Television, Ethnicity and Cultural Change

Informationen zum Autor Marie Gillespie is Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Wales, Swansea. She is the Diaspora Literary and Media Cultures project co-ordinator for the ESRC Transnational Communities Programme at the University of Oxford. Klappentext With a case study of the Asian community in Southall, Marie Gillespie examines how television and video are being used to recreate cultural traditions and catalyse cultural change in such communities. Zusammenfassung With a case study of the Asian community in Southall, Marie Gillespie examines how television and video are being used to recreate cultural traditions and catalyse cultural change in such communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Cultural change: British, Asian and black identities, Remaking ethnicity, About this book 1 Southall: Chota Punjab, west London 2 Living fieldwork – writing ethnography 3 Local uses of the media: Negotiating culture and identity 4 Coming of age in Southall: TV news talk 5 Neighbours and gossip: Kinship, courtship and community 6 Cool bodies: TV ad talk

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marie Gillespie
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.05.1995
• EAN: 9780415096744
• ISBN: 978-0-415-09674-4
• Pagine: 250
• Serie: Comedia
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; History, Media Studies, Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Humanities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity