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Hollywood’s Exploited: Public Pedagogy, Corporate Movies, and Cultural Crisis

politicalmediareview — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:00:38 +0000

Hollywood’s Exploited is an interdisciplinary collection designed to analyze the cultural narratives and political economy of Hollywood through Henry Giroux’s work on public pedagogy. In the foreword, renowned cultural studies scholar Lawrence Grossberg describes the book as a “critical pedagogy of Hollywood”

Academic Repression: Reflections from the Academic Industrial Complex

politicalmediareview — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:14:54 +0000

The belief higher education is about the spirit of inquiry and exploring ideas has been central to education itself for centuries. Consider where many young people first encountered great literature, thoroughgoing thinkers and spaces for political debate.

The Political Economy of Media: Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas

politicalmediareview — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:38:30 +0000

“There is an opportunity before us to reinvigorate journalism and, with that, democratic governance in the United States. But we need to correctly understand the source of the problem to prescribe the solutions…

Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs, and the Battle Over America’s Drinking Water

politicalmediareview — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:40:51 +0000

In mid-January, I received a mass email asking me to donate $10 for bottled water and other supplies for participants in an important immigrant rights march in Phoenix.

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

politicalmediareview — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:15:15 +0000

Brilliant debunking of anything you thought was ever good about corporations (which may not have been much). Bakan goes through the rise of the entity of the corporation, from its humble beginnings a mere 150 years ago, to the Globe-strangling monster that it is today.

No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies

politicalmediareview — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:35:13 +0000

After reading No Logo, you may feel that Bill Hicks was understating things a little: by the end of the first chapter you'll be en route to the nearest McDonalds with a crate of Molotov cocktails. No Logo is a book about brands, which means it's a book about popular culture - Golden Arches, the Nike "swoosh", Tommy Hilfiger jackets and Starbucks coffee. It's about the television you watch and the newspapers you read, the theme parks you visit and the films you go to see. It's about magazines and rock music, universities and the Internet. In short, it's a book about everyday reality - or, rather, what lies behind it.

Why We Fight

politicalmediareview — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:08:55 +0000

Why We Fight, produced by Eugene Jarecki, is a brilliant critical film about how the military industrial complex has been developed and promoted post-9/11. It includes clips of the Iraq War, speeches by former President Bush, and amazing interviews with top scholars and experts, from former CIA agents to members of the Department of Defense such as Gore Vidal, Chalmers Johnson, Joseph Cirincione, Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, Wilton Sekzer, Sen. John McCain, James Roche, and Gwynne Dyer.