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].
Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's other Film Industry
1st Edition
Edited
By Selvaraj Velayutham
February 25, 2009
Hitherto, the academic study of Indian cinema has focused primarily on Bollywood, despite the fact that the Tamil film industry, based in southern India, has overtaken Bollywood in terms of annual output. This book examines critically the cultural and cinematic representations in Tamil cinema. It ...
Television in Post-Reform China: Serial Dramas, Confucian Leadership and the Global Television Market
1st Edition
By Ying Zhu
February 19, 2009
This book explores the political, economic, and cultural forces, locally and globally that have shaped the evolution of Chinese primetime television dramas, and the way that these dramas in turn have actively engaged in the major intellectual and policy debates concerning the path, steps, and speed...
Created in China: The Great New Leap Forward
1st Edition
By Michael Keane
January 31, 2009
This book examines China’s creative economy—and how television, animation, advertising, design, publishing and digital games are reshaping traditional understanding of culture. Since the 1950s China has endeavoured to catch-up with advanced Western economies. ‘Made in China’ is one approach to ...
Japanese Popular Music: Culture, Authenticity and Power
1st Edition
By Carolyn Stevens
January 31, 2009
Japanese popular culture has been steadily increasing in visibility both in Asia and beyond in recent years. This book examines Japanese popular music, exploring its historical development, technology, business and production aspects, audiences, and language and culture. Based both on extensive ...
Political Regimes and the Media in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Krishna Sen, Terence Lee
November 28, 2008
This book analyzes the relationship between political power and the media in a range of nation states in East and Southeast Asia, focusing in particular on the place of the media in authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes. It discusses the centrality of media in sustaining repressive regimes, ...
Cultural Control and Globalization in Asia: Copyright, Piracy and Cinema
1st Edition
By Laikwan Pang
March 08, 2007
This is a succint and well-written book introducing a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of copyright and related issues in contemporary popular culture in relation to the current development of Asian cinema, and questions how copyright is appropriated to regulate culture. It examines ...