Author(s): Stuart Cunningham (Editor, Contributor), John Sinclair (Editor), Josephine Fox (Contributor), Gay Hawkins (Contributor), Chalinee Hirano (Contributor), Kee Pookong (Contributor), Glen Lewis (Contributor), Tina Nguyen (Contributor), Manas Ray (Contributor), Audrey Yue (Contributor)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: May 25, 2001
Language: English
Print length: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 0742511367
ISBN-13: 9780742511361
Book Description
Floating Lives is a unique examination of media and communication within diasporic ethnic communities, using in-depth studies of some of Australia’s main Asian diasporic groups: the Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, and Thai communities. Going beyond conventional cross-cultural studies of mainstream media consumption, this book explores the ethnic community as a determining force in negotiating new hybrid identities and cultures–and demonstrates experiences common to diasporic communities worldwide.
Editorial Reviews
Review
The first detailed study of the topic. . . . To be congratulated for providing all-too-rare insights to [emigrant communities’] worlds-within-worlds [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 cross-cultural 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 all-too-rare insights to [emigrant communities’] worlds-within-worlds [and] the media that connects them with ‘home.””’ (
Southern Cross)
About the Author
Stuart 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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