Midlands State University Library

Internationalizing media studies /

Internationalizing media studies / edited by Daya K. Thussu. - xiii, 320 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents
Introduction / Daya Kishan Thussu 1
Pt. I Internationalizing media research 11
1 Why internationalize media studies and how? / Daya Kishan Thussu 13
2 What should comparative media research be comparing? Towards a transcultural approach to 'media cultures' / Andreas Hepp, Nick Couldry 32
3 Globalization theories and media internationalization: a critical appraisal / Tristan Mattelart 48
4 Frames for internationalizing media research / Naren Chitty 61
5 Media and communication studies going global / Jan Ekecrantz 75
Pt. II Broadening the field of media studies 91
6 Globalizing media law and policy / Sandra Braman 93
7 Changing paradigms of media research and practice in contexts of globalization and terror / Oliver Boyd-Barrett 116
8 Comparative media law and policy: opportunities and challenges / Stefaan Verhulst, Monroe E. Price 131
9 The labouring of international communication / Vincent Mosco, David O. Lavin 147
Pt. III Regional perspectives on internationalization 163
10 Asian media studies: the struggle for international legitimacy / Indrajit Banerjee 165
11 Rethinking Chinese media studies: history, political economy and culture / Yuezhi Zhao 175
12 Media and cultural studies in the Arab world: making bridges to local discourses of modernity / Tarik Sabry 196
13 De-Sovietizing Russian media studies / Elena Vartanova 214
14 Citizens' media as political subjects: the case of community radio in Colombia / Jair Vega, Clemencia Rodriguez 228
Pt. IV Pedagogic parameters: internationalizing media syllabi 247
15 Internationalizing media ethics studies / Cees J. Hamelink 249
16 Media studies as an academic discipline / Kaarle Nordenstreng 254
17 International media studies in the US academy: a sampling of programmes and textbooks / John D. H. Downing 267
18 Re-conceptualizing media studies in Africa / Winston Mano 277
19 The internationalization of the internet and its implications for media studies / Gerard Goggin, Mark McLelland 294
Index

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Mass media--Study and teaching
Communication, International--Study and teaching

P91.3 INT