host locations, a dimension of mediaevents that in their collection remains underemphasized. This special issue is thus composed of articles that investigate the particular ways in which those locations or communities that hostmediaevents – or, more precisely, mediated events, since often what is at issue in theses pieces is what exactly we mean to say when using the phrase ‘mediaevent’ – imbue those events with particular meanings and inflections. ‘Location’ …
Abstract
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses several reports within the issue on topics including ethnographic film festival, audiencehood within the public viewing areas (PVAs), and the global network of Formula One automobile racing.