RELS 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Web 2.0, New Religious Movement, Catholic Church

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 161
• Professor: Ian Alexander Cuthbertson

Document Summary

Not fully accessible (cid:523)digital divide, free time(cid:524) Traditional religious authenticity: valid, true, real vs. Dominant expectation: religion not driven by a profit motive. Cultural products valuable insofar as they are profitable. Yet popularity/sales cannot be compelled (cid:523)basic risk(cid:524) Profit maximization depends upon risk management strategies (cid:523)rms(cid:524) Vertical integration: rcc hierarchy produces official canon/ messages; distributes/ transmits official texts/ messages via churches and priests. Media conglomerates: multiple industries and businesses under a single corporate structure. Vertical integration: production, distribution, & transmission controlled by single corporate entity. Rcc christianizes pagan/ non christian spaces, holidays, objects, etc. competing producers, (cid:523)control(cid:524) Globalization: tap into global markets for cultural products. Globalization: rcc develops global outreach: catholic missionaries/ churches. Artists sell rights to content in return for (cid:523)small(cid:524) share of (cid:523)potential(cid:524) profits. Funding offered for production often needs to be repaid. Profits accrue at the top (cid:523)media conglomerates(cid:524) No data for success of unique/unprecedented products. Formulas: producing products that fit successful molds.