| Description |
xv, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Issues in cultural and media studies |
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Issues in cultural and media studies.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Theorizing alternative media -- 1. Four approaches to alternative media -- 2. An introductory case study - Radio Favela: Representing alternative media -- Pt. II. Case studies -- Serving the community -- 3. Community approaches in Western radio policies -- 4. Diasporas and alternative media practices -- An alternative to the mainstream -- 5. Blogs in the second Iraqi war: Alternative media challenging the mainstream? -- 6. Ethnic-religious groups and alternative journalism -- Linking alternative media to the civil society -- 7. Online participation and the Public Sphere: Civil society mailing lists and forums -- 8. The Brazilian Landless Rural Workers' Movement: Identity, action, and communication -- Alternative media as rhizome -- 9. Translocalization, globalization and the internet: The RadioSwap-project -- 10. Jamming the political: reverse-engineering, hacking the dominant codes |
| Summary |
"This clear and concise text offers a one-stop guide through the complex political, social and economic debates that surround alternative media and provides a fresh and insightful look at the renewed importance of this form of communication." "Combing diverse case studies from countries including the UK, North America and Brazil, the authors propose an original theoretical framework to help understand the subject. Looking at both 'old' and 'new' media, the book argues for the importance of an alternative media and suggests a political agenda as a way of broadening its scope." "Understanding Alternative Media is valuable reading for students in media, journalism and communications studies, researchers, academics, and journalists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Alternative mass media -- Economic aspects.
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Alternative mass media -- Political aspects.
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Alternative mass media -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Alternative mass media -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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Alternative mass media.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Cammaert, Bart.
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Carpentier, Nico.
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| ISBN |
0335222102 (paperback) |
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0335222110 (hbk.) |
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9780335222100 (paperback) |
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9780335222117 (hbk.) |
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