{"product_id":"planet-digital-a-global-media-cultures-reader-hardback-9781479835164","title":"Planet Digital; A Global Media Cultures Reader (Hardback) 9781479835164","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlanet Digital\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Global Media Cultures Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAswin Punathambekar (Edited by), Adrienne Shaw (Edited by), Jonathan Gray (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479835164\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 July 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages, 16 b\/w images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePlanet Digital\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed and wide-ranging collection of accessible writing, which anchors global phenomena such as podcasting, games, social media and streaming in local content analysis. It is an essential resource to those who research and teach about digital media transformations.\" – Aniko Imre, University of Southern California \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This skilfully curated collection of essays provides a wonderful overview of global digital culture. \u003ci\u003ePlanet Digital \u003c\/i\u003eis a terrific resource for teachers and students, and a pleasurable read for anyone interested in popular culture across the world.\" - David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores how digitalization has transformed global media entertainment and the making of popular cultures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the three decades since the rise of the global internet, digitalization has transformed how media are made, circulated, and consumed, reshaping culture on a planetary scale. Yet the story of global media is not one of seamless connection or cultural homogenization. \u003ci\u003ePlanet Digital\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the myth of a \"global village,\" revealing instead how regional histories, infrastructures, economies, and power relations shape the uneven terrains of our digital world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by the series editors of \u003ci\u003eCritical Cultural Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, this field-defining anthology gathers leading scholars to examine the texts, genres, platforms, and industries that define today's global entertainment landscape. From TikTok to \u003ci\u003eSquid Game\u003c\/i\u003e, K-Pop to Marvel, \u003ci\u003eBluey\u003c\/i\u003e to Nollywood, each chapter offers a focused case study that illuminates how digital media both reflect and remake global cultural life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning influencer culture, streaming platforms, esports, and beyond, \u003ci\u003ePlanet Digital\u003c\/i\u003e shows how digital technologies and global media flows continually reshape one another, producing hybrid forms of creativity, circulation, and control. Together, these essays provide a vital framework for understanding how the world's screens, sounds, and networks are rewriting the relationship between culture and power in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591105376536,"sku":"9781479835164","price":74.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/planet-digital-a-global-media-cultures-reader-hardback-9781479835164","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}