Contesting the Frontiers

This book discusses the fashionable concept of identity in present-day hybridized mediascapes caracterized by ‘cultural mixes’. The ten articles present a variety of perspectives, some quite unorthodox. The main focus is on identity as it is discussed and debated by researchers in the Nordic countries, but some contributions lead us to Latin America and Africa, as well. To a certain degree, all the contributors advocate the return of place – or, rather, glocal elements in culture – in identity as it is reflected in the media.

Content

Preface
Ullamaija Kivikuru

Introduction. The Puzzling Concept of Identity
Ullamaija Kivikuru

Public Spaces, Historical Times and Media Modernities. Media and Historical Spaces
Jan Ekecrantz

Identity and the Politics of Recognition in the Information Age
Rousiley Celi Moreira Maia

Contested Meanings. Audience Studies and the Concept of Cultural Identity
André Jansson

Minorities, Multiculturalism and Theories of Public Service
Christian Christensen

Gauchos Going Global. A Critical Assessment of Cultural Globalization
Thomas Tufte

Communication Competence in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Link to Democracy or Identity-Building?
Ullamaija Kivikuru

Space and Politics of Identity. Imaginary Landscapes and Ideological Reproduction of ‘We’
Inka Moring

Staging Journalism: Professional Identity and Roles of Journalists in Social Changes
Maarja Lõhmus

From Talking Heads to Walking Bodies. Challenging the Masculinity of the News
Sanna Ojajärvi

Tracing the National ‘Us’ from TV Talk
Sanna Valtonen

About the Authors