Globalization, Cultural Identities, and Media Representations

GLOBALIZATION,CULTURAL IDENTITIES,and MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS

NATASCHA GENTZ and STEFAN KRAMER editors GLOBALIZATION, CULTURAL IDENTITIES, and MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press. 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Globalization and media studies : cultural identity and media representations / edited by Stefan Kramer and Natascha Vittinghoff. p. cm. -- (SUNY series, explorations in postcolonial studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6683-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 0-7914-6684-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Culture. 2. Mass media and culture. 3. Mass media--Social aspects. 4. Civilization, Modern--1950– 5. Ethnology. 6. Globalization. I. Kramer, Stefan, 1966– II. Vittinghoff, Natascha. III. Series. HM621.G59 2006 302.23'09--dc22 2005014023 ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6683-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6684-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...