Globalization and Media by Jack Lule

Globalization and Media by Jack Lule

The fully updated third edition of this lively and accessible book argues for the central role of media in understanding globalization. Indeed, Jack Lule convincingly shows that globalization could not have occurred without media. From earliest times, humans have used media to explore, settle, and globalize their world. In our day, media has made the world progressively smaller as nations and cultures come into increasing contact. Decades ago Marshall McLuhan prophesied that media technology would transform the world into a global village. Slowly, fitfully, his vision is being fulfilled. The global village, however, is not the blissful utopia that McLuhan predicted. Nor, in a more modern formulation, is the world flat, with playing fields leveled and opportunities for all. Instead, Lule argues, globalization and media are combining to create a divided world of gated communities and ghettos, borders and boundaries, suffering and surfeit, beauty and decay, surveillance and violence. By breaking down the economic, cultural, and political impact of media, and through a rich set of case studies from around the globe, the author describes a global village of Babel-invoking the biblical town punished for its vanity by seeing its citizens scattered, its language confounded, and its destiny shaped by strife.

Lule’s writing, as always, is splendid—melodious, picturesque, and seamlessReading this book was like having global vacations that unremittingly inspire deep learning and critical thinking about the role of media. This third edition is a welcome and timely update, with more diverse voices worldwide reflecting the historical and current state of the media, political events, and economic structures. A wondrous resource for a global audience of students and scholars. -- Roselyn Du, Hong Kong Baptist University

Jack Lule is professor of global studies and professor and chair of journalism and communication at Lehigh University.

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ISBN 13	9781538106273
ISBN 10	1538106272
Titre	Globalization and Media
Auteur	Jack Lule
Série	Globalization
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Rowman & Littlefield
Année de publication	2017-11-17
Nombre de pages	220
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