Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations x
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. The Effect of Finance on Media Industries
6. 1. A Brief, Illustrated History of the Current U.S. Political Economy 23
7. 2. Derivative Media and the Tools of Financialization 41
8. 3. The Financialization of Music 75
9. 4. The Financialization of Hollywood 104
10. Part Two. The Effect of Finance on Media Texts
11. 5. Derivative Music and Speculative Hip Hop 145
12. 6. Derivative Television and Securitized Sitcoms 159
13. 7. Derivative Film and Brandscape Blockbusters 180
14. Conclusion 201
15. Acknowledgments 209
16. Glossary of Financial Terms 211
17. Notes 217
18. Bibliography 247
19. Index 271