Synopsis Globalization describes an ongoing process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of communication and trade. The term is sometimes used to refer specifically to economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology.

Media have become a central force in our global society, affecting every aspect of life and culture. Media is a critical too in functioning in contemporary society. Media Culture and Society understand the new centrality of media and cultural forms to the experience of social life in the contemporary world.