Crisis in the Global Mediasphere Desire, Displeasure and Cultural Tr
Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive
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Crisis in the Global Mediasphere
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Crisis in the Global Mediasphere Desire, Displeasure and Cultural Transformation Jeff Lewis
Palgrave
macmillan
© Jeff Lewis 2011 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978–0–230–24742–0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-31993-0 DOI 10.1057/9780230297708
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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lewis, Jeff. Crisis in the global mediasphere : desire, displeasure and cultural transformation / Jeff Lewis. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Mass media—Political aspects. 2. Mass media—Social aspects. 3. Mass media and culture. I. Title. P95.8.L49 2011 302.23—dc22 2010033962
To Jack Clancy: friend, mentor, humanist
Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Plates
viii
Acknowledgements
ix
Introduction
1
1 Imagining the End: Crisis Culture and the Pleasure Economy
14
2 Grand Fraud: New Capitalism, Fantasy and Financial Crisis
52
3 Reckless Desire: Love, Sexuality and Infinite Bliss
93
4 Global Inequalities: Changing World Conditions
131
5 The Shadow and the Fawn: Sustainable Nature and Collapsing Ecologies
163
6 Fear and Trembling: The Vicissitudes of Global Terror
193
Conclusion: Visions of the Beginning
220
Notes
2
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