Critical Perspectives on Mass Market Entertainment - Studies in Critical Social Sciences Hardcover

About the Book

Contemporary mass-market entertainment, marked by unprecedented globalization and digitalization, undergoes significant transformations. This book explores its global reach and digital shifts through various theoretical and empirical approaches, encompassing diverse geographical and cultural contexts.

Book Synopsis

This book offers critical insights into contemporary mass-market entertainment across various geographical and cultural contexts, blending theoretical reflections with empirical case studies. It examines cultural phenomena and objects from both Western and non-Western perspectives, analyzing representations, production, and consumption practices. By highlighting the interplay of identities, power dynamics, and digital transformations, this work deepens your understanding of entertainment as both a cultural phenomenon and an ideological apparatus. It emphasizes the need for ongoing critical engagement with mass-market entertainment in our rapidly changing world.

About the Author

Dimitra Laurence Larochelle, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. She is the co-author of the book Video Mapping: Heritage in Lights (Video Mapping European Center Editions, 2023) and has written numerous articles in English, French, and Greek.

Contributors are: Stéfany Boisvert, Mélanie Bourdaa, Hélène Breda, Elena Cabanillas-Mallenco, Emek Çaylı, Omar Cerrillo Garnica, Vincenzo Cicchelli, Christiana Constantopoulou, Deepa Mary Francis, Aleena George, Charo Lacalle, Dimitra Laurence Larochelle, Céline Morin, Katharina Niemeyer, Eleonora Noia, Sylvie Octobre, Jimmyn Parc, Eléana Sanchez, Christine Thoër, Mónica Tovar-Vicente and Michele Varini.