Media, Spiritualities and Social Change

, by Hoover, Stewart M.; Emerich, Monica

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ISBN: 9781441145550 | 1441145559
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Copyright: 1/13/2011

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Groundbreaking study into the relationship between forms of spirituality, media and its effect on social reform.

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List of Contributors	p. viii
Introduction: Media, Spiritualities and Social Change	p. 1
Identity: At the Root of Social Change
Competing Narratives of Religious and Cultural Identity in Cornwall	p. 15
Mediated Science, Genetics and Identity in the U.S. African Diaspora	p. 25
DIY Spiritual Community: From Individualism to Participatory Culture	p. 37
Integration: Reconciling Self and Other
Creating Deeper Connections: Exploring Values and the Potential for Transformation through New Media	p. 49
Communication, Reconciliation and the Human Spirit: Reconnecting Without and Within Through Five Media Forms	p. 59
Mideast Youth: Can Social Media = Social Change?	p. 71
Charity: Reconstruction of the Social Gospel
The Politics of 'Empowerment' in Oprah Winfrey's Global Philanthropy	p. 85
Branding Compassion: How Corporate America is Co-Opting Social Causes and Redefining Service	p. 95
Capitalism: Spiritualizing the Marketplace
Nutrition and Branded Wellness in die Medicated Public Square	p. 107
Spiritual Tourism - Promise and Problems: The Case of Sedona, Arizona	p. 117
[Re]Vision: The Role of Graphic Design[ers]	p. 127
Community: Voicing Difference
Media, Religion and Citizenship in the Mosque-Building Debates in Europe	p. 139
The Blogosphere of Resistance: Anonymous Blogging as a Safe Haven for Challenging Religious Authority and Creating Dissident Communities	p. 147
Nature: Restructuring Human-Nature Relationships
Media Representation and the Cultivation of Social Consciousness: Comparing the Discourses of Climate Change and Animal Rights	p. 161
Environmental Crisis and Religious Rhetoric in Is God Greent	p. 172
Nations: Branding Space
Spirituality in Flight: Making Meaning around State-Sector Television Commercials	p. 187
Media, Citizens and Space Exploration: Conquest and Exploitation or Discovery and Understanding?	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 210
Notes	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 255
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Media, Spiritualities and Social Change

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