Brings together key writings in the emergent field of the anthropology of media for the first time
Integrates key themes in the anthropology of media by means of editorial commentary
Explores the theoretical issues that have arisen from ethnographic studies of media
offers a critical overview of how mass media represents and constructs both Western and non-Western cultures. Moving beyond earlier anthropological preoccupation with ethnographic film and drawing on the recent explosion of creative studies of culture and media, this volume heralds the emergence of a new field – the anthropology of media – and brings its key literature together for the first time.
About the Author
Kelly Askew is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Center for Afroamerican and African Studiesat the University of Michigan. She is the author of Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (2002).
Richard R. Wilk is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University. He is the author of several books, including Household Ecology (1991) and Economies and Cultures (1996), as well as over a hundred papers and articles on topics as diverse as Maya archaeology, research ethics, and global consumer culture.
Features
Brings together key writings in the emergent field of the anthropology of media for the first time.
Offers critical overview of how mass media represents and constructs both Western and non-Western cultures.
Integrates key themes in the anthropology of media by means of editorial commentary.
Explores the theoretical issues that have arisen from ethnographic studies of media.
