Diasporas and Diplomacy: Cosmopolitan contact zones at the BBC World Service (19

Description: Diasporas and Diplomacy by Marie Gillespie, Alban Webb This volume links contemporary debates on cosmopolitanism to historical and comparative case studies on international broadcasting. Through the prism of the BBC World Service, it illuminates how diasporic broadcasters at the BBC translate and produce news in dozens of languages and, as skilled cultural intermediaries, are integral to British diplomacy. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Diasporas and Diplomacy analyzes the exercise of British soft power through the BBCs foreign language services, and the diplomatic role played by their diasporic broadcasters. The book offers the first historical and comparative analysis of the corporate cosmopolitanism that has characterized the work of the BBCs international services since the inception of its Empire Service in 1932 – from radio to the Internet.A series of empirically-grounded case studies, within a shared analytical framework, interrogate transformations in international broadcasting relating to:colonialism and corporate cosmopolitanismdiasporic and national identitiespublic diplomacy and international relationsbroadcasters and audiences The book will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology and anthropology, media and cultural studies, journalism, history, politics, international relations, as well as of research methods that cross the boundaries between the Social Sciences and Humanities. It will also appeal to broadcast journalists and practioners of strategic communication. Author Biography Marie Gillespie is Professor of Sociology at The Open University and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change.Alban Webb is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) at The Open University. Table of Contents Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. Introduction: Diasporas and Diplomacy: Cosmopolitan Contact Zones at the Bbc World Service 1932–2012 Part I: National Interests with a Global Reach: Projection, Persuasion and Intonation 1. It Is a Real Joy to Get Listening of Any Kind from the Homeland: BBC Radio and British Diasporic Audiences in the 1930s 2. The Colonization of the BBC: Diasporic Britons At The BBC External Services, c.1932–1956 3. Frau Wernicke at the BBC: Wartime Satire and Propaganda 4. Les Français Parlent Aux Français: Voices from London on the Persecution of the Jews 5. The BBC Polish Section and the Reporting of Polish Solidarity, 1980–83 Part II: Cultures of Diplomacy in the Post-War Middle East and Asia 6. The BBC Arabic Services Dilemmatic Triangle: Competing Elites, Conflicting Priorities, Contested Media Strategies 7. The BBC World Service – From Wartime Propaganda to Public Diplomacy: The Case of Iran 8. The BBC in South Asia: From the End of Empire to the Cold War 9. Language, Nationhood and Diaspora at the BBC Urdu Service 1940–2010 10. Diaspora Calling the Homeland? The BBC Persian Service, Cosmopolitanism and Music Listening in Iran Part III: Corporate Cosmopolitanism and the Global Conversation 11. Communication for Development and Public Diplomacy: Insights from an Afghan Radio Drama 12. What Kind of Global Conversation? Participation, Democratic Deepening and Public Diplomacy through BBC World Service Online Forums: An Examination of Mediated Global Talk about Religion and Politics 13. Discussions on BBC Chinese Have Your Say Forums: National Identity and International Broadcasting in the Interactive Media Era Review "Any book which develops a historical perspective in the all-too-often ahistorical field of media studies is a welcome addition to its literature, and this is certainly the case with this edited collection. […] In the face of an uncertain future, the book acts as a timely taking-of-stock of the World Services many achievements and points of merit" European Journal of Communication Review Quote "Any book which develops a historical perspective in the all-too-often ahistorical field of media studies is a welcome addition to its literature, and this is certainly the case with this edited collection. [...] In the face of an uncertain future, the book acts as a timely taking-of-stock of the World Services many achievements and points of merit" European Journal of Communication Details ISBN0415508800 Short Title DIASPORAS & DIPLOMACY Language English ISBN-10 0415508800 ISBN-13 9780415508803 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2012 Author Alban Webb Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Alban Webb UK Release Date 2012-12-10 AU Release Date 2012-12-10 NZ Release Date 2012-12-10 Illustrations 8 Tables, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white Pages 254 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series CRESC Publication Date 2012-12-10 Subtitle Cosmopolitan contact zones at the BBC World Service (1932–2012) Alternative 9781138822962 DEWEY 302.234409410904 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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