Synopses & Reviews
Crisis in the Global Mediasphere examines the evolution of contemporary global crises as an effect of mediation and cultural change. The book argues that a crisis consciousness has emerged through the interaction of crisis conditions and a more expansive human desire for pleasure.
About the Author
JEFF LEWIS is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He is co-director of the Human Security Project in the Global Cities Institute, and author of Cultural Studies (2002, 2008); Language Wars: The Role of Media and Culture in Global Terror and Political Violence (2005); and Bali's Silent Crisis: Desire, Tragedy and Transition (2009).
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Imagining the End: Crisis Culture and the Pleasure Economy
Grand Fraud: New Capitalism, Financial Crisis and the Economy of Pleasure
Reckless Desire: Love, Sexuality and Infinite Bliss
Global Inequalities: Changing World Conditions
The Shadow and the Fawn: Sustainable Nature and Collapsing Ecologies
Fear and Trembling: The Vicissitudes of Global Terror
Conclusion: Visions of the Beginning
Index