Airy curtains in the European ether
Subtitle: broadcasting and the Cold War
By: Alexander Badenoch, Andreas Fickers, Christian Henrich-Franke (eds.).
Edition: 1. edition 2013.
Series: Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Europäische Regionalforschungen -- Band 15; Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Europäische Regionalforschung -- Bd. 15.
Publisher: Nomos
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Baden-Baden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9783832972257
Subjects: Broadcasting; History; International broadcasting; Cold War
Description: This book emphasizes the important role of broadcasting during the Cold War as a central actor in the creation of a transnational and European communication space. Its methodological design links the study of the circulation and appropriation of cultural performances with awareness for the crucial role of broadcast technologies as mediators and catalysts of cultural transfers. The book describes and analyzes different transmission and reception technologies and questions their specific contribution to the medial construction of a transnational communication space in constantly changing political and cultural environments. It enlarges an understanding of the role of civil and institutional actors in the creation of transnational communities and European networks. It also addresses media historians, as well as historians of international relations, especially regarding the Cold War and European integration--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.