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Media, Spiritualities and Social Change

Editat de Professor Stewart M. Hoover, Dr Monica M. Emerich
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 iul 2012
This book maps emergent global practices and discourses of mediated, spiritualized social change. Bringing together scholarly perspectives from around the world and across disciplines, the authors explore how 'spiritualities' express themselves through and with media - from television to Internet, from fashion to art murals - as socially transforming voices and practices. The very fluidity of the meaning of spirituality is part of its appeal: it can service as easily as a reference to a perceived common essence of humanness as it can work to legitimate market-based practices. While the involvement of spiritual life with social transformation is certainly not peculiar to contemporary societies, what has changed is the upsurge of media in these matters. In the specific case of religion, globalization has unleashed a cascade of unexpected and unpredictable implications, many of which are consequences of the media. The authors here show ways in which media and spiritualities are engaged around the world in efforts to restructure paradigms, institutions, beliefs and practices to affect social change.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441114723
ISBN-10: 1441114726
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Uniquely explores the ways in which the media age has introduced a new set of conditions and opportunities for the nature, practice and integration of spiritual life and civic engagement in an era of globalization.

Notă biografică

Stewart M. Hoover is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, where he directs the Center for Media, Religion and Culture.

Monica Emerich is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.

Cuprins

Introduction \ Part 1: Identity \ 1. Competing Narratives of Religious and Cultural Identity in Cornwall, Garry Tregidga (University of Exeter, UK) \ 2. Mediated Science, Genetics and Identity in the U.S. African Diaspora, Elonda Clay (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, USA) \ 3. DIY Spiritual Community: From Individualism to Participatory Culture, Lee Gilmore (Holy Names University, USA) \ Part 2: Integration \ 4. Creating Deeper Connections, Carol Bliss (California State Polytechnic University, Claremont, USA) \ 5. Communication, Reconciliation and the Human Spirit, John Hochheimer (Southern Illinois University, USA) \ 6. Middle East Youth, Rebecca Self (Independent scholar, Switzerland with Esra'a Al-Shafei, founder, MidEast Youth, Kuwait) \ Part 3: Charity \ 7. The Politics of 'Empowerment' in Oprah Winfrey's Global Philanthropy, Janice Peck (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) \ 8. Branding Compassion, Mara Einstein (Queens College, CUNY Flushing, N.Y., USA) \ Part 4: Capitalism \ 9. Branded Wellness in the Medicated Public Square, Claire Badaracco (Marquette University, USA) \ 10. Spiritual Tourism, Curtis Coats (Millsaps College, USA) \ 11. [Re]Vision: The Role of Graphic Design[ers]..., Samantha Lawrie (Auburn University, USA) \ Part 5: Community \ 12. Media, Religion, and Citizenship in the Mosque-Building Debates in Europe, Sharif Islam (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA) \ 13. The Blogosphere of Resistence Solomon Schimmel (Hebrew College, Newton Centre, Mass. USA) \ Part 6: Nature \ 14. Media Representation and the Cultivation of Social Conciousness, Lionel Wee (National University of Singapore) \ 15. Environmental Crisis and Religious Rhetoric in Is God Green?, Jen Schneider (Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Col. USA) \ Part 7: Nations \ 16. Spirituality in Flight, Ann Hardy (University of Waikato, New Zealand) \ 17. Media, Citizens and Space Exploration, Linda Billings (NASA Astrobiology Program, USA) \ Conclusion, Stewart Hoover & Monica Emerich (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) \ Bibliography \ Notes \ Index

Recenzii

"Here is a strikingly original set of essays on the convergence of media and spirituality. Through a range of nuanced case-studies, emerging out of diverse settings from around the globe, new light is shed on the complexity of spiritualities in a media age. Refreshing and thought-provoking this volume raises a whole new set of questions, pushing forward the boundaries in understanding of media, spiritualities and social change." - Jolyon Mitchell is Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, UK
A challenging and inspiring volume which consists of 17 contributions by both junior and senior scholars...this set of essays is original and certainly worth reading.