Global Media Apocalypse
Pleasure, Violence and the Cultural Imaginings of Doom
Published on 1. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 228 pages
978-1-349-43474-9 (ISBN)
Description
The modern world seems trapped between fantasies of infinite pleasure and the prospects of total global catastrophe. Global Media Apocalypse explores these contrary imaginings through an evolving cultural ecology of violence. Articulated through the global media, these apocalyptic fantasies express a profoundly human condition of crisis.
Reviews / Votes
'A visionary analysis of contemporary global conditions. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in media, culture and the future of the planet.'
- Dr Kristy Best, Murdoch University, Australia
More details
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XI, 228 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-43474-9 (9781349434749)
DOI
10.1057/9781137005458
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2012
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Person
Jeff Lewis (PhD) is Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Australia. He is an internationally recognised researcher, author and scholar in media and cultural studies.
Content
Preface Introduction: Out of the 9/11 Decade New Media-Old Empires: Celebrity, Sex and Revolutions of Knowing Under the Volcano: The Cultural Ecology of Nature Hyper-Pleasure: Consumer Rituals and Transactions of Desire Menace: Westernism, Media and the Cultural Ecology of Violence After the Apocalypse: Refugees, Human Rights and the Global Media Future Conclusion Peace References