Lee Artz’s Spectacle and Diversity: Transnational Media and Global Culture brings to our attention the ways transnational media has created representations of global culture. By analyzing examples of nations with transnational media networks he acknowledges how each nation’s media culture has become a reflection of transnational ideals. Artz critiques the transnational ideals that benefit elites and the careful fusing of the themes such as self-interest, social mobility, and individual successes into media to maintain the status quo. The book concludes with a plea for a non-capitalist international movement to bring forth a new media wave, which might benefit the interests of humanity.
Articles by Brittney Jimenez-Bayardo
Brittney Jimenez-Bayardo is a second-year doctoral student at UC Santa Cruz’s Latin American and Latino Studies Program. She has a background in ethnic studies and received her master’s degree in 2021 from CSU Northridge in Chicana/o/x Studies. Her master’s thesis, “Constructing Community: San Fernando Valley Youth and Community Activism,” focused on the different routes through which youth become involved in social movements. Her current research looks at Chicana youth organizing, social movements, and the role of social media in building solidarities.