Media and Public Culture

MEDIA AND PUBLIC CULTURE

Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Bhutan Studies

 

 

  Publication Year: 2007

 ISBN Number: 99936-14-41-6

  PAGES: 520

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 Content

Title	Author	Page No.
Keynote Address	Sudhir Vyas	1
Stone Inscriptions: An Early Written Medium in Bhutan	Dr. John Ardussi	4
The Marriage of the Media and Religion: For Better or Worse	Karma Phuntsho	19
Dances in Bhutan: A Traditional Medium of Information	Dr. Francoise Pommerat	31
Culture, Liberty and Happiness	Karma Ura	40
Cultural Maintenance and Promotion: The Print Media’s Role in Providing Space for Knowledge and Discourse	Dorji Thinley	70
Relationship between Media and Buddhist Culture: The Case of Conch and its Colour	Wangchuk Rinzin	109
Cultural Imperialism and Linguistic Change: Impact of Cultural Imperialism on Dzongkha Borrowing	Kinley Dorji	121
Roar of the Thunder Dragon: The Bhutanese Audio-visual Industry and the Shaping and Representation of Contemporary Culture	Tshewang Dendup	137
The Microsoft Unlimited Potential E-centers in Bhutan: Using ICT for Development	Lektsho Yangden Dorji	154
Gross National Happiness through ICTs for Development: A Case Study of the Jakar Community Multimedia Center	Dr. Seema Murugan	172
Selling Desire and Dissatisfaction: Why Advertising should be Banned from Bhutanese Television	Dr. Ross McDonald	188
Media and Public Culture: Media Whitewashing	Kinley Rinchen	208
Media and the Maverick Mind: Need for Media Literacy: A Lay View	Thakur Singh Powdyel	246
Media in the New Political Order	Dorji Wangchuk	274
Role of Kuensel in the Fostering Democracy in Bhutan	Sanjeev Mehta	297
Role of Media in the Changing Socio-Political Situations in Bhutan	N. Balasubranian & Jigme Nidup	334
Media, Markets and Meaning: Placing Sustainable Development and Environmental Conservation and Enrichment at Risk	Dr. Peter D. Hershock	351
Attitude towards Mass Media and its role in Promoting Environmental Consciousness: An Empirical Investigation	Tshering Dorji	382
Geographical Information System – As a Media Tool for Promoting Sustainable Development vis-a-vis Environmental Conservation	Dr. Pankaj Thapa	439
Role of the Media in Achieving a Sustainable Society	Tim Bodt	459
Concluding Remarks: Perspectives on Bhutanese Media	Kinley Dorji	501

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