Media Imperialism: Continuity and Change
Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2020), v, 338 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-5381-2155-9 (pbk); 978-1-5381-2156-6 (ebook)
"Media Imperialism: Continuity and Change advances applied theoretical research on 21st century media imperialism. The volume includes established and emerging researchers in international communications who examine the geopolitical, economic, technological and cultural dimensions of 21st century media imperialism. The volume highlights and challenges how news, entertainment and social media uphold unequal power relations in the world. Written in an accessible style, this volume marries conceptual, theoretical sophistication, and concrete illustration with rich case studies and global examples. Chapters cover the complete media spectrum, from social media to Hollywood, to news and national propaganda in national and transnational analyses. Readers will find discussions that range from soft power and China to the USA's empire of the internet to the rise of "Chindia" in a post-American media world." (Publisher description)
PART I: CONTEXTUALIZING AND CONCEPTUALIZING EMPIRE AND MEDIA IMPERIALISM
1 Media and Cultural Imperialism: Genealogy of an Idea / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 11
2 Historicizing and Theorizing Media and Cultural Imperialism / Marko Ampuja, Juha Koivisto, and Kaarle Nordenstreng, 31
3 US Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A Reconceptualization and Twentieth-Century Retrospective / Tanner Mirrlees, 45
PART II: NEWS, WAR, AND PROPAGANDA
4 Western News Media, Propaganda, and Pretexts for Neoliberal War / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 63
5 “RussiaGate”: The Construction of the Enemy / Gerald Sussman, 75
6 The Great Game for EurAsia and the Skripal Affair / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 89
7 Propaganda, Manipulation, and the Exercise of Imperial Power: From Media Imperialism to Information Imperialism / Piers Robinson, 105
PART III: HOLLYWOOD, WAR, AND MILITAINMENT
8 Socialism by Stealth? Governmental Subvention and Hollywood / Toby Miller, 121
9 The US Embassy–Hollywood Complex: The Sony Pictures Hack and Twenty-First-Century Media Imperialism / Paul Moody, 137
10 Dispatches from the Militainment Empire / Roger Stahl, 147
11 Global Executioner: Legitimizing Drone Warfare through Hollywood Movies / Erin Steuter and Geoff Martin, 159
PART IV: THE INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PLATFORM IMPERIALISM
12 Guarding Public Values in a Connective World: Challenges for Europe / José van Dijck, 175
13 Facebook’s Platform Imperialism: The Economics and Geopolitics of Social Media / Dal Yong Jin, 187
14 New Global Music Distribution System, Same Old Linguistic Hegemony? Analyzing English on Spotify / Christof Demont-Heinrich, 199
15 “Weaponizing” the Internet and World Wide Web for Empire: Platforming Capitalism, Data-Veillance, Public Diplomacy, and Cyberwarfare / Tanner Mirrlees, 213
PART V: DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION, GLOBAL DIVIDES, AND CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
16 Cultural Autonomy in the 1970s and Beyond: Toward Cultural Justice / Cees J. Hamelink, 233
17 Cultural Imperialism and Development Communication for Social Change / Mohan J. Dutta, 245
18 Mapping Power in Women’s Empowerment Projects in Global Development / Karin Gwinn Wilkins, 259
PART VI: RISING MEDIA EMPIRES: THE CASE OF CHINA
19 China: An Emerging Cultural Imperialist / Colin Sparks, 275
20 The Empire’s New Clothes: Political Priorities and Corporate Ambitions in China’s Drive for Global Ascendency / Graham Murdock, 291
21 Not (Yet) the “Chinese Century”: The Endurance of the US Empire and Its Cultural Industries / Tanner Mirrlees, 305
1 Media and Cultural Imperialism: Genealogy of an Idea / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 11
2 Historicizing and Theorizing Media and Cultural Imperialism / Marko Ampuja, Juha Koivisto, and Kaarle Nordenstreng, 31
3 US Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A Reconceptualization and Twentieth-Century Retrospective / Tanner Mirrlees, 45
PART II: NEWS, WAR, AND PROPAGANDA
4 Western News Media, Propaganda, and Pretexts for Neoliberal War / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 63
5 “RussiaGate”: The Construction of the Enemy / Gerald Sussman, 75
6 The Great Game for EurAsia and the Skripal Affair / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 89
7 Propaganda, Manipulation, and the Exercise of Imperial Power: From Media Imperialism to Information Imperialism / Piers Robinson, 105
PART III: HOLLYWOOD, WAR, AND MILITAINMENT
8 Socialism by Stealth? Governmental Subvention and Hollywood / Toby Miller, 121
9 The US Embassy–Hollywood Complex: The Sony Pictures Hack and Twenty-First-Century Media Imperialism / Paul Moody, 137
10 Dispatches from the Militainment Empire / Roger Stahl, 147
11 Global Executioner: Legitimizing Drone Warfare through Hollywood Movies / Erin Steuter and Geoff Martin, 159
PART IV: THE INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PLATFORM IMPERIALISM
12 Guarding Public Values in a Connective World: Challenges for Europe / José van Dijck, 175
13 Facebook’s Platform Imperialism: The Economics and Geopolitics of Social Media / Dal Yong Jin, 187
14 New Global Music Distribution System, Same Old Linguistic Hegemony? Analyzing English on Spotify / Christof Demont-Heinrich, 199
15 “Weaponizing” the Internet and World Wide Web for Empire: Platforming Capitalism, Data-Veillance, Public Diplomacy, and Cyberwarfare / Tanner Mirrlees, 213
PART V: DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION, GLOBAL DIVIDES, AND CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
16 Cultural Autonomy in the 1970s and Beyond: Toward Cultural Justice / Cees J. Hamelink, 233
17 Cultural Imperialism and Development Communication for Social Change / Mohan J. Dutta, 245
18 Mapping Power in Women’s Empowerment Projects in Global Development / Karin Gwinn Wilkins, 259
PART VI: RISING MEDIA EMPIRES: THE CASE OF CHINA
19 China: An Emerging Cultural Imperialist / Colin Sparks, 275
20 The Empire’s New Clothes: Political Priorities and Corporate Ambitions in China’s Drive for Global Ascendency / Graham Murdock, 291
21 Not (Yet) the “Chinese Century”: The Endurance of the US Empire and Its Cultural Industries / Tanner Mirrlees, 305
