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Broadcasting and National Imagination in Post-Communist Latvia: Defining the Nation, Defining Public Television
Janis J. Juzefovics
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This book uses the case study of public television in post-communist Latvia to explore the question of how audiences respond to TV offerings, and how their choices can be seen as an act of agency. Janis Juzefovics builds his book around Albert O. Hirschman's classic concepts of exit, voice, and loyalty the options available to a person within any system. He uses Hirschman's ideas, along with tools from social constructionism, to assess how the public has responded to the role of public television in the nation-building efforts of the new Latvian state. Along the way, he develops our understanding of ... Read more
This book uses the case study of public television in post-communist Latvia to explore the question of how audiences respond to TV offerings, and how their choices can be seen as an act of agency. Janis Juzefovics builds his book around Albert O. Hirschman's classic concepts of exit, voice, and loyalty the options available to a person within any system. He uses Hirschman's ideas, along with tools from social constructionism, to assess how the public has responded to the role of public television in the nation-building efforts of the new Latvian state. Along the way, he develops our understanding of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Intellect Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783206919
SKU
V9781783206919
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99-1
About Janis J. Juzefovics
Janis Juzefovics, who received a PhD in media studies from the University of Westminster, is an independent scholar.
Reviews for Broadcasting and National Imagination in Post-Communist Latvia: Defining the Nation, Defining Public Television
Janis Juzefovics' monograph provides detailed insight into the media and TV viewing habits of ethnic Latvians and Russian speakers in Latvia. Juzefovics's research angle and his methods allow him to go beyond generalised attributions and positions. . . . This is an important book not only for scholars interested in media habits and public television but also for those who ... Read more