TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mihelj,Sabina
AU  - Huxtable,Simon
TI  - From media systems to media cultures: understanding socialist television 
T2  - Communication, society and politics
SN  - 9781108422604 (hbk.)
AV  - HX550.M35 M54 2018
U1  - 335.4 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Communism and mass media
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Mass media and culture
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction; 2. Media cultures; 3. Historical context; 4. Varieties of modernity; 5. Publications; 6. Privacy; 7. Transnationalism; 8. Everyday time; 9. History; 10. Extraordinary time; 11. Conclusion
N2  - "In From Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist Television, Sabina Mihelj and Simon Huxtable delve into the fascinating world of television under communism, using it to test a new framework for comparative media analysis. To understand the societal consequences of mass communication, the authors argue that we need to move beyond the analysis of media systems, and instead focus on the role of the media in shaping cultural ideals and narratives, everyday practices and routines. Drawing on a wealth of original data derived from archival sources, programme and schedule analysis, and oral history interviews, the authors show how communist authorities managed to harness the power of television to shape new habits and rituals, yet failed to inspire a deeper belief in communist ideals. This book and their analysis contains important implications for the understanding of mass communication in non-democratic settings, and provides tools for the analysis of media cultures globally"--
ER  -