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May 2

The New Global Frontier


 

WEEK 12 - FRIDAY, MAY 2
The New Global Frontier

Session I (~90 minutes)
Trans-border data flow and how the new media is impacting national identity. New types of users and forms of acquisition, localization and retransmission; cultural imperialism vs. hybridity; policing non-physical borders; prospects of alternative media, anime, Bollywood, international artists and self-publishing. Tiananmen Square-an example of the role of the media in society-altering events.

" Henry Jenkins, "The Aging Net"
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/print_version/wo_jenkins121102.asp

" Tom O' Regan and Ben Goldsmith, "Globalisation and Production," (Griffith University, Australia)
" Scott Robert Olson, "Modes of Reception in World Media Markets," and "Competitive Advantage," Hollywood Planet: Global Media and the Competitive Advantage of Narrative Transparency

Part II (~90 minutes)
Student Presentations, Part I