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Floating Lives: The Media and Asian Diasporas (Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture),New
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Product DescriptionFloating Lives is a unique examination of media and communication within diasporic ethnic communities, using indepth studies of some of Australia's main Asian diasporic groups: the Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, and Thai communities. Going beyond conventional crosscultural studies of mainstream media consumption, this book explores the ethnic community as a determining force in negotiating new hybrid identities and culturesand demonstrates experiences common to diasporic communities worldwide.ReviewThe first detailed study of the topic. . . . To be congratulated for providing alltoorare insights to [emigrant communities'] worldswithinworlds [and] the media that connects them with 'home.' (Southern Cross)Floating Lives transcends its analysis of diasporic groups in Australia to provide insights applicable to diasporas in any country. A vital contribution to television studies and to our understanding of crosscultural communication, this book is destined to be a classic. (Miller, Toby)This excellent book . . . represents an important trend in cultural and media studies, not just towards a more ethnographic approach to the consumption of media texts, but also towards a recognition of the complexity of the cultural flows operating both locally and globally. (Media International Australia)The first detailed study of the topic. . . . To be congratulated for providing alltoorare insights to [emigrant communities'] worldswithinworlds [and] the media that connects them with 'home.''''' (Southern Cross)About the AuthorStuart Cunningham is professor and head of the School of Media and Journalism, Queensland University of Technology, and a deputy director of the Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy. John Sinclair is professor in the Department of Communication, Language, and Cultural Studies at Victoria University of Technology in Melbourne.
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