Critical Perspectives on Mass Market Entertainment - Dimitra Laurence Larochelle

This volume offers critical insights into contemporary mass-market entertainment across various geographical and cultural contexts, blending theoretical reflections with empirical case studies. The contributors examine cultural phenomena and objects from both Western and non-Western perspectives, analyzing representations, production, and consumption practices. By highlighting the interplay of identities, power dynamics, and digital transformations, this work deepens your understanding of entertainment as both a cultural phenomenon and an ideological apparatus. It emphasizes the need for ongoing critical engagement with mass-market entertainment in our rapidly changing world. Contributors include: St�fany Boisvert, M�lanie Bourdaa, H�l�ne Breda, Elena Cabanillas-Mallenco, Emek �ayli, Omar Cerrillo Garnica, Vincenzo Cicchelli, Christiana Constantopoulou, Deepa Mary Francis, Aleena George, Charo Lacalle, Dimitra Laurence Larochelle, C�line Morin, Katharina Niemeyer, Eleonora Noia, Sylvie Octobre, Jimmyn Parc, El�ana Sanchez, Christine Tho�r, M�nica Tovar-Vicente and Michele Varini.