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Political Economy of Media Labor
Title
Political Economy of Media Labor: An Analysis of Working Conditions of Newspaper Journalists in Karnataka, India.
Creator
Koushik, Kailash, Proffitt, Jennifer M., Dennen, Vanessa P., McDowell, Stephen D., Nudd, Donna M, Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, School of...
Show moreKoushik, Kailash, Proffitt, Jennifer M., Dennen, Vanessa P., McDowell, Stephen D., Nudd, Donna M, Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, School of Communication
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Abstract/Description
The Indian newspaper industry has been celebrated globally in communication research, as it continues to grow, both in circulation and readership. However, little is known about the journalists who work in this celebrated industry. Labor as a whole is sidelined in media research, and it is the same in the context of India. This study presents an insight into the working conditions of newspaper journalists, focusing on the newspaper journalists working in the state of Karnataka, India. The...
Show moreThe Indian newspaper industry has been celebrated globally in communication research, as it continues to grow, both in circulation and readership. However, little is known about the journalists who work in this celebrated industry. Labor as a whole is sidelined in media research, and it is the same in the context of India. This study presents an insight into the working conditions of newspaper journalists, focusing on the newspaper journalists working in the state of Karnataka, India. The study employs critical political economy of media to analyze the working conditions of journalists. It begins by outlining critical political economy, recent research on political economy of media labor, and history of Indian media with a focus on newspapers. The study, then, provides an overview of the Working Journalists Act and a historical account of the journalists wage boards constituted since 1956. Further, it utilizes this historical context, to examine the current working conditions of newspaper journalists, based on in-depth interviews of newspaper journalists. The study reveals the exploitation of newspaper journalists, through the analysis of their daily work and how structural dynamics of the newspapers allow owners to underpay and overwork newspaper journalists. The study also reveals mechanism of exploitation at a time when newspapers are transitioning toward digital media. Lastly, it examines whether these conditions of work of journalists will be favourable for democracy, and provides recommendations on how to change and improve the working conditions of journalists, in order for them to carry out their democratic responsibilities. The study aims to contribute and fill gaps in research about media labor in India.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
2018_Fall_Koushik_fsu_0071E_14862
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This Is the Answer to Your Question
Title
This Is the Answer to Your Question.
Creator
Rashid, Fatima, Stuckey-French, Elizabeth, Jones, Maxine Deloris, Ward, Candace, Johnson, David F. (David Frame), Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences,...
Show moreRashid, Fatima, Stuckey-French, Elizabeth, Jones, Maxine Deloris, Ward, Candace, Johnson, David F. (David Frame), Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English
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Abstract/Description
A collection of short stories and a novella focusing on the lives of Muslim characters, American and otherwise, primarily of South-Asian descent. The collection examines concepts such as family relationships, arranged marriage in a changing world, and negotiation of identity.
Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-9432
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Electric Strings of South India
Title
The Electric Strings of South India: A Case Study of Electric Guitar in South Indian Classical Music.
Creator
Fludd, Andre Aaron, Bakan, Michael B., Erndl, Kathleen M., Gunderson, Frank D., Florida State University, College of Music
Abstract/Description
In this research I explore the use of electric plucked chordophones in South Indian classical (Carnatic) music through a case study of the renowned Carnatic electric guitarist Prasanna Ramaswamy. Electric instruments are commonly discussed as a means to produce sounds otherwise impossible on their acoustic counterparts, and as instruments that encourage movement away from traditional to more popular genres. However, within Carnatic music, electrification has facilitated the adoption of two...
Show moreIn this research I explore the use of electric plucked chordophones in South Indian classical (Carnatic) music through a case study of the renowned Carnatic electric guitarist Prasanna Ramaswamy. Electric instruments are commonly discussed as a means to produce sounds otherwise impossible on their acoustic counterparts, and as instruments that encourage movement away from traditional to more popular genres. However, within Carnatic music, electrification has facilitated the adoption of two Western instruments, the guitar and mandolin, into the tradition: whereas the acoustic guitar and acoustic mandolin lacked the capacity to function as Carnatic melodic instruments, their electric counterparts have proven to have that capacity. Both are now accepted in the tradition and recognized as instruments capable of facilitating the performance of nuanced Carnatic music, equal in these regards to the ancestral South Indian plucked chordophone, the veena. The major question addressed in this thesis, therefore, is how and why this has come to be the case. That question is addressed through both source-based research and musical ethnography. Regarding the latter, the primary data for the study was gathered during a five-week period of intensive private guitar study and participant-observation with Prasanna. Through this research, I learned how Carnatic music is applied to the guitar and vice-versa, as well as Prasanna's specific musical philosophy, which I refer to throughout as "musical practicality": the idea that everything related to understanding music should always refer to the simple pleasure of enjoying musical sound. Beyond addressing how and why the electric guitar and mandolin are embraced in the Carnatic music world, I extend the discussion to examine how guitar technologies other than the magnetic pickup have contributed to the development of both the electric veena and mandolin.
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Date Issued
2016
Identifier
FSU_2016SP_Fludd_fsu_0071N_13260
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