| We Europeans?: Media, Representations, Identities Contributor(s): Uricchio, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841502073 ISBN-13: 9781841502076 Publisher: Intellect (UK) OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: "We Europeans?" explores the relationship between media and identity along the fault lines and fissures of the shifting ethnicities, religions, tastes, generations, and languages that make up contemporary Europe. Addressing topics such as film, television, public monuments, and the press, an international group of contributors reveal how European identity is shaped as the continent administratively consolidates. In essays that explore cultural homogenization, longed-for identities, and the fears surrounding transnational media, this volume uncovers the intricate interactions of history and memory as they inform the European present. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| Series: Changing Media, Changing Europe |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We Europeans? explores the relationship between media and identity along the fault lines and fissures of the shifting ethnicities, religions, tastes, generations, and languages that make up contemporary Europe. Addressing topics such as film, television, public monuments, and the press, an international group of contributors reveal how European identity is shaped as the continent administratively consolidates. In essays that explore cultural homogenization, longed-for identities, and the fears surrounding transnational media, this volume uncovers the intricate interactions of history and memory as they inform the European present. |