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The Cultural Industries
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The Cultural Industries

Fourth Edition


December 2018 | 568 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
An undisputed classic, the Fourth Edition of this bestselling media studies text offers an unparalleled analysis of the cultural industries. 

Bringing together a huge range of research, theory and key concepts, David Hesmondhalgh provides an accessible yet critical exploration of cultural production and consumption in the global media landscape. This new edition: 
  • Analyses the influence of IT and tech companies like Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook on the cultural industries.
  • Discusses the impact of digital technologies on industries such as music, TV, newspapers, books and digital games.
  • Explores the effects of digitalisation on culture, discussing critical issues like participation, power, commercialism, surveillance, and labour.
  • Examines the changing conceptions of audiences, and the increasing influence of market research, audience tracking and advertising.

As one of the most read, most studied and most cited books in the field, this Fourth Edition is an essential resource for students and researchers of media and communication studies, the cultural and creative industries, cultural studies and the sociology of the media.

 
PART ONE: INTRODUCING THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
 
Chapter 1 Change and Continuity, Power and Creativity
 
Chapter 2 The Cultural Industries Approach: Distinctive Features of Culture-Producing Businesses
 
PART TWO: ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS
 
Chapter 3 Theories of Culture, Theories of Cultural Production
 
Chapter 4 Cultural Industries in the Twentieth Century: The Key Features
 
Chapter 5 Why the Cultural Industries Began to Change in the 1980s
 
PART THREE: POLICY CHANGE
 
Chapter 6 Policy Change in Media and Telecommunications: Marketisation and Copyright
 
Chapter 7 Cultural Policy: Creative Cities, Creative Industries, Creative Economies
 
PART FOUR: CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, 1990-2017
 
Chapter 8 Ownership (1): Concentration, Conglomeration and Corporate Power, 1980-2010
 
Chapter 9 Ownership (2): Concentration, Conglomeration and Corporate Power, 2010 onwards
 
Chapter 10 How the Claims of Digital Optimists were Contradicted by the Rise of Digital Culture
 
Chapter 11 The Effects of Digital Networks on Individual Industries
 
Chapter 12 Creativity, Commerce and Organisation
 
Chapter 13 Working Conditions and Inequalities in the Cultural Industries
 
Chapter 14 Internationalisation: Neither Globalisation nor Cultural Imperialism
 
Chapter 15 Texts: Diversity, Quality and Social Justice
 
Chapter 16 Conclusions: A New Era in Cultural Production?
 
Glossary

The book is essential for understanding the media and creative industries better. Any course and study program in the area can benefit from a reflective appreciation of the subject for which the book offers a sublime comprehensive overview.

Dr Sven-Ove Horst
Department of Media & Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam
November 11, 2020

I found the book difficult to use. I would not recommend it for this reason. For my purposes it was too difficult to find the relevant sections.

Dr Clare Hindley
Language and Communication, IUBH School of Business and Management
November 3, 2020

The fourth edition of this classic book certainly provides various essential readings for students of media and communication. I'm particularly interested in the way the book tackles questions around participation, surveillance, power and labour. While, the whole book provides a fascinating and rather comprehensive perspective on the cultural industries, I will only be using sections from this text, as first-year students will only focus on certain aspects of cultural production and consumption.

Dr Chiara Minestrelli
my department is not listed, University of the Arts London
October 6, 2019

The Cultural Industries offers a prime basis for a course such as Cultural Studies, with up-to-date chapters on the consequences of the digital networks. It can be both read extensively or used instrumentally thanks to the very complete index.

Professor Mathieu de Wasseige
Language, H.E.G./I.H.E.C.S.
May 21, 2020

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