Scholarship in the social sciences and the humanities often approaches globalization, particularly that involving that media content, by emphasizing such concepts as “imperialism” and “hybridization.” While theoretically rich, this scholarship can sometimes given little attention to how various actors and arrangements can impinge on the global flow and circulation of media content. This special issue seeks to move beyond such limitations by wedding theoretical concerns with an emphasis on empirical evidence—thereby heeding the specific contexts in which globalization unfolds. Our introductory essay thus provides a brief overview of the articles contained within this issue.
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Kraidy, M.M. ( 2005). Hybridity or the cultural logic of imperialism. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
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Kuipers, G. ( 2011). Cultural globalization as the emergence of a transnational cultural field. American Behavioral Scientist, 55(5), 541-557.
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Kuipers, G., & de Kloet, J. ( 2009). Banal cosmopolitanism and The Lord of the Rings: The limited role of national differences in global media consumption. Poetics, 37, 99-118.
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Peterson, R.A. ( 1983). Patterns of cultural choice: A prolegomenon. American Behavioral Scientist, 26, 422-438.
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Regev, M. ( 2011). Pop-rock music as expressive isomorphism. American Behavioral Scientist, 55(5), 558-573.
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Santoro, M. ( 2008). Culture as (and after) production. Cultural Sociology, 2, 7-31.
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van Venrooij, A. ( 2011). Classifying popular music in the United States and the Netherlands. American Behavioral Scientist, 55(5), 609-623.
