James Curran (ed.)

Media, Ritual and Identity

Herausgeber: Curran, James; Liebes, Tamar

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Do the media help democratic society to function for the benefit of all, or for the few? And how does the media influence our formation of social identities? Inspired by the work of Elihu Katz, "Media, Ritual and Identity" examines the role of media in society and its influence on democratic processes. It draws extensively on cultural anthropology, combining a commanding overview of contemporary media debates with a series of fascinating case studies from political ritual on television to broadcasting in the Third World. A cutting-edge look at new developments in the field, edia, Ritual and Identity shines new light on the pivotal role of the media in today's world. Contributors include: Jeffrey Alexander, Yoram Bilu, James Carey, Stephanie Craft, James Curran, Daniel Dayan, Todd Gitlin, Theodore L. Glasser, Larry Gross, Daniel C. Hallin, Ronald N. Jacobs, Tamar Katriel, Tamar Liebes, Sonia Livingstone, and Gadi Wolsfeld.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780415159913
• ISBN-10: 0415159911
• Artikelnr.: 21590166

Autorenporträt

Steve Walsh

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents List of Contributors Introduction 1. The Intellectual
Legacy of Elihu Katz James Curran and Tamar Liebes Section 1: Media and
Ritual 2. Mass Communication, ritual and Civil Society Jeffrey C. Alexander
and Ronald N. Jacobs 3. Political Ritual on Television: Episodes in the
history of Shame, Degradation and Excommunication James W. Carey 4.
Televisions Disaster Marathons: A Danger for Democratic Processes? Tamar
Liebes Section 2: Media and Identity 5. Minorities, Majorities and the
Media Larry Gross 6. Particularistic Media and Diasporic Communications
Daniel Dayan 7. The Dialogic Community: Soul Talks Among Early Israeli
Pioneering Groups Tamar Katriel 8. The Dialectics of Life, Story and
Afterlife Yoram Bilu 9. Broadcasting in the Third World: From National
Development to Civil Society Danial C. Hallin 10. Public Sphere or Public
Sphericules? Todd Gitlin 11. Crisis of Public Communication: A Reappraisal
James Curran 12. Public Journalism and the Search for Democratic Ideals
Theodore L. Glasser and Stephanie Craft 13. Promoting Peace Through the
News Media: Some Initial Lessons from the Oslo Peace Process Gadi Wolfsfeld
Section 4: Audience Research: Past and Future 14. Relationships between
Media and Audiences: Prospects for Audience Reception Studies Sonia
Livingstone