International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
2nd issue of Volume 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Articles: Public intellectuals and the media: integrating media theory into a stalled debate David W. Park 'John, a 20-year-old Boston native with a great sense of humour': on the spectacularization of the 'self ' and the incorporation of identity in the age of reality television Alison Hearn Exploring participants' experiences of the Gay Games: intersections of sport, gender and sexuality David Rowe, Kevin Markwell, Deborah Stevenson An American werewolf in Kabul: John Walker Lindh, the construction of 'race', and the return to whiteness Sean Brayton Pan-African politics in African American visual art: Where have we been? Where are we going? Bridget R. Cooks Renegotiating media in the post-Soviet era: western journalistic practices in the Armenian radio programme Aniv Gayane Torosyan and Kenneth Starck Commentaries: Editorial introduction Carolyn M. Byerly Rethinking communication, media and activism James Hamilton TeleSUR (television of the South): Discarding contraflow for horizontal communication Lee Artz Reviews: Mekim Nius: South Pacific Media, Politics, and Education By David Robie Reviewed by Asha Chand What the Media are doing to our media Guardians of Power: The Myth of the Liberal Media By David Edwards and David Cromwell Reviewed by Paul A. Taylor What the Media are Doing to Our Politics By John Lloyd Reviewed by Paul A. Taylor ABOUT THE JOURNAL The International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics (MCP) is committed to analyzing the politics of communication(s) and cultural processes. It addresses cultural politics in their local, international and global dimensions, recognizing equally the importance of issues defined by their specific cultural geography and those which traverse cultures and nations. MCP promotes critical, in-depth, engaged research on the intersections of sociology, politics, cultural studies and media studies and invites sharp, contemporary, stimulating analyses of issues of live concern for a broad range of cultures and nations and for the international community. For subscription and further information you can visit our website at http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/mcp/ ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
