Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-183) and index.

Introduction: a translocal approach to imagining the global -- Un-Am erican idols: how the global/national/local intersect -- Holier-than-th ou: representing the "other" and vindicating ourselves in international news -- Talking about non-no: (re)fashioning race and gender in global magazines -- Disjuncture and difference from the Banlieue to the Ganba : embracing hip-hop as a global genre -- What West is it? anime and man ga according to Candy and Goldorak -- Imagining the global: transnation al media and global audiences -- Lessons from a translocal approach? or , reflections on contemporary glocamalgamation -- Conclusion: getting o ver our "illusion d'optique".