Toward a political economy of culture: capitalism and communication in the twenty-first century /
Toward a political economy of culture: capitalism and communication in the twenty-first century /
edited by Andrew Calabrese and Colin Sparks.
- Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
- 320 p.
- Critical media studies : institutions, politics, and culture .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Some of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link to the heritage of political economy work, policy studies and research and theory about the public sphere. Several of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link work, policy studies, and research and theory about the public sphere to the heritage of political economy. Familiar but still exceedingly important topics in critical political economy studies are well represented here: market structures and media concentration, regulation and policy, technological impacts on particular media sectors, information poverty, and media access. The book also features new topics for political economy study, including racism in audience research, the value and need for feminist approaches to political economy studies, and the relationship between the discourse of media finance and the behavior of markets.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781461700357 (ebook)
Communication--Social aspects.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Culture.
Capitalism.
Information society.
Media Studies.
Media studies
Political economy
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Some of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link to the heritage of political economy work, policy studies and research and theory about the public sphere. Several of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link work, policy studies, and research and theory about the public sphere to the heritage of political economy. Familiar but still exceedingly important topics in critical political economy studies are well represented here: market structures and media concentration, regulation and policy, technological impacts on particular media sectors, information poverty, and media access. The book also features new topics for political economy study, including racism in audience research, the value and need for feminist approaches to political economy studies, and the relationship between the discourse of media finance and the behavior of markets.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781461700357 (ebook)
Communication--Social aspects.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Culture.
Capitalism.
Information society.
Media Studies.
Media studies
Political economy