Beyond technophilia

A critique of media globalization

Bibliographic Data

ID20253170
AuthorsWincharles Coker (0000-0001-7350-5040, University of Cape Coast, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume10
Issue1
Publication date2023-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCogent Arts and Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2331-1983 • E-ISSN: 2331-1983
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23311983.2023.2224602
OpenAlexW4381930761
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

In this paper, I revisit discourses of media globalization through a cultural approach. I do so by contextualizing theoretical possibilities of grasping media globalization by engaging with the conceptual categories of notable scholars. In doing so, I reposition the globalization debate from its decidedly technophilic and economic determinisms to a nuanced, culturally situated discussion. The paper provides a wider context for grasping how the globalization of the media shapes, configures, and reconstitutes everyday practice and conditions of local and globalized practices. Issues raised in this light include historical contexts framing globalization (for instance, is it a question of homogeneity, heterogeneity, cultural imperialism, hybridity, or what?), political economic perspectives on transnational media conglomerates and their work of empire as well as the work of resistance by nation states in regulating global flow

Cultural homogenization · Empire · Globalization · Hybridity · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

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