beadle, The Influence of Television and Media Use on Argentines About Perceptions of the United States. J. Straubhaar, Choosing National TV: Cultural Capital, Language, and Cultural Proximity in Brazil. L.L. Davis, Cultural Proximity on the Air in Ecuador: National, Regional Television Outperforms Imported U.S. Programming. M.G. Elasmar, J.E. Hunter, A Meta-Analysis of Crossborder Effect Studies. M.G. Elasmar, An Alternative Paradigm for Conceptualizing and Labeling the Process of Influence of Imported Television Programs. M.G. Elasmar, The Impact of International Audio-Visual Media: An Expanded Research Agenda for the Future.
