“The Industry is Cultural”

John T Caldwell’s Contributions for Research on Communications

Authors

  • Marcelo Oliveira Lima Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2018.149048

Keywords:

John T. Caldwell, Media industries, Media texts, Communications, Television

Abstract

We aimed at understanding the methodological and theoretical approach of the filmmaker and television researcher John T. Caldwell in addressing the recent transformations of cultural and intellectual practices in the American media industry. We discuss the author's proposal of an “integrated analysis” of Communication phenomena from a multidisciplinary perspective, comprising political economy, sociology, anthropology, aesthetics, narrative, and cultural studies. We explore his discussions of classical concepts, such as “media industries” and “media texts,” as well as his problematization of the interface between scientific research and cultural industries. The author suggests more rigor on the part of Communication researchers to avoid that their works are co-opted by media industries, increasingly preoccupied in commoditizing the theorizations of their industrial practices.

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Author Biography

  • Marcelo Oliveira Lima, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

    Roteirista, doutorando do Programa de Pesquisa em Cultura e Comunicação Contemporâneas da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) e membro do grupo de pesquisa A-TEVÊ.

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Published

2018-12-10

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ARTICLES

How to Cite

“The Industry is Cultural”: John T Caldwell’s Contributions for Research on Communications. (2018). Novos Olhares, 7(2), 78-89. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2018.149048