The Media in Europe's Small Nations
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2014), xi, 183 pp.
ISBN 978-1-4438-5417-7
"What are the particular characteristics of the media in small nations? What challenges do broadcasters and other media institutions in these countries face, how can these be overcome, and are there advantages to operating in a small national context? How are small nations represented on screen, and how do audiences in small nations engage with the media? Bringing together perspectives from across Europe, including case-studies on Catalonia, the Basque Country, Wales, Scotland, Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia and Macedonia, this collection answers these questions. At the same time, it provides readers with insights into broader issues of media policy, representation, national identity, transnationalism, audience reception and media research methods." (Publisher description)
INTRODUCTION
The Media in Europe's Small Nations / Huw David Jones, 1
I. DEVELOPING THE MEDIA IN SMALL NATIONS
1 Will Small Nations be the Winners of the Twenty-First Century? / John Newbigin, 19
2 Public Service Broadcasting in Slovenia and Macedonia: Creating Stars / Sally Broughton Micova, 31
3 National Reconstruction and the Media in Catalonia / Josep Angel Guimeni and Ana Fernandez Viso, 47
II. MEDIA REPRESENTATION OF SMALL NATIONS
4 State-Funded Icelandic Film: National and/or Transnational Cinema? / Agnes Schindler, 69
5 Changing Narratives of Identity in Welsh and Basque Film / Dilys Jones, 87
6 Staging Scotland: National Theatre of Scotland and Shifting Conceptions of Scottish Identity / Trish Reid, 105
III. AUDIENCES IN SMALL NATIONS
7 Language, Accent and Identity in Scottish Film: Audience Perceptions / Jacqui Cochrane, 123
8 Domesticating Portuguese Television / Anabela de Sousa Lopes, 141
9 Welsh Language Children's Television Production: Applying Audience Research Methods / Merris Griffiths, 157
The Media in Europe's Small Nations / Huw David Jones, 1
I. DEVELOPING THE MEDIA IN SMALL NATIONS
1 Will Small Nations be the Winners of the Twenty-First Century? / John Newbigin, 19
2 Public Service Broadcasting in Slovenia and Macedonia: Creating Stars / Sally Broughton Micova, 31
3 National Reconstruction and the Media in Catalonia / Josep Angel Guimeni and Ana Fernandez Viso, 47
II. MEDIA REPRESENTATION OF SMALL NATIONS
4 State-Funded Icelandic Film: National and/or Transnational Cinema? / Agnes Schindler, 69
5 Changing Narratives of Identity in Welsh and Basque Film / Dilys Jones, 87
6 Staging Scotland: National Theatre of Scotland and Shifting Conceptions of Scottish Identity / Trish Reid, 105
III. AUDIENCES IN SMALL NATIONS
7 Language, Accent and Identity in Scottish Film: Audience Perceptions / Jacqui Cochrane, 123
8 Domesticating Portuguese Television / Anabela de Sousa Lopes, 141
9 Welsh Language Children's Television Production: Applying Audience Research Methods / Merris Griffiths, 157
