Papers by philippe meers
Various video-on-demand (VOD) platforms streaming Nigerian films have popped up on the Internet s... more Various video-on-demand (VOD) platforms streaming Nigerian films have popped up on the Internet since 2011. These VOD platforms facilitate the consumption of Nigerian films among African diaspora. Despite an increasing academic interest for Nollywood audiences, these new modes of viewing Nigerian films online have yet to be explored. In this article, we will therefore give attention to the consumption and reception of Nigerian films on the Internet among African diaspora of Nigerian, Ghanaian and Cameroonian origin in the cities of Antwerp and Ghent, Belgium. In this study, we adopted a media ethnographic approach, including fieldwork and semi-structured in-depth interviews. Although scholars have suggested that the Internet fragments and individualizes film viewing, the results of this study show that indeed online Nigerian films are most often watched individually by the respondents, yet the reception of the films remains a social practice of shared meaning-making.
This article reflects upon a series of historical audience research projects on the social experi... more This article reflects upon a series of historical audience research projects on the social experience of cinema-going and the issue of social distinction. Concentrating on the difficulties related to doing historical media audience research, this article proposes a multimethod perspective around qualitative audience approaches (using oral history inspired ethnographic methods) in combination with methods coming from political economy, sociogeography, and programming analysis. The article first looks at different paradigms and approaches on historical audience research within film studies, with a special focus on oral history. The second part consists of a concrete case study on historical cinema-going audiences in Flanders, Belgium, where we argue that the social practice of cinema-going was a significant social routine, strongly inspired by community identity formation, class and social distinction.
Media, Culture & Society, 2000
E The international telenovela debate and the contra-flow argument: a reappraisal Daniel Bilterey... more E The international telenovela debate and the contra-flow argument: a reappraisal Daniel Biltereyst and Philippe Meers UNIVERSITY OF GHENT Introduction In the 1960s and 1970s the debate over unequal international communica-tion flows and structural inequalities was often ...
Communications, 2000
ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of Turkish film screenings in Belgium as a case study ... more ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of Turkish film screenings in Belgium as a case study of diasporic media practices in Europe. Turkish blockbusters have only recently become part of the programs of Belgian mainstream film theaters. This study provides insight into both historical and recent dynamics that characterize this new film and audience segment in film exhibition. After analyzing transnational patterns of distribution, selection and promotion (in Belgium and in Europe), we put forward that changing circulation patterns and the associated power relations (co-)define the social and spatial conditions of reception, resulting in the creation of new semi-public diasporic spaces. Thus, the links between the political economy of media and audience research are discussed. The findings of this article are based on archival and press research and a series of semi-structured expert interviews with exhibition and distribution professionals, as well as social workers and representatives from Turkish cultural associations.
... Smets, Kevin; Meers, Philippe; Winkel, Vande, Roel; Bauwel, van, Sofie - Turkish diasporic fi... more ... Smets, Kevin; Meers, Philippe; Winkel, Vande, Roel; Bauwel, van, Sofie - Turkish diasporic film culture in the multicultural European city: a structural analysis of Turkish film screenings in Belgium - In: Media, culture and identity in Europe / Arslan, Savas [edit.]; ea . ...
Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen, 2006
... Author: Meers, Philippe. Date: 2006. ... There are no files associated with this item. Recomm... more ... Author: Meers, Philippe. Date: 2006. ... There are no files associated with this item. Recommended Citation. Meers, Philippe - Fandom en blockbusters: aanzet tot een typologie van **Lord of the Rings**-fans - In: Tijdschrift voor communicatiewetenschap, 34:1(2006), p. 69-87. ...
Journal of Popular Film and Television, 2001
... as-viewer is now deemed to be an irnpor-tant area of investigation (Hayward 336). ... Traditi... more ... as-viewer is now deemed to be an irnpor-tant area of investigation (Hayward 336). ... Traditional empirical analyses of indi-viduals only tell investigators what spectators thought they saw or felt or ... level: There is a slow recovery-espe-cially through US box office success-es-after ...
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 2011
... The editors rely on the classical sources on national cinema (eg Hills, Higson, Crofts) but .... more ... The editors rely on the classical sources on national cinema (eg Hills, Higson, Crofts) but ... Bulgaria then provides an example of persistently failing film industries in small countries that ... is well known to many former Eastern bloc countries: a thriving international service industry ...
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 2009
© in this edition Edinburgh University Press, 2007 © in the individual contributions is retained ... more © in this edition Edinburgh University Press, 2007 © in the individual contributions is retained by the authors Edinburgh University Press Ltd 22 George Square, Edinburgh Typeset in Sabon and Gill Sans by Servis Filmsetting Ltd, Manchester, and printed and bound in Great ...
Critical Studies in Media Communication, 2013
Abstract How and to what extent are diasporic film cultures influenced by power structures and po... more Abstract How and to what extent are diasporic film cultures influenced by power structures and power shifts? This question is addressed in a twofold case study of Moroccan and Indian film structures in the city of Antwerp (Belgium). The analysis presented here is ...
Contemporary South Asia, 2013
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Resumen El trabajo, inspirado en la perspectiva teórica sobre la Nueva Historia del Cine (New Cin... more Resumen El trabajo, inspirado en la perspectiva teórica sobre la Nueva Historia del Cine (New Cinema History), describe y discute la exhibición y programación de películas de 1922 a 1962 en la ciudad de Monterrey, México
Resumen El trabajo, inspirado en la perspectiva teórica sobre la Nueva Historia del Cine (New Cin... more Resumen El trabajo, inspirado en la perspectiva teórica sobre la Nueva Historia del Cine (New Cinema History), describe y discute la exhibición y programación de películas de 1922 a 1962 en la ciudad de Monterrey, México
Communications, 2005
Abstract What is the current state of film studies? How do you enter this field from a media stud... more Abstract What is the current state of film studies? How do you enter this field from a media studies background? Is it worthwhile for media scholars to engage in this neighboring field? Can you get a grasp of the key issues, theoretical currents, and analytical approaches ...
Articles by philippe meers
Communications, 2011
Abstract This article presents an analysis of Turkish film screenings in Belgium as a case study ... more Abstract This article presents an analysis of Turkish film screenings in Belgium as a case study of diasporic media practices in Europe. Turkish blockbusters have only recently become part of the programs of Belgian mainstream film theaters. This study provides ...
Journal of African Media Studies 7(3): 301-314
Various video-on-demand (VOD) platforms streaming Nigerian films have popped up on the Internet s... more Various video-on-demand (VOD) platforms streaming Nigerian films have popped up on the Internet since 2011. These VOD platforms facilitate the consumption of Nigerian films among African diaspora. Despite an increasing academic interest for Nollywood audiences, these new modes of viewing Nigerian films online have yet to be explored. In this article, we will therefore give attention to the consumption and reception of Nigerian films on the Internet among African diaspora of Nigerian, Ghanaian and Cameroonian origin in the cities of Antwerp and Ghent, Belgium. In this study, we adopted a media ethnographic approach, including fieldwork and semi-structured in-depth interviews. Although scholars have suggested that the Internet fragments and individualizes film viewing, the results of this study show that indeed online Nigerian films are most often watched individually by the respondents, yet the reception of the films remains a social practice of shared meaning-making.
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