The Political Economy of Arctic Reality Television: The Spatial Communication of Ice Road Truckers & Deadliest Catch
Transformative technological, environmental, and political events in recent years have converged to emphasize a turn to spatialization within the study of media and communication, in particular within studies of the political economy of media. The Arctic, as a global region denoted by economic growt...
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ftwestwashington:oai:cedar.wwu.edu:journalism_facpubs-1018 2023-05-15T14:39:31+02:00 The Political Economy of Arctic Reality Television: The Spatial Communication of Ice Road Truckers & Deadliest Catch Moscato, Derek 2017-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://cedar.wwu.edu/journalism_facpubs/19 https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=journalism_facpubs English eng Western CEDAR https://cedar.wwu.edu/journalism_facpubs/19 https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=journalism_facpubs Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission. Journalism Faculty Publications Political economy of media Spatialization Journalism Studies text 2017 ftwestwashington 2022-09-14T05:55:24Z Transformative technological, environmental, and political events in recent years have converged to emphasize a turn to spatialization within the study of media and communication, in particular within studies of the political economy of media. The Arctic, as a global region denoted by economic growth, ecological transformation, and increasingly dynamic international politics, presents a natural focal point for the impact of spatial media. This study examines both History Channel’s reality television program Ice Road Truckers and its Discovery Channel counterpart Deadliest Catch, including the programs’ histories and their implicit or direct roles in influencing discourse about the Arctic and sub-Arctic’s economy and ecology. How do these programs articulate a discourse about the North American Arctic for a mass audience, and how does this discourse relate to real-world ecological and economic conditions of the region? Text Arctic Western Washington University: CEDAR (Contributing to Education through Digital Access to Research) Arctic |
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Transformative technological, environmental, and political events in recent years have converged to emphasize a turn to spatialization within the study of media and communication, in particular within studies of the political economy of media. The Arctic, as a global region denoted by economic growth, ecological transformation, and increasingly dynamic international politics, presents a natural focal point for the impact of spatial media. This study examines both History Channel’s reality television program Ice Road Truckers and its Discovery Channel counterpart Deadliest Catch, including the programs’ histories and their implicit or direct roles in influencing discourse about the Arctic and sub-Arctic’s economy and ecology. How do these programs articulate a discourse about the North American Arctic for a mass audience, and how does this discourse relate to real-world ecological and economic conditions of the region? |
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