CMST 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Herbert Schiller, Noam Chomsky, Media Imperialism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 2C03
• Professor: Staff

Document Summary

All of these things subscribe to the fact that propaganda works and is real. Power of media representations to influence our conceptions of the word an underlying assumption. Dominant framework for global media power white, western corporate capitalism. Dominant in two senses: media productions/techniques exported around the world and set standard. Theorists of media and cultural imperialism: productions that represent non-white, non-western culture generate stereotypical conceptions of. Postcolonial theory orientalism media representations of race/ethnicity. A nation can dominate/control economic and cultural values of another just as it can invade and colonize through political and military power. Britain/france: two major imperial powers in pre-contemporary era. United states: war on terror" arguably thinly veiled guise concealing colonialist intentions. Media imperialism and cultural imperialism are similar but not identical. Former not inevitable outcome of the latter but can"t succeed without it. Canada: very cultural dependent on great britain for a good chunk of its time.