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A busca por diversão é uma característica dos nossos tempos? Por meio de uma revisão histórica, este livro mostra que a demanda por entretenimento sempre existiu mesmo antes de surgirem os meios típicos da primeira fase da indústria cultural, como o cinema, o rádio e o gramofone. Este livro, de modo simples e direto, discute as práticas e os produtos da indústria cultural. Reflete também sobre a atualidade e a possível pertinência das críticas feitas à indústria cultural, tendo em vista as transformações provocadas pela globalização. Este título da Série Filosofia integra a Coleção FGV de Bolso, voltada para a produção de obras de síntese sobre os mais diversos temas das ciências humanas e sociais. Destina-se a estudantes, professores e profissionais interessados em conhecer de maneira rápida e eficaz, por meio de textos claros e acessíveis, os assuntos tratados em cada volume.
The Cultural Industries combines a political economy approach with the best aspects of cultural studies, sociology, communication studies and social theory to provide an overview of the key debates surrounding cultural production. The book: Considers both the entertainment and the information sectors Combines analysis of the contemporary scene with a long-range historical perspective Draws on an range of examples from North America, the UK, Europe and elsewhere
Durante las últimas décadas, la globalización y la revolución de las nuevas tecnologías han marcado un antes y un después en las formas de articulación del poder. Se confirma así la hipótesis avanzada por Marx, donde el propio sujeto pasa a ser el capital fijo más valioso del proceso de producción, y donde el trabajo abstracto –hoy concebido como “intelecto general”- se configura como fuerza determinante del nuevo modelo tardocapitalista. La actividad creativa, en este nuevo contexto, cobra una novedosa función estratégica, al convertirse en pieza generadora de valor y al posibilitar el desarrollo y sostenibilidad del capitalismo contemporáneo. César Bolaño aborda la co...
This book addresses new conceptual bases for thinking critically about communication as a necessary way in which to confront power, property and the market as part of the daily resistance of Latin American subaltern cultures. The chapters research an urgent field of situated knowledge and spark a much-needed dialogue. The editors view emancipatory communication experiences as disruptive acts of resistance, prompted mainly by social movements. These experiences have opened up political modes of communication by establishing a decolonising axis in the field of communication and reconstructing the history and memory of Latin America. This book is a valuable reference for researchers, academics and students interested in the role of communication and culture in processes of social transformation.
This book examines the ways in which cultural and creative industries can drive entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability and overall regional development. It will address such issues as (1) the technical (tangible) components of creative and cultural industries in relation to innovation; (2) the intangible components of creative and cultural industries in relation to services provided; (3) the relationship between tangible and intangible components and economic and social innovation; and (4) the ways in which creative and cultural industries effect and influence regional sustainability and development. Cultural and creative industries and the creative economy as a whole have been increas...
Examines how peoples of other nations perceive the U.S., how media of other nations portray the U.S., and how exported media products impact the U.S. image around the world.
"The first exhibition to offer a critical assessment of the artistic experimentation that took place in Mexico during the last three decades of the twentieth century. The exhibition carefully analyzes the origins and emergence of techniques, strategies, andmodes of operation at a particularly significant moment of Mexican history, beginning with the 1968 Student Movement, until the Zapatista upraising in the State of Chiapas. Theshow includes work by a wide range of artists, including Francis Alys, Vicente Rojo, Jimmie Durham, Helen Escobedo, Julio Galán, Felipe Ehrenberg, José Bedia,Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Francisco Toledo, Carlos Amorales, Melanie Smith, and Alejandro Jodorowsky, among m...