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The Poverty of Television: The Mediation of Suffering in Class-Divided Philippines - Anthem Global Media and Communication Studies Jonathan Corpus Ong
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The Poverty of Television: The Mediation of Suffering in Class-Divided Philippines - Anthem Global Media and Communication Studies
Jonathan Corpus Ong
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Based on an ethnographic study of television and audiences in class-divided Philippines, this book takes a bottom-up approach in considering how people respond to images and narratives of suffering and poverty on television. Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Poverty of Television; 1. The Moral Turn: From First Principles to Lay Moralities; 2. Theorising Mediated Suffering: Ethics of Media Texts, Audiences and Ecologies; 3. Audience Ethics: Mediating Suffering in Everyday Life; 4. Entertainment: Playing with Pity; 5. News: Recognizing Calls to Action; Conclusions: Mediating Suffering, Dividing Class; Appendix; Notes; References; IndexBiographical Note: Jonathan Corpus Ong is a lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester. Publisher Marketing: Based on a 20-month ethnographic study of television and audiences in class-divided Philippines, this is the first book to take a bottom-up approach in considering how people respond to images and narratives of suffering and poverty on television. The book aims to contribute to the broader project of de-Westernizing media studies and explore the tension between ethical prescription and anthropological description in the social sciences and humanities.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 15, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781783084067 |
| Publishers | Anthem Press |
| Genre | Interdisciplinary Studies > Asian Studies |
| Pages | 226 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 25 mm · 503 g |
| Language | English |
