Critical Perspectives on Mass Market Entertainment

By Dimitra Laurence Larochelle

Book Overview

This volume offers critical insights into contemporary mass-market entertainment across various geographical and cultural contexts, blending theoretical reflections with empirical case studies.

The contributors examine cultural phenomena and objects from both Western and non-Western perspectives, analyzing representations, production, and consumption practices. By highlighting the interplay of identities, power dynamics, and digital transformations, this work deepens your understanding of entertainment as both a cultural phenomenon and an ideological apparatus. It emphasizes the need for ongoing critical engagement with mass-market entertainment in our rapidly changing world.

Contributors include: St fany Boisvert, M lanie Bourdaa, H l ne Breda, Elena Cabanillas-Mallenco, Emek aylı, Omar Cerrillo Garnica, Vincenzo Cicchelli, Christiana Constantopoulou, Deepa Mary Francis, Aleena George, Charo Lacalle, Dimitra Laurence Larochelle, C line Morin, Katharina Niemeyer, Eleonora Noia, Sylvie Octobre, Jimmyn Parc, El ana Sanchez, Christine Tho r, M nica Tovar-Vicente and Michele Varini.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMNH1FTH
• ISBN13: 9798888908020
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"