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Ecomedia Ecomedia: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook introducing the burgeon- ing field of ecomedia studies to provide an overview of the interface between environmental issues and the media globally. Linking the world of media production, distribution, and consumption to environmental understand- ings, the book addresses ecological meanings encoded in media texts, the environmental impacts of media production, and the relationships between media and cultural perceptions of the environment. Each chapter introduces a distinct type of media, addressing it in a theo- retical overview before engaging with specific case studies. In this way, the book provides an accessible introduction to each form of media as well as a sophisticated analysis of relevant cases. The book includes contributions from a combination of new voices and well-established media scholars from across the globe who examine the basic concepts and key issues of ecomedia studies. The concepts of “frames,” “flow,” and “convergence” structure a dynamic collection divided into three parts. The first part addresses tra- ditional visual texts, such as comics, photography, and film. The second part of the book addresses traditional broadcast media, such as radio and television, and the third part looks at new media, such as advertising, video games, the Internet, and digital renderings of scientific data. In its breadth and scope, E comedia: Key Issues presents a unique survey of rich scholarship at the confluence of Media Studies and Environmental Stud- ies. The book is written in an engaging and accessible style, with each chapter including case studies, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading. Stephen Rust is Adjunct Professor at the Department of English at Univer- sity of Oregon and the School of Writing, Literature, and film at Oregon State University, US . Salma Monani is Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College, US. Sean Cubitt is Professor of Film and Television at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne, Australia; and Honorary Professor of the University of Dundee, Scotland. “This is a timely, well-conceived, and impactful addition to the growing field of ecologically based cultural studies. Ecomedia: Key Issues power- fully demonstrates how media and the environment are intrinsically linked. Media texts reflect back to us and shape our perceptions of and engagement with the environment. But equally, if not more importantly, this volume illustrates how media systems are materially imbedded in ecological sys- tems: dependent on natural resources for their existence and complicit in the contemporary ecological crisis we face. Collectively, the essays in this collection aptly untangle these complex ecological webs of connectivity, revealing the impact of a diverse set of media texts and practices on plan- etary health. Adopting a global and interdisciplinary approach, the editors leave no media unturned. Each chapter focuses on a single media, ranging from film, television, radio, advertising and photography, to comic strips, video games, the Internet and data vitalization. Divided in three sections offering engaging analyses of particular media, each chapter is well sup- ported by case studies, up-to-date scholarship, and discussion questions. Ecomedia is a must for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of and reflection about contemporary media culture and practices, and an essential contribution to unpacking the environmental consequences of the digital revolution.” Paula Willoquet-Maricondi, Champlain College, USA “So much media and communications scholarship is needed to address the importance of facing up the ‘global challenge’ of our age – namely Climate Change and environmental issues generally. This exciting new volume cer- tainly fills a gap, in focusing across aspects of music, games, comics, radio, television as well as film and much else besides. The overall scope is impressive, covering so many interrelated media for- mats and is effectively structured using the prism of frames, as well as the concept of flow, which is effectively used to analyse broadcast media, while the notion of convergence captures the interconnecting nature of media for- mats. It is very useful also to have tightly framed environmental questions accompanying each chapter. I highly recommend this book for its broad range of contributions and insights across this multi-disciplinary research agenda, focused on a broad range of environmental concerns that will interest scholars and students at all levels.” Pat Brereton, Dublin City University, Ireland Key Issues in Environment and Sustainability This series provides comprehensive, original and accessible texts on the core topics in environment and sustainability. The texts take an interdisciplinary and international approach to the key issues in this field. Low Carbon Development Key Issues Edited by Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvärd Sustainable Business Key Issues Helen Kopnina and John Blewitt Sustainability Key Issues Helen Kopnina and Eleanor Shoreman-Ouimet Ecomedia Key Issues Edited by Stephen Rust, Salma Monani and Sean Cubitt This page intentionally left blank Ecomedia Key issues Edited by Stephen Rust, Salma Monani and Sean Cubitt First published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 selection and editorial matter, Stephen Rust, Salma Monani and Sean Cubitt; individual chapters, the contributors The right of the editor to be identified as the author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice : Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ecomedia : key issues / edited by Stephen Rust, Salma Monani and Sean Cubitt. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Mass media and the environment. 2. Environmentalism in mass media. I. Rust, Stephen, editor. II. Monani, Salma, editor. III. Cubitt, Sean, 1953– editor. P96.E57E35 2016 302.23—dc23 2015009676 ISBN: 978-1-138-78153-5 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-78155-9 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-76982-0 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon by Apex CoVantage, LLC Stephen: To my loving and supportive parents Salma: To family near and far (both human and more-than-human) Sean: To my brother Terry This page intentionally left blank Contents List of figures xi List of boxes xii Acknowledgements xiii Foreword by Toby Miller xiv Introduction: ecologies of media 1 STEPHEN RUST, SALMA MONANI, AND SEAN CUBITT PART I Frames 15 1 Overview: framing visual texts for ecomedia studies 17 CARTER SOLES AND KIU-WAI CHU 2 Beyond nature photography: the possibilities and responsibilities of seeing 27 H. LEWIS ULMAN 3 Eco-nostalgia in popular Turkish cinema 47 EKIN GÜNDÜZ ÖZDEMIRCI AND SALMA MONANI 4 The aesthetics of environmental equity in American newspaper strips 66 VERONICA VOLD PART II Flow 85 5 Overview: flow – an ecocritical perspective on broadcast media 87 STEPHEN RUST
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