Media and the Empire
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-18432-9 (ISBN)
From jeopardising the introduction of wireless telegraphy in order to maximise the financial gains of the investors of under-sea cabling, to newspaper proprietors cashing in on the thrilling, wonderful (and sometimes fabricated) adventures of war correspondents in exotic lands, the media has had a constant background influence in the public’s perception of empire.
By covering diverse topics from Anthony Lejeune’s radio talk-show ‘London Letters’ – which supported the Allies by boosting morale and providing a link between soldiers fighting abroad and their families during both World Wars, to the complete subversion of imperial influence – as in the case of the proliferation of diverse media platforms being used by migrant communities in Britain as a means to promote ‘colonization in reverse’, the book hints at the politics, suspense, and intrigue of both the print and broadcast sectors. This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Arts.
Ruth Teer-Tomaselli is Director of the Centre for Communication, Media and Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College), Durban, South Africa. Donal McCracken is Acting Dean and Head of the School of Applied Human Sciences in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Introduction Part I: Broadcasting 1. In service of Empire: the South African Broadcasting Corporation during World War II 2. Broadcasting to the ‘last outpost of the British Empire’: Anthony Lejeune, the man behind the SABC’s English Service London Letter (1965-1995) 3. Broadcasting to the Portuguese Empire in Africa: Salazar’s singular broadcasting policy 4. Imperial foundations of 20th-century media systems in the Caribbean 5. In service of two masters: a political history of radio in pre-independence Botswana 6. Empire and broadcasting in the interwar years: towards a consideration of public broadcasting in the British dominions Part II: Newspapers 7. The imperial British newspaper, with special reference to South Africa, India and the ‘Irish model’ 8. English newspapers in British colonial Hong Kong: the case of the South China Morning Post (1903-1941) 9. Reuters and the South African press at the end of Empire 10. Friends or foes? A critique of the development of the media and the evolving relationship between press and politics in Kenya
Erscheinungsdatum | 29.06.2016 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
Gewicht | 544 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-18432-2 / 1138184322 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-18432-9 / 9781138184329 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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