Derivative media : how Wall Street devours culture / Andrew deWaard.
| Author/creator | DeWaard, Andrew author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024] |
| Description | x, 286 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- A brief, illustrated history of the current political economy of the U.S. -- Derivative media and the tools of financialization -- The financialization of music -- The financialization of Hollywood -- Derivative music and speculative hip hop -- Derivative television and securitized sitcoms -- Derivative film and brandscape blockbusters -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Sequels, reboots, franchises, and songs that remake old songs--does it feel like everything new in popular culture is just derivative of something old? Contrary to popular belief, the reason is not audiences or marketing, but Wall Street. In this book, Andrew deWaard shows how the financial sector is dismantling the creative capacity of cultural industries by upwardly redistributing wealth, consolidating corporate media, harming creative labor, and restricting our collective media culture. Moreover, financialization is transforming the very character of our mediascapes for branded transactions. Our media are increasingly shaped by the profit-extraction techniques of hedge funds, asset managers, venture capitalists, private equity firms, and derivatives traders. Illustrated with examples drawn from popular culture, Derivative Media offers readers the critical financial literacy necessary to understand the destructive financialization of film, television, and popular music--and provides a plan to reverse this dire threat to culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Terms of use | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC) license. To view a copy of the license, visit. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: deWaard, Andrew. Derivative media Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024] 9780520392489 |
| LCCN | 2023056543 |
| ISBN | 9780520392472 paperback |
| ISBN | 0520392477 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | P96 .E252 U6343 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |