Description
This book uses the case study of public television in post-communist Latvia to explore the question of how audiences respond to TV offerings, and how their choices can be seen as an act of agency. Janis Juzefovics builds his book around Albert O. Hirschman's classic concepts of exit, voice and loyalty - the options available to a person within any system. He uses Hirschman's ideas, along with tools from social constructionism, to assess how the publics of both the Latvian-speaking majority and the large Russian-speaking minority have responded to the role of public television in the nation-building efforts of the new Latvian state. Along the way, he develops our understanding of public broadcasting more generally, and the way it can be used to define a national 'we'.
About the Author
Janis Juzefovics is a research fellow at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia.
Reviews
'At the time of political preoccupation with hybrid and information warfare, this book
offers insights into postcommunist television audiences. The book contains rich ethnographic findings, and will be of use to those interested in Latvian nation-
building efforts as well as ethnolinguistic dynamics.'
'Janis Juzefovics' monograph Broadcasting and National Imagination in Post-Communist Latvia: Defining the Nation, Defining Public Television provides detailed insight into the media and TV viewing habits of ethnic Latvians and Russian speakers in Latvia. Juzefovics's research angle and his methods allow him to go beyond generalised attributions and positions...This is an important book not only for scholars interested in media habits and public television but also for those who would like to understand the diversity of Latvia's population.'
-- Katja Wezel, Slavic Review, Winter 2018Book Information
ISBN 9781783206919
Author Janis Juzefovics
Format Paperback
Page Count 172
Imprint Intellect Books
Publisher Intellect Books
Weight(grams) 290g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 9mm
