| Cultural Politics and the Mass Media: Alaska Native Voices Contributor(s): Daley, Patrick J. (Author), James, Beverly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252029380 ISBN-13: 9780252029387 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2004 Annotation: In a series of case studies, Beverly A. James and Patrick J. Daley's Cultural Politics and the Mass Media elegantly reveals how newspapers, radio stations and television programs became strategic sites of Native resistance to the economic and cultural agendas of non-Native settlers. Through these empirically-grounded studies, the authors demonstrate that freedom for indigenous peoples is not only premised on control over their political economy, but also on their capacity to tell their own stories. In so doing, they develop a powerful, historically grounded argument for understanding cultural persistence as a valuable and vital form of self-determination. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 302.234 |
| LCCN: 2003024633 |
| Series: History of Communication (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.38" W x 9.24" (1.15 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alaska's indigenous peoples have used various forms of mass media and community media for purposes of cultural expression, self-determination, and political resistance. Patrick J. Daley and Beverly A. James elegantly reveal how newspapers, radio stations and television programs became strategic sites of Native resistance to the economic and cultural agendas of non-Native settlers. Using six empirically grounded studies, the authors demonstrate that freedom for indigenous peoples is not only premised on control over their political economy, but also on their capacity to tell their own stories. In so doing, Alaska's indigenous peoples develop a powerful, historically grounded argument for understanding cultural persistence as a valuable and vital form of self-determination. |