Kerr, Aphra
(2014)
Placing International Media Production.
Media Industries Journal, 1 (1).
pp. 27-32.
ISSN 2373-9037
Abstract
Studies of contemporary media production have to grapple with the empirical,
methodological, and theoretical challenges of internationalization. While cultural
imperialism and the new international division of cultural labor theories have
highlighted important power differentials internationally, they often lack empirical
depth and focus on large traditional media companies and national, particularly
Western, countries. In this short essay I consider how “spatialization” and the social
production of space might provide a useful theoretical approach for studying
international contemporary media production practices. I illustrate my argument
by contrasting findings from empirical research on the factors shaping the
spatialization of the digital games and broadcast animation industries: one an
emerging industry struggling to legitimate its cultural standing and build
international networks of production; the other a well-established cultural industry
tied into national cultural policies and networks of production. An industry focus
and relational approach to space allows us to capture the dynamic tension
between international flows (of ideas, products, services, workers, and money)
and the practices (policy, regulation, institutions, markets, technology, and
content) that attempt to capture these flows in particular places.
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Article
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Copyright © 2014 (Aphra Kerr). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. Under this license, this work is available for sharing and
noncommercial distribution provided the appropriate attribution is given. |
Keywords: |
Gaming; Globalization; Labor; Production; Political Economy; |
Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
Item ID: |
6362 |
Depositing User: |
Prof. Aphra Kerr
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Date Deposited: |
16 Sep 2015 15:48 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Media Industries Journal |
Refereed: |
Yes |
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