Major Reward and Recognition Events

Using a range of interdisciplinary ideas, Major Reward and Recognition Events is an expert-led, informative volume exploring the global growth of major award shows and prize-giving ceremonies since the start of the twentieth century and outlining their key multimodal components and core functions.

Lukasz Swiatek lectures in the School of the Arts and Media at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia. He has taught a range of postgraduate and undergraduate courses (both junior and senior) in media studies, communication, and international and global studies across universities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. He mainly undertakes research in communication and media studies, higher education, and cultural studies.

1. Introduction 2. Setting the Stage Part I: Transformations 3. Growth Over Time 4. Changes in Function 5. Changes in Form Part II: Critical Perspectives 6. Competition Concerns 7. Socio-Political Concerns 8. Commercial Concerns 9. Sustainability Concerns 10. Entertainment Concerns 11. Conclusion