1st Edition

Post-war Industrial Media Culture in Sweden, 1945-1960 New Faces, New Values

By Mats Björkin Copyright 2022
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

During the 1950s in Sweden, companies aiming for international markets demanded new theories and methods of communication. Ideas regarding cybernetics, systems analysis, new accounting practices, and budgetary principles as well as theories of information, communication, marketing, public relations, and organization were discussed at conferences and seminars and in courses, articles, and books. At... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1.The Housewife, Film, Television, and the Quiz Show Nerd, 2. Film and Swedish Industry in the World, Intermission: A Substitute for an Industrial Film Theory, 3.Meetings for Trading Ideas and Goods, New and Old, 4. The New Face, Conclusion, Index

Biography

Mats Björkin teaches film and television at the University Gothenburg. His research focuses on the organization and economy of audio-visual media industries.