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Intersections between Feminist Media Studies and
Political Economy of Media & Communications
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Mutual concerns of the critical study of political economy of the media
and feminist media studies
call for collaboration
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The critical study of political economy of the media
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Murdock/Golding: The study of communications as commodities produced by industries
Smythe: The structure and policies of communication institutions in their actual social settings
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Sousa
Meehan
Chung
Zhao Kidd
Lee
Brevini
Mansell
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Growth of the study of political economy of media & communication
Political Economy of Communications
online journal
iamcr.org/pol-econ-journ
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Critique of the
political economy of media
• critically analyzing the political,
economic, and cultural implications of that process
• studying media as industries that manufacture and market commodities
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Political economy’s problems (Smythe)
DECISIONS about…
• WHAT is produced? (production)
• FOR WHOM? (allocation/distribution)
• HOW? (capital, ownership/control, organization)
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Commodities/Commodification
Consumption Consumerism
Consumer culture
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Consumer Ideology
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Corporate/Industrial Structure & Policies
•Concentration/integration •Diversification/synergy/convergence •Globalization
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Who is making decisions/profiting?
Ownership/control
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Walt Disney Company BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SUSAN E. ARNOLD Former President Global Business Units
Procter & Gamble Company
JOHN S. CHEN Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Sybase, Inc.
FRED H. LANGHAMMER Chairman, Global Affairs The Estée Lauder Companies.
SHERYL SANDBERG Chief Operating Officer Facebook
ORIN C. SMITH Former Presidentand Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Corporation
ROBERT W. MATSCHULLAT Former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer The Seagram Company
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PROFITS!
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Total Revenues: $48.8 billion (2014)
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Jobs Trust: Disney stock
Holdings:
7.3%
STEVE JOBS (Apple Inc.)
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Robert A. Iger
Annual salary $34.3 million (2013) Disney stock 1 million shares + stock acquirable w/i 60 days: 2.5 million shares + miscellaneous bonuses/compensation/payouts
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Media labor/workers
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Labor markets
Labor = commodity
Trade unions
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Implications for:
Media content Media audiences
Democracy Social justice Equality
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Main point: Critical feminist media studies and critical political economy of media
should be more connected.
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• motivations and goals
• (many) core assumptions and foundations
Intersections of
critical political economy & feminism
• analysis and critique of capitalism and patriarchy
Should be seen in collaboration rather than in conflict
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•Business models/privatization •Media corporations •Ownership: owners/board members •Concentration/integration/globalization •Commercialization/commodification •Consumption/consumer culture •Citizens/consumers as data sources •Class/concentration of wealth/poverty •Digital divide •Labor/workers/trade unions •State relations: alliances/policies/lobbying
Many presenters (and participants!) agree and have already mentioned many of our mutual concerns…
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•Alternative/community/independent media •Media/Internet access •Media/communication rights •Media activism •Media democracy •Resistance •(True!) Empowerment •Change •Collective action
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New approaches to studying media industries
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media economics media industry studies creative industries cultural economy production studies
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represent mostly uncritical positions, as well as overlooking feminist arguments about the media
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John E. Pepper, Jr. Charman of the Board
Robert A. Iger President and Chief Executive Officer
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Disney’s representation of women
Walt Disney:
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever
known.”
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Women and media industries
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Why?
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The good news
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The bad news: the numbers
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The bad news: lack of power
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The bad news: lower salaries
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Explanations?
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Issues/Nagging Questions
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“Fox News Commentator Babes”
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About GAMAG…
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