Russian Mass Media and Changing Values

Arja Rosenholm (Curatore)

Kaarle Nordenstreng (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2013

This book provides a multi-faceted picture of the many complex processes taking place in the field of contemporary Russian media and popular culture. Russian social and cultural life today is strongly individualised and consumers are offered innumerable alternatives; but at the same time options are limited by the new technologies of control which are a key feature of Russian capitalism. Based on extensive original research by scholars in both Russia itself and in Finland, the book discusses new developments in the media industry and assesses a wide range of social and cultural changes, many of which are related to, and to an extent generated by, the media. The book argues that the Russian mass media industry, whilst facing the challenges of globalization, serves several purposes including making a profit, reinforcing patriotic discourse and popularizing liberalized lifestyles. Topics include changing social identities, new lifestyles, ideas of "glamour" and "professional values". Overall, the book demonstrates that the media in Russia is far from homogenous, and that, as in the West, despite new technologies of control, media audiences are being offered a new kind of pluralism which is profoundly influencing Russia's cultural, social and political landscape.

• Curatore: Arja Rosenholm, Kaarle Nordenstreng
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 252 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 362 gr.
• EAN: 9780415838139

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