This author delves into the intricate relationship between media and culture, exploring its manifestations across film, television, and emerging digital landscapes. Their work critically examines the intersections of class, gender, and race, investigating how these social constructs shape our understanding of citizenship and political theory. With a foundation in cultural studies and social theory, the author's approach is marked by a rigorous, interdisciplinary lens. Through extensive editorial roles and academic contributions, they shape discourse on cultural labor and policy.
In a world ever more complex and media-saturated, what is the value of the truth? This text provides an examination of how television, magazines, film and museums influence the way our society conceptualizes such issues as citizenship, democracy, nationhood, globalization, truth and fiction.
This work outlines the theories and approaches to the study of television in an accessible form for students. It is divided into four sections - forms of knowledge, audiences, gender and race. It discusses many television texts including "Star Trek", "Kung Fu" and "Sesame Street".
Exploring the contemporary concept of citizenship, this book offers a dynamic and thought-provoking analysis of its significance in modern society. It delves into the rights, responsibilities, and identity associated with being a citizen, addressing how these elements shape individuals' lives and communities. Through engaging discussions, the author challenges traditional notions and encourages readers to rethink their understanding of civic engagement and belonging in today's world.
Offering the first comprehensive and international work on cultural policy, Toby Miller and George Yudice have produced a landmark work in the emerging field of cultural policy. Rigorous in its field of survey and astute in its critical commentary it enables students to gain a global grounding in cultural policy.
Engaging with journalism through the lens of cultural studies, this book explores essential claims about the profession while tackling its most pressing contemporary issues, including critiques of journalistic practices, the quest for objectivity, and the insecurity faced by journalists today.
Toby Miller, a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Riverside, explores the intersections of media, culture, and society through his works. He examines themes such as cosmopolitanism, consumerism, and the impact of television in a neoliberal context. In addition to his scholarly contributions, he engages a wider audience through his cultural studies podcast, enhancing the discourse on contemporary cultural issues.
This book spans an array of contemporary topics and issues not normally tackled by a single writer – the media, genetic engineering, fast food, environmental pollution, climate change, economic inequality, political manipulations, sports, and religion.
Is democracy a force for good or something much more dangerous?
Suffering from «manopause» and «Low T», underemployed and unwilling to grow up, «the other guy» has emerged as an important figure in modern media masculinity. From the films of Judd Apatow to sitcoms and popular music, this new breed of man is desperately attempting to change with the times, but is often unable (or unwilling) to understand the new landscape. Avoiding rhetorics of victimization, Derek A. Burrill charts and analyzes the other guy in order to understand how men see themselves, in media and in culture at large.