"The Routledge Companion To Media And Class | Media & Cultural Studies

This companion brings together scholars working at the intersection of media and class with a focus on how understandings of class are changing in contemporary global media contexts. From the memes of and about working-class supporters of billionaire populists to well-publicized and critiqued philanthropic efforts to bring communication technologies into developing country contexts to the behind-the-scenes work of migrant tech workers class is undergoing change both in and through media. Diverse and thoughtfully curated contributions unpack how media industries digital technologies everyday media practices-and media studies itself-feed into and comment upon broader interdisciplinary discussions. They cover a wide range of topics such as economic inequality workplace stratification the sharing economy democracy and journalism globalization and mobility/migration. Outward-looking intersectional and highly contemporary The Routledge Companion to Media and Class is a must-read for students and researchers interested in the intersections between media class sociology technology and a changing world.|The Routledge Companion to Media and Class | Media & Cultural Studies