Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
About the Book Series
The aim of this series has always been to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars, on all aspects of media, culture and social change in Asia. Founded from Melbourne in 2001, we have published over 70 titles and our reach of topics has expanded in step with new paradigms, new media systems and a digital economy that is far removed from our expectations or understanding at the turn of this century. We have appointed an editorial board that reflects the directions of contemporary scholarship, and we invite new proposals that speak to our mission
Editorial Board:
Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (Founding Editor)
Emma Baulch, (Co-Editor, SE Asia), Monash Malaysia
Laikwan Pang, (Public Humanities), Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jo Tacchi, (Digital Development and Ethnography), Loughborough in London
Tania Lewis (Eco-Humanities, Food, Digital Consumption), RMIT, Melbourne
Annisa Beta, (Youth Cultures), University of Melbourne
Kate Mirandello Delmo, (Crisis and Strategic Communications), UTS, Sydney
Giang Nguyen-Thu, (Digital Economy), University of Queensland
New proposals are welcome and should be sent in the first instance to the series editor, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, at [email protected].
Contemporary Chinese Print Media: Cultivating Middle Class Taste
1st Edition
By Zheng Yi
October 13, 2017
This book examines the transformations in form, genre, and content of contemporary Chinese print media. It describes and analyses the role of post-reform social stratification in the media, focusing particularly on how the changing practices and institutions of the industry correspond to and ...
Culture, Aesthetics and Affect in Ubiquitous Media: The Prosaic Image
1st Edition
By Helen Grace
October 13, 2017
This book argues that ubiquitous media and user-created content establish a new perception of the world that can be called ‘particulate vision’, involving a different relation to reality that better represents the atomization of contemporary experience especially apparent in social media. Drawing ...
Multimedia Stardom in Hong Kong: Image, Performance and Identity
1st Edition
By Leung Wing-Fai
October 13, 2017
This book details original research into the practices and discourse of multimedia stardom alongside changing social and cultural landscapes in Hong Kong since 1980. It examines the cultural and sociological significance of stardom in the region, and the conditions which gave rise to such famous ...
China Online: Locating Society in Online Spaces
1st Edition
Edited
By Peter Marolt, David Kurt Herold
October 12, 2017
The Chinese internet is driving change across all facets of social life, and scholars have grown mindful that online and offline spaces have become interdependent and inseparable dimensions of social, political, economic, and cultural activity. This book showcases the richness and diversity of ...
Chinese and Japanese Films on the Second World War
1st Edition
Edited
By King-fai Tam, Timothy Y. Tsu, Sandra Wilson
October 12, 2017
This book examines representations of the Second World War in postwar Chinese and Japanese cinema. Drawing on a wide range of scholarly disciplines, and analysing a wide range of films, it demonstrates the potential of war movies for understanding contemporary China and Japan. It shows how the war ...
K-pop – The International Rise of the Korean Music Industry
1st Edition
Edited
By JungBong Choi, Roald Maliangkay
October 12, 2017
K-pop, described by Time Magazine in 2012 as "South Korea’s greatest export", has rapidly achieved a large worldwide audience of devoted fans largely through distribution over the Internet. This book examines the phenomenon, and discusses the reasons for its success. It considers the national and ...
New Chinese-Language Documentaries: Ethics, Subject and Place
1st Edition
By Kuei-fen Chiu, Yingjin Zhang
October 12, 2017
Documentary filmmaking is one of the most vibrant areas of media activity in the Chinese world, with many independent filmmakers producing documentaries that deal with a range of sensitive socio-political problems, bringing to their work a strongly ethical approach. This book identifies notable ...
Indonesia-Malaysia Relations: Cultural Heritage, Politics and Labour Migration
1st Edition
By Marshall Clark, Juliet Pietsch
December 14, 2016
Drawing on social media, cinema, cultural heritage and public opinion polls, this book examines Indonesia and Malaysia from a comparative postcolonial perspective. The Indonesia–Malaysia relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in Southeast Asia, especially because ...
Democracy, Media and Law in Malaysia and Singapore: A Space for Speech
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew T. Kenyon, Tim Marjoribanks, Amanda Whiting
June 20, 2016
Commentators on the media in Southeast Asia either emphasise with optimism the prospect for new media to provide possibilities for greater democratic discourse, or else, less optimistically, focus on the continuing ability of governments to exercise tight and sophisticated control of the media. ...
Genders and Sexualities in Indonesian Cinema: Constructing gay, lesbi and waria identities on screen
1st Edition
By Ben Murtagh
January 21, 2016
Indonesia has a long and rich tradition of homosexual and transgender cultures, and the past 40 years in particular has seen an increased visibility of sexual minorities in the country, which has been reflected through film and popular culture. This book examines how representations of gay, lesbian...
Rumor and Communication in Asia in the Internet Age
1st Edition
Edited
By Greg Dalziel
September 04, 2015
New communication technology has transformed the way in which news about key events is communicated. For example, in the immediate aftermath of catastrophic events such as the Mumbai attacks or the Japanese tsunami, partial accounts, accurate and inaccurate facts, rumour and speculation are now ...
Media and Democratic Transition in South Korea
1st Edition
By Ki-Sung Kwak
August 15, 2014
Since South Korea achieved partial democracy in 1987, the country has moved away from authoritarian political control. However, after two decades of democratic transition, South Korea still does not have a strong liberal, individualist culture – something that has brought about a wide range of ...