Wiley-Blackwell International Media Studies

Product Description International Media Studies is a bold introduction to the field that focuses on a de-centering of media epistemology to represent a more thorough world-view. A comprehensive textbook exploring the current state of media studies as it is being practised across the worldTakes discussions about media studies beyond other textbooks, by situating the subject firmly in an international context appropriate to the globalized, 21st centurySurveys our reception of a wide variety of media content and formats including television, magazines, fiction, newspapers, and popular musicConsiders both theoretical and much-needed ethnographic perspectives on media studiesShowcases global and local media patterns in a variety of countries around the world, including examples from Asia, Africa, and Latin America Review “In this important book, Divya McMillin extends media industry analysis beyond Anglo-American paradigms. The result is a reconfiguration of the field that is at once bold, brave, and scholarly.” -- John Hartley, Queensland University of Technology, Australia "Arguing for a postcolonial turn in media studies, McMillin brilliantly demonstrates that new modes of analysis and new objects of study can provide fresh and provocative approaches to the study of globalization." -- Michael Curtain, University of Wisconsin From the Inside Flap International Media Studies is a bold approach to the field that situates media studies within the international context of the networked, globalized twenty-first century. Moving beyond the idea of the West and the Rest, this volume introduces audience/reception research from areas that have been previously underrepresented in media studies, such as the Middle East,South Asia, and Greater China. Using postcolonial theory, it addresses the issues of the overlapping narratives of global, national, and local identities; and showcases global media patterns from a range of countries around the world. The text surveys the reception of a wide variety of media content and formats including television, cinema, magazines, and popular music. It addresses theoretical concepts such as hybridity and methods such as ethnography. International Media Studies is a comprehensive assessment of the state of media studies as it is being practiced throughout the world. From the Back Cover International Media Studies is a bold approach to the field that situates media studies within the international context of the networked, globalized twenty-first century. Moving beyond the idea of the West and the Rest, this volume introduces audience/reception research from areas that have been previously underrepresented in media studies, such as the Middle East,South Asia, and Greater China. Using postcolonial theory, it addresses the issues of the overlapping narratives of global, national, and local identities; and showcases global media patterns from a range of countries around the world. The text surveys the reception of a wide variety of media content and formats including television, cinema, magazines, and popular music. It addresses theoretical concepts such as hybridity and methods such as ethnography. International Media Studies is a comprehensive assessment of the state of media studies as it is being practiced throughout the world. About the Author Divya C. McMillin is Associate Professor of International Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She has written book chapters and published numerous articles in such journals as the Journal of Communication, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, International Communication Bulletin, and Economic and Political Weekly, on issues of media globalization and identity.