ABSTRACT
Media, Ritual and Identity examines the role of the media in society; its complex influence on democratic processes and its participation in the construction and affirmation of different social identities.
It draws extensively upon cultural anthropology and combines a commanding overview of contemporary media debates with a series of fascinating case studies ranging from political ritual on television to broadcasting in the third world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |20 pages
Introduction
part I|64 pages
Media and ritual
chapter 3|29 pages
Political ritual on television
Episodes in the history of shame, degradation and excommunication
part II|66 pages
Media and identity
part III|83 pages
Media, public space and democracy
chapter 13|15 pages
Promoting peace through the news media
Some initial lessons from the Oslo peace process
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part IV|21 pages
Audience research: past and future
chapter 14|19 pages
Relationships between media and audiences
Prospects for audience reception studies