Media, Ritual and Identity

Name: Media, Ritual and Identity
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Media, Ritual and Identity examines the role of the media in society; its complex influence on democratic processes and its participation in the construction and affirmation of different social identities. \nIt draws extensively upon cultural anthropology and combines a commanding overview of contemporary media debates with a series of fascinating case studies ranging from political ritual on television to broadcasting in the third world.\n > Table of Contents List of Contributors Introduction 1. The Intellectual Legacy of Elihu Katz James Curran and Tamar Liebes Section 1: Media and Ritual 2. Mass Communication, ritual and Civil Society Jeffrey C. Alexander and Ronald N. Jacobs\n3. Political Ritual on Television: Episodes in the history of Shame, Degradation and Excommunication James W. Carey\n4. Televisions Disaster Marathons: A Danger for Democratic Processes? Tamar Liebes\nSection 2: Media and Identity 5. Minorities, Majorities and the Media Larry Gross\n6. Particulan