Cultural Diversity and Global Media - The Mediation of Difference

Informationen zum Autor Eugenia Siapera is lecturer in Media and Communications at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She is the author (with Lincoln Dahlberg) of Radical Democracy and the Internet (2007) and (with Joss Hands) At the Interface (2004). Klappentext Cultural Diversity and Global Media explores the relationship between the media and multiculturalism.* Summarises and critically discusses current approaches to multiculturalism and the media from a global perspecive* Explores both the theoretical debates and empirical findings on multiculturalism and the media* Assumes the new perspective of mediation of cultural diversity, which critically combines elements of previous theories in order to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the media and cultural diversity* Explores media 'moments' of production, representation and consumption, while incorporating arguments on their shifting roles and boundaries* Examines separately the role of the internet, which is linked to many changes in patterns of media production, representation and to increased possibilities for diasporic and transnational communication* Contains pedagogical features that enable readers to understand and critically engage with the material, and draws upon and reviews an extensive bibliography, providing a useful reference tool. Zusammenfassung Cultural Diversity and Global Media explores the relationship between the media and multiculturalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 (Re)thinking Cultural Diversity and the Media 1 1.1 The Crises of Multiculturalism 1 1.2 The Mediation of Cultural Diversity 5 1.3 The Structure of the Book 8 2 Theorizing the Nation 14 2.1 Theories of the Nation 14 2.2 A Word on Globalization 25 2.3 Conclusions 26 3 Varieties of Multiculturalism 29 3.1 A Typology of European Multiculturalism 29 3.2 Multiculturalism in Immigration Countries: US and Canada 36 3.3 Constitutively Different: India and Nigeria 41 3.4 Conclusions 44 4 Theories of Multiculturalism 46 4.1 Multicultural Dilemmas 46 4.2 Essentialism or Fluidity? 47 4.3 Universalism or Particularism? 51 4.4 Recognition or Redistribution? 54 4.5 Conclusions 58 5 Media Theories and Cultural Diversity 60 5.1 Socio-Psychological Approaches to Media 61 5.2 Medium Theory 64 5.3 Political-Economic Theories of the Media 66 5.4 Socio-Cultural Approaches to the Media 70 5.5 Mediation: The Difference Media Make 72 5.6 Conclusions 75 6 Media Production and Diversity 78 6.1 Media Production and Mediation 78 6.2 Media Corporations 79 6.3 Media Organizations and Media Logics 81 6.4 Media Workers 85 6.5 Conclusions 92 7 Minority and Diasporic Media: Controversies and Contributions 94 7.1 Why Study Minority Media? 94 7.2 Issues of Terminology 94 7.3 Theorizing the Role(s) of Diasporic Media 97 7.4 Diasporic Media: a Typology 102 7.5 The Politics of Diasporic Media 106 7.6 Conclusions 110 8 Theories of Representation 111 8.1 The Work of Representation 111 8.2 Stereotyping: the Cognitive Aspects of Representation 112 8.3 Framing and Discourse: a First Link to Ideology 116 8.4 Semiosis, Discourse, and Representation: an Historical Analysis 120 8.5 The Performative Force of Representation 124 8.6 Conclusions: Representation and Mediation 127 9 Regimes of Representation 131 9.1 The Multiplicity of Representations 131 9.2 The Racist Regime of Representation 132 9.3 The Domesticated Regime of Representation 139 9.4 The Regime of Commodification 143 9.5 Conclusions 146 10 Self-Representatio...

List of contents

1. (Re)thinking Cultural Diversity and the Media
 
1.1. The Crises of Multiculturalism
 
1.2. The Mediation of Cultural Diversity
 
1.3. The Structure of the Book
 
2. Theorizing the Nation
 
2.1. Theories of the Nation
 
2.2. A Word on Globalization
 
2.3. Conclusions
 
3. Varieties of Multiculturalism
 
3.1. A Typology of European Multiculturalism
 
3.2. Multiculturalism in Immigration Countries: US and Canada
 
3.3. Constitutively Different: India and Nigeria
 
3.4. Conclusions
 
4. Theories of Multiculturalism
 
4.1. Multicultural Dilemmas
 
4.2. Essentialism or Fluidity?
 
4.3. Universalism or Particularism?
 
4.4. Recognition or Redistribution?
 
4.5. Conclusions
 
5. Media Theories and Cultural Diversity
 
5.1. Socio-Psychological Approaches to Media
 
5.2. Medium Theory
 
5.3. Political-Economic Theories of the Media
 
5.4. Socio-Cultural Approaches to the Media
 
5.5. Mediation: The Difference Media Make
 
5.6. Conclusions
 
6. Media Production and Diversity
 
6.1. Media Production and Mediation
 
6.2. Media Corporations
 
6.3. Media Organizations and Media Logics
 
6.4. Media Workers
 
6.5. Conclusions
 
7. Minority and Diasporic Media: Controversies and Contributions
 
7.1. Why Study Minority Media?
 
7.2. Issues of Terminology
 
7.3. Theorizing the Role(s) of Diasporic Media
 
7.4. Diasporic Media: a Typology
 
7.5. The Politics of Diasporic Media
 
7.6. Conclusions
 
8. Theories of Representation
 
8.1. The Work of Representation
 
8.2. Stereotyping: the Cognitive Aspects of Representation
 
8.3. Framing and Discourse: a First Link to Ideology
 
8.4. Semiosis, Discourse, and Representation: an Historical Analysis
 
8.5. The Performative Force of Representation
 
8.6. Conclusions: Representation and Mediation
 
9. Regimes of Representation
 
9.1. The Multiplicity of Representations
 
9.2. The Racist Regime of Representation
 
9.3. The Domesticated Regime of Representation
 
9.4. The Regime of Commodification
 
9.5. Conclusions
 
10. Self-Representations of Cultural Diversity
 
10.1. Representational Dilemmas
 
10.2. The Essentialist Regime of Representation
 
10.3. The Alternative Regime of Representation
 
10.4. Conclusions
 
11. Audiences and Cultural Diversity
 
11.1. What Do People Do with the Media?
 
11.2. Audience Reception of Mediated Cultural Diversity
 
11.3. Ethno-Cultural Groups as Audiences
 
11.4. Media Consumption and Identity
 
11.5. Right to Reply: How Can Audiences Respond?
 
11.6. Conclusions
 
12. Cultural Diversity Online
 
12.1. The Difference the Internet Makes
 
12.2. Network Society and Cultural Diversity
 
12.3. Mediation of Cultural Diversity Internet Style
 
12.4. Conclusions
 
Bibliography
 
Index

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"It is easy to read, clearly written and well organised". (Times Higher Education Supplement, 4 November 2010)

Product details

• Authors: Siapera, E Siapera, Eugenia Siapera, Eugenia (University of Leicester Siapera, Siapera Eugenia
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2010
• EAN: 9781405180467
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8046-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Miscellaneous; Soziologie, Medienkritik, Media Studies, Sociology, Medienforschung, Soziale Identität, Social Identity, Communication & Media Studies, Kommunikation u. Medienforschung, Media Criticism