Media Industries
History, Theory, and Method
Published on 6. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-4051-6342-2 (ISBN)
Description
Media Industries: History, Theory and Method outlines the diverse ways that media industries have been studied in the past and offers an innovative blueprint for future research and criticism. Contextualizing the current moment of unprecedented technological change, media convergence, and globalization, the authors engage in cross-disciplinary exploration from a range of historical, critical and theoretical perspectives.
Bringing together newly commissioned essays by leading scholars in film, media, communication, sociology and cultural studies, Media Industries constructs a unique road map for industrial analysis of film, radio, television, advertising and new media. Collectively, these 21 essays provide a crucial resource for those encountering the study of the media industries for the first time as well as for those interested in conducting cutting-edge research in this burgeoning field. Rich explanations of key terms and foundational ideas vividly illustrate the dynamic transformations taking place across varied national, regional and international contexts.
Reviews / Votes
"We have Holt and Perren's superb book to help us move forward. Media Industries will be of great interest to students and scholars considering an industrial turn in their research. The book can be successfully integrated into existing undergraduate and graduate film and television classes. It can also be taught as the centerpiece of a course we will hopefully see cropping up more and more: media industry studies."(Television & New Media, March 2010)More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-6342-2 (9781405163422)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
09/2011
Wiley-Blackwell
€33.99
Available for download
Persons
Jennifer Holt is Assistant Professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Alisa Perren is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Georgia State University.
Content
Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Does the World Really Need One More Field of Study?: Jennifer Holt and Alisa Perren.
Part I. History.
Editors' Introduction.
1. Nailing Mercury: The Problem of Media Industry Historiography: Michele Hilmes.
2. Manufacturing Heritage: The Moving Image Archive and Media Industry Studies: Caroline Frick.
3. Film Industry Studies and Hollywood History: Thomas Schatz.
4. Historicizing TV Networking: Broadcasting, Cable and the Case of ESPN: Victoria E. Johnson.
5. From Sponsorship to Spots: Advertising and the Development of Electronic Media: Cynthia B. Meyers.
6. New Media as Transformed Media Industry: P. David Marshall.
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Part II. Theory.
Editors' Introduction.
7. Media Industries, Political Economy and Media/Cultural Studies: An Articulation: Douglas Kellner.
8. Thinking Globally: From Media Imperialism to Media Capital: Michael Curtin.
9. Thinking Regionally: Singular in Diversity and Diverse in Unity: Cristina Venegas.
10. Thinking Nationally: Domicile, Distinction and Dysfunction in Global Media Exchange: Nitin Govil.
11. Convergence Culture and Media Work: Mark Deuze.
Part III. Methodologies and Models.
Editors' Introduction.
12. Media Economics and the Study of Media Industries: Philip M. Napoli.
13. Regulation and the Law: A Critical Cultural Citizenship Approach: John McMurria.
14. Can Natural Luddites Make Things Explode or Travel Faster? The New Humanities, Cultural Policy Studies and Creative Industries: Toby Miller.
15. Cultures of Production: Studying Industry's Deep Texts, Reflexive Rituals and Managed Self-Disclosures: John Thornton Caldwell.
16. The Moral Economy of Web 2.0: Audience Research and Convergence Culture: Joshua Green and Henry Jenkins.
Part IV. The Future: Four Visions.
Editors' Introduction.
17. From the Consciousness Industry to the Creative Industries: Consumer-Created Content, Social Network Markets and the Growth of Knowledge: John Hartley.
18. Politics, Theory and Method in Media Industries Research: David Hesmondhalgh.
19. An Industry Perspective: Calibrating the Velocity of Change: Jordan Levin.
20. Toward Synthetic Media Industry Research: Horace Newcomb.
Contributor Biographies.
Index