Media and Identity in Contemporary Europe

Media and Identity in Contemporary EuropeTechnological change in broadcasting has enabled us to open up media markets, making media and society more internationally oriented. Chapters focus on technological change and its impact on cultural and political identities, the role of the cultural industries in the New Economy and the impact of European integration on national institutions.

This volume challenges the way we understand art and journalism in contemporary culture and suggests future developments of this new relationship

This highly influential book

The contributors urge new methods of approach that focus on interdisciplinary collaboration between the academic and business worlds

Profiles and analyses of many of the industry’s most talented and prolific directors give insights into their impact on Hollywood and beyond

Frank's candid images of men and women from all classes and walks of life is credited with changing the course of the art form

director's notes and interviews with creative teams behind the productions to reveal a holistic

do traditional standards of quality apply or must we identify and implement new criteria

the performing body

the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

and practitioners alike will find sufficient depth in each article

suggesting a more complex set of representations than a straightforward propaganda analysis might allow for

It also poses a specific challenge for some filmmakers who seek to apply surrealist ideas and approaches when making feature-length narrative films