The death of cultural imperialism -- and power too? A critical analysis of American prestige press representations of the hegemony of English.

Christof Demont-Heinrich

http://mysite.du.edu/~cdemonth/publications.htm
Below I have listed single and collectively authored papers I have written which have been published, will shortly be published, or which are under consideration for publication in refereed journals. They are listed according to year. Where possible, I have linked to online abstracts of the articles.

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photo shot in Norlin Library, CU-Boulder, summer of 2004.

2008
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2008). The death of cultural imperialism -- and power too? A critical analysis of American prestige press representations of the hegemony of English. International Communication Gazette, 70(5), pp. 378-394.

Demont-Heinrich, C. (2008). Beyond culture and (national) identity? Language, globalization and the discourse of universal progress in American newspaper coverage of English. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 1(2), pp. 136-137.
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2008). American triumphalism and the “offensive” defensiveness of the French: French as a foil for English in U.S. prestige press coverage of the global hegemony of English. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 32(3), pp. 271-291.
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2008). American ‘prestige press’ representations of the global hegemony of English. World Englishes, 27(2), pp. 161-180. (Lead article)
2007
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2007). Globalization, language, and the tongue-tied American: A textual analysis of American discourses on the global hegemony of English. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 31(2), pp. 98-117.
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2007). The ideological construction of the juggernaut of English: A critical analysis of American prestige press coverage of the globalisation of language. Studies in Language and Capitalism, 1 (2), pp. 119-144.
2005
Clark, L.S., Demont-Heinrich, C., & Webber, S. (2005). Parents, ICTs, and Children’s Prospects for Success: Interviews along the Digital 'Access Rainbow.' Critical Studies in Media Communication, 22(5), 409-426.
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2005). Language and national identity in the era of globalization: The case of English in Switzerland. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 29(1), 66-84.
2004
Clark, L.S., Demont-Heinrich, C., & Webber, S. (2004). Ethnographic interviews on the digital divide. New Media and Society, 6(4), 529-547.
2002
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2002). Central points of control and surveillance on a 'decentralized' Net: Internet service providers and privacy and freedom of speech online. Info, 4(4), 32-42.
Taylor, B.C., Demont-Heinrich, C., Broadfoot, K. Dodge, J., & Jian, G. (2002). New media and the circuit of cyber-culture: Conceptualizing Napster. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 46(4), 607-629.

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