Internationalizing Media Studies
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London; New York: Routledge (2009), xiii, 320 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-0-415-45530-5 (pbk); 978-0-203-87738-8 (ebook)
Signature commbox: 10-International-E 2009
"This collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and pedagogic necessities warranted by the changing profile of students and researchers and the unprecedented growth of media in the non-Western world." (Publisher description)
PART I. INTERNATIONALIZING MEDIA RESEARCH
1 Why internationalize media studies and how? / Daya Kishan Thussu, 13
2 What should comparative media research be comparing? Towards a transcultural approach to 'media cultures' / Andreas Hepp and Nick Couldry, 32
3 Globalization theories and media internationalization: a critical appraisal / Tristan Mattelart, 48
4 Frames for internationalizing media research / Naren Chitty, 61
5 Media and communication studies going global / Jan Ekecrantz, 75
PART II. BROADENING THE FIELD OF MEDIA STUDIES
6 Globalizing media law and policy / Sandra Braman, 93
7 Changing paradigms of media research and practice in contexts of globalization and terror / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 116
8 Comparative media law and policy: opportunities and challenges / Stefaan Verhulst and Monroe E. Price, 131
9 The labouring of international communication / Vincent Mosco and David O. Lavin, 147
PART III. REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONALIZATION
10 Asian media studies: the struggle for international legitimacy / Indrajit Banerjee, 165
11 Rethinking Chinese media studies: history, political economy and culture / Yuezhi Zhao, 175
12 Media and cultural studies in the Arab world: making bridges to local discourses of modernity / Tarik Sabry, 196
13 De-Sovietizing Russian media studies / Elena Vartanova, 214
14 Citizens' media as political subjects: the case of community radio in Colombia / Jair Vega and Clemencia Rodríguez, 228
PART IV. PEDAGOGIC PARAMETERS: INTERNATIONALIZING MEDIA SYLLABI
15 Internationalizing media ethics studies / Cees J. Hamelink, 249
16 Media studies as an academic discipline / Kaarle Nordenstreng, 254
17 International media studies in the US academy: a sampling of programmes and textbooks / John D. H. Downing, 267
18 Re-conceptualizing media studies in Africa / Winston Mano, 277
19 The internationalization of the internet and its implications for media studies / Gerard Goggin and Mark McLelland, 294
1 Why internationalize media studies and how? / Daya Kishan Thussu, 13
2 What should comparative media research be comparing? Towards a transcultural approach to 'media cultures' / Andreas Hepp and Nick Couldry, 32
3 Globalization theories and media internationalization: a critical appraisal / Tristan Mattelart, 48
4 Frames for internationalizing media research / Naren Chitty, 61
5 Media and communication studies going global / Jan Ekecrantz, 75
PART II. BROADENING THE FIELD OF MEDIA STUDIES
6 Globalizing media law and policy / Sandra Braman, 93
7 Changing paradigms of media research and practice in contexts of globalization and terror / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 116
8 Comparative media law and policy: opportunities and challenges / Stefaan Verhulst and Monroe E. Price, 131
9 The labouring of international communication / Vincent Mosco and David O. Lavin, 147
PART III. REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONALIZATION
10 Asian media studies: the struggle for international legitimacy / Indrajit Banerjee, 165
11 Rethinking Chinese media studies: history, political economy and culture / Yuezhi Zhao, 175
12 Media and cultural studies in the Arab world: making bridges to local discourses of modernity / Tarik Sabry, 196
13 De-Sovietizing Russian media studies / Elena Vartanova, 214
14 Citizens' media as political subjects: the case of community radio in Colombia / Jair Vega and Clemencia Rodríguez, 228
PART IV. PEDAGOGIC PARAMETERS: INTERNATIONALIZING MEDIA SYLLABI
15 Internationalizing media ethics studies / Cees J. Hamelink, 249
16 Media studies as an academic discipline / Kaarle Nordenstreng, 254
17 International media studies in the US academy: a sampling of programmes and textbooks / John D. H. Downing, 267
18 Re-conceptualizing media studies in Africa / Winston Mano, 277
19 The internationalization of the internet and its implications for media studies / Gerard Goggin and Mark McLelland, 294
