{"product_id":"9781666981599","title":"Rural Media Studies A Global Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRural Media Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Global Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRashid Gabdulhakov | Marc Esteve del Valle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn interdisciplinary and international roster of contributors foregrounds rural and remote communities as dynamic sites of innovation, struggle, and cultural (re)negotiation amid digitalization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough media scholarship has long privileged urban spaces, more research is needed to examine how digital technologies, platform infrastructures, and evolving media practices are reshaping life beyond metropolitan centers. Contributors employ a range of global case studies from Italy to Kazakhstan to The Lithium Triangle and beyond to explore how rural actors engage with platforms, navigate shifting information ecologies, sustain journalistic practices, and adapt to technological transformations in everyday life, governance, and agriculture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough these explorations, this volume positions rural media studies as a distinct and urgently needed subfield with the potential to challenge urban biases and widen the conceptual and methodological horizons of media research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRashid Gabdulhakov\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Marc Esteve del Valle\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666981599\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515371126924,"sku":"9781666981599","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f25fb89a-2d95-4ad5-9fc0-e58090e3e47b.jpg?v=1789056582","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666981599","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}