Hi everyone, A Screen-L member recently asked about references dealing with the growth of large media conglomerates (sorry I didn't keep the original post). Here are a couple of references I would recommend: Aufderheide, P., Barnouw, E., Cohen, R. M., Frank, T., Gitlin, T., Lieberman, D., Miller, M. C., Roberts, G., Schatz, T. (1997). Conglomerates and the media. New York: The New Press. (with a chapter on the film industry) Bagdikian, B. (1997). The media monopoly (5th ed.). Boston: Beacon Press (a new edition was just released) McChesney, R. W. (1997). Corporate media and the threat to democracy. New York: Seven Stories Press. Meehan, E. (1991). 'Holy commodity fetish, Batman!': The political economy of a commercial intertext. In R. E. Pearson & W. Uricchio (Eds.), The many lives of the Batman: Critical approaches to a superhero and his media (pp. 47-65). New York: Routledge. Hope these help! Matt McAllister Department of Communication Studies, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0311 USA ph: 540-231-9830 fax: 540-231-9817 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Department of Communication Studies at Virginia Tech Home Page: http://www.comm.vt.edu/ ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]