Internationalizing Media Studies

The explosion of transnational information flows, made possible by new technologies and institutional changes (economic, political and legal) has profoundly affected the study of global media. At the same time, the globalization of media combined with the globalization of higher education means that the research and teaching of the subject faces immediate and profound challenges, not only as the subject of enquiry but also as the means by which researchers and students undertake their studies.Edited by a leading scholar of global communication, this collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and pedagogic necessities warranted by the changing profile of students and researchers and the unprecedented growth of media in the non-Western world. Transnational in its perspectives, Internationalizing Media Studies is a much-needed guide to the internationalization of media and its study in a global context.

"For far too long, media studies has been dominated by people who could only research and write in English. The result has been effortless extrapolations from very specific realities (the US and the UK) to explain the entire, rich (and poor) world of the media. That is no longer sustainable, as Daya Thussu and his contributors show us in this dynamic and profound book. A way forward for all."Toby Miller, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside, USA"Globalization poses dramatic new challenges for media studies, challenges that most scholars have failed to take up. This impressive collection of essays ranges across disciplines, methodologies, and geographical contexts to suggest important new directions for research and pedagogy in the field of media studies."Michael Curtin, Mellichamp Professor of Global Media Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA"This is a timely and pertinent reflection on media going global by leading scholars in the field, probing and critical." Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Mellichamp Professor of Global Studies and Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Daya Kishan Thussu is Professor of International Communication at the University of Westminster in London . The founder and Managing Editor of the journal Global Media and Communication, his key publications include News as Entertainment; Media on the Move; International Communication, and Electronic Empires.