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Communicating for Development: Experience from the Urban Environment

Catalina Gandelsonas (ed.)

London: ITDG (2002), 278 pp.

"Much research on urban development is supply-led - generated by the interests of donors and researchers in the North rather than the needs of poor households in the growing cities of the South, Communicating for Development focuses attention on the most fundamental of questions about development: h ... more

Community Radio in the Asia Pacific

Sucharita Eashwar (ed.)

Kuala Lumpur: Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD);UNESCO (2002), 96 pp.

Poverty in Asia: Media Challenges and Responses

Anjali Puri (ed.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (SCI-NTU) (2002), 176 pp.

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Flimmerndes Asien: Die Fernsehentwicklung eines Kontinents im Aufbruch

Jörg Becker, Kurt Luger (eds.)

Wien: Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag (2002), 252 pp.

Länderheft Pakistan

Karin Bräuer (ed.)

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2002), 256 pp.

Media Ethics in Asia: Adressing the Dilemmas in the Information Age

Venkat Iyer (ed.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (SCI-NTU) (2002), 157 pp.

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Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East

Kai Hafez (ed.)

Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press (2001), x, 249 pp.

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Policy Analysis of Electronic Media Practices in South Asia

Waseem Mahmood

Svaneke: Baltic Media Centre;UNDP (2001), 148 pp.

"This cross-country case study on media policy in SouthAsia endeavours to present research and analysis of relevant policy and legislation in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maledives; an overview of media development at regional and national level, examnie the changing trends in p ... more

Educommunication: Around the World in 50 Stories

Brussels: UNDA (2001), 102 pp.

Handbook of the Media in Asia

Shelton A. Gunaratne (ed.)

London: Sage (2000), ix, 722 pp.

Déontologie des médias: Institutions, pratiques et nouvelles approches dans le monde

Henri Pigeat, Jean Huteau

Paris: UNESCO (2000), 574 pp.

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Stories We Tell Our People: Asian Cinema, Cultures, Values and More

Jacob Srampickal, Leela Joseph (eds.)

New Delhi: OCIC Asia (2000), 167 pp.

"This collection, sponsored by the Asian office of the International Catholic Organization for Cinema (OCIC), provides an overview for the study of cinema in Asia. It consists of articles, more or less arranged in concentric circles, addressing cinema in general, Asian cinema, and the cinema of part ... icular countries. Authors include film critics, scholars, and film makers. The first and most general section asks how the cinema teaches values, examining the process of the construction of meaning. Jacob Srampickal, one of the volume's editors, sees the cinema as a mirror of social values while Peter Malone, the international president of OCIC and a film critic from Australia, examines the hopes and failures of cinema in teaching family values. He highlights in particular questions of patriarchy, commitment, cohabitation, separation and divorce, single parenting, careerism, rebellion, peer pressure, and sexual abuse as they appear in films. Virgilio Fantuzzi, a Rome-based film educator, provides a theoretical piece on transcendence in film and introduces a number of film makers known for their transcendental style. Jose Palakeel, the dean of studies at Ruhalaya in Central India, argues that audiovisual expression is particularly apt for the construction of meanings and values. Rooting his analysis in Jungian psychology, he notes that the individual constructs meaning and values through association of images, feelings, relationships, and intuitions. The section also includes Pope John Paul II's World Communication Day message of 1995, the centenary of the cinema. Because of its general character, this first section proves less helpful than the others in the book. Several of the writers correctly remark that their topics need more space for development. They do, however, raise key issues, particularly regarding the mechanisms through which cinema influences culture and society. The second section, on Asian cinema, returns to these themes. Gaston Roberge, the founder of Chitrabani in Calcutta, specifically investigates the film as a cultural object and tries to identify how people interact with it in the context of Asian cultures and values. Aruna Vasudev, the editor of Cinemaya, an Asian cinema magazine, argues that even in the face of Hollywood blockbusters an Asian cinema has emerged with an emphasis on "the continuity of certain traditions--the family, the community, honour, emotionalism" (p. 52). He illustrates these themes and concerns with examples of film from Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, India, and Iran. The Sri Lankan film critic Tissa Abeyasekara raises a challenge to this view, acknowledging that, while there is cinema in Asia, it may not have developed a specifically Asian aesthetic or idiom. Noting cultural differences across Asia, he admits that Asian cinema does share at least two common elements--a lack of support for the medium and a lack of integration with the rich traditions of the plastic arts across the region. The book's third section, consisting of examples and studies from the various countries of Asia, proves the richest by far, particularly for a reader less familiar with Asian cinema. Satish Bahadur, a retired member of the Film and Television Institute of India, contributes a study of the cultural and historical factors that have shaped cinema in India, discussing themes, directors, styles, and audiences. For example, Indian life has made cinema an urban phenomenon, but one rooted in the culture of the village, with city dwellers still clinging to village values. This juxtaposition also helps to explain the side-by-side existence of the Bollywood film and the socially conscious film. Roberge adds another essay here that explores some specific films and their relationship to the Indian family. Rounding out the examination of India is Manjunath Pendakur, a professor of international communication at Northwestern University (USA). His essay on Indian documentary film traces the rise of an independent film industry, competing with official government documentary production. The cinema of other Asian countries receives briefer treatment. Tadao Sato, a Japanese film critic, penetratingly explores Japanese cinema by asking whether there is something "typically Japanese." His historical overview explains the rise of certain themes and approaches to acting and film making while relating these to the history of Japan in the twentieth century. Lawrence Saldanha, a film educator in Pakistan, surveys a young Pakistani industry, noting its mixed fortunes in the face of shifting government regulation. Nicasio Cruz, a film critic, traces the rise in Filipino cinema of the action spectacle and the teen heart-throb movie. Both connect to the immense popularity (and political success) of movie stars in Filipino culture. James Reuter, a film educator on the staff of the Catholic Church communication office, asks whether there is place for God in the midst of such spectacle and vulgar romance films. Finally, William Biernatzki, the editor of Communication Research Trends, and Taewon Suh, a university lecturer, provide an overview of cinema in the Republic of Korea. They look both at the state of the industry (affected by government quotas, censorship, and the threat of piracy) and at the development of a Korean aesthetic. The editors close the volume with reprinted "testimonies" from two great Indian directors: Satyajit Ray ("Why Do I Make Films?") and Shyam Benegal ("Values Are of Primary Importance to Me")." (https://www.thefreelibrary.com) more

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Moderne Massenmedien und traditionelle Kommunikation in Iran und Pakistan

Shir Mohammad Rawan

Hamburg: Deutsches Orient-Institut (2000), 491 pp.

"Die Arbeit untersucht auf der Basis zweier Forschungsaufenthalte in Pakistan (Oktober-Dezember 1995) und im Iran (April bis Juni 1996) Grundsatzfragen der Kommunikationsentwicklung in den beiden Ländern und erfasst insbesondere Existenz und Rolle zweier strukturierter Kommunikationsebenen - tradit ... more

Internationales Handbuch für Hörfunk und Fernsehen 2000/2001

Hans-Bredow-Institut (ed.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2000), 926 pp.

Television in Contemporary Asia

David French, Michael Richards (eds.)

New Delhi: Sage (2000), 457 pp.

"Exploring recent developments in Asian television systems in the context of the continually changing global environment, this book covers India, China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Country-based analyses are preceded by contribution ... more

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Children and Media: Image, Education, Participation

Cecilia von Feilitzen, Ulla Carlsson (eds.)

Göteborg: UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (1999), 483 pp.

"This yearbook compiles research findings on children and youth and media violence from the perspective of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The thematic focus of this yearbook is on what is being done to combat gratuitous media violence. It presents information on media educ ... more

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