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Book Synopsis•The first book to bring the field of science communication into conversation with queer theory. •Includes ‘practice spotlights’ by practitioners that highlight specific science communication initiatives relevant to queer people and queer topics.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Tara Roberson and Lindy A. Orthia Part 1: Negotiating Queer Identities with Science, Technology, and Medicine 1. Where to ‘Keep’ the Queer: Contestations and Anxieties in Clinical Communications - Aritra Chatterjee Practice Spotlight: Gender and Sex in Research Communications - Sophia Frentz 2. The Question of Queer Complexity: Science Communication and Queer Activism - V de Kauwe and Emily Standen 3. Queer Interests in Technology and Innovation Discourse - Tara Roberson Practice Spotlight: All We Need Is … The Endosymbiotic Love Calendar - Annalaura Alifuoco, Natalie E.R. Beveridge, Yasmine Kumordzi, and Hwa Young Jung Practice Spotlight: GENDERS: Shaping and Breaking the Binary, an Exhibition at Science Gallery London - Helen Kaplinsky and Jessie Krish Teaching Notes for Part 1 Part 2: Representations of Queerness in Public Science Communication 4. Queering Science Museums, Science Centres, and Other Public Science Institutions - Eleanor S. Armstrong and Simon J. Lock Practice Spotlight: Queer by Nature: The LGBTQ+ Natural History Tour - Josh Davis Practice Spotlight: Science Queers: Overacted Representation in Science Communication - Òscar Aznar-Alemany Practice Spotlight: Science is a Drag! Online Events - Carla Suciu, Brynley Pearlstone, and Sam Langford 5. Queer Characters in Science-themed Fiction - Lindy A. Orthia and Leo P. Visser Practice Spotlight: Using #QueerInSTEM and Related Hashtags to Promote Your Science Communication - Luis Lopez and Alberto I. Roca Practice Spotlight: Queer Science Blogs: Public Communication Before the Age of Social Media - Ron Buckmire and Alberto I. Roca Teaching Notes for Part 2 Part 3: Queer People in Science Communication Communities 6. Malayang Paglaladlad para sa Mapagpalayang Paglalahad: Coming Out and Queering Science Communication in Contested Spaces - John Noel Viaña, Mario Carlo Severo, Miguel Barretto-Garcia, Paul James Magtaan, Jason Tan Liwag, Roemel Jeusep Bueno, Christer de Silva, and Shaira Panela Practice Spotlight: Queer Scientists PH: Visibility Towards Community Building and Empowerment - Jason Tan Liwag, Jay S. Fidelino, Rey Audie S. Escosio, Almira B. Ocampo, and Nikki Santos-Ocampo Practice Spotlight: 500 Queer Scientists at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Alice Motion and Hervé Sauquet 7. Including Queerness and Improving Belonging of Intersectional Queer Identities in Science Communication Communities - Katherine Canfield Practice Spotlight: Rainbow Spectrums: Embracing Our Queer Disabled Family in Science Communication - V de Kauwe and Kai Fisher 8. Have Rainbow, Will Collect Data: How Citizen and Community Science Engages Queer Volunteers - Todd A. Harwell Teaching Notes for Part 3 Part 4: Queering Institutional Science Communication Agendas 9. Science OUTreach: A Queer Approach to Science Communication Practice - Alice Motion and Lee Wallace Practice Spotlight: Queer Communicators in Environmental, Climate Change, and Sustainability Conversations - Franzisca Weder Practice Spotlight: How LGBTIQA+ Representation in Organization Leadership Impacts Inclusivity and Visibility - Sarah Durcan and Andrea Bandelli Practice Spotlight: Outer Edge: Queer(y)ing STEM Collections – A Community Workshop - Eleanor S. Armstrong and Sophie Gerber 10. The Possibilities of Queer in Science Communication Teaching and Pedagogies - Simon J. Lock and Eleanor S. Armstrong 11. Queering Science Communication Theory Beyond Deficit and Dialogue Binaries - Lindy A. Orthia and V de Kauwe Teaching Notes for Part 4 Conclusions - Tara Roberson and Lindy A. Orthia

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Book SynopsisHelps the reader gain a bigger-picture understanding of the growing counter-capitalist discourse; Offers concrete examples to offer valuable insights into the two-sided nature of technology and its role in fomenting political/economic change; Showcases how the digital commons both relies on, and increasingly shapes, the material realm of raw materials, infrastructure, and manufacturing.Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution 1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise 2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential 3. Taking Back the Interest PART II: The Material Economy and the Commons 4. Democratizing Infrastructure 5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local' 6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural World PART III: Money and Value 7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value 8. Reinventing Money's Role in the Economy PART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future 9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist Society Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDo numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people’s perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power? The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic. Shedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Data bounds Are Reinforced by Policy 3. Quantitative Realism Underpins Data Bounds 4. Quantitative Realism is Mathematical and Abstract 5. Desire for Data Bounds Underpins Quantitative Realism 6. Data Bounds Are Emotive 7. Data Boundaries Are Drawn Within Historical Norms 8. Critically Engaging with Data Bounds Afterword References

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence This book addresses new challenges to the formation of publics in datafied democracies. It proposes a fresh, complex and nuanced approach to understand 'datapublics' by considering datafication and public formation in the context of audience, journalism and infrastructure studies. The tightly woven chapters shed new light on how platforms, algorithms and their data infrastructure are embedded in journalistic values, discourses and practices, opening up new conditions for publics to display agency, mobilize and achieve legitimacy. This is a seminal contribution to debates about the future of media, journalism and civic practices.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Datapublics Beyond the Rise and Fall Narrative - Jannie Møller Hartley, David Mathieu and Jannick Kirk Sørensen Part 1: Agentic Publics 2. Deconstructing the Notion of Algorithmic Control over Datapublics - David Mathieu 3. Counterpublicness and Hybrid Tactics across Physical and Mediated Spaces - Mette Bengtsson and Anna Schjøtt 4. Stratified Public Formation in Mundane Settings - Morten Fischer Sivertsen and Mikkeline Sofie Skjerning Thomsen Part 2: Cultivated Publics 5. Imagining Publics through Emerging Technologies - Jannie Møller Hartley and Anna Schjøtt 6. Personalization Logics and Publics by Design - Jannie Møller Hartley, Anna Schjøtt and Jannick Kirk Sørensen Part 3: Infrastructured Publics 7. Classifying the News: Metadata as Structures of Visibility and Compliance with Tech Standards - Lisa Merete Kristensen and Jannick Kirk Sørensen 8. Infrastructuring Publics: Datafied Infrastructures of the News Media - Lisa Merete Kristensen and Jannick Kirk Sørensen 9. Conclusion: Datapublics as a Site of Struggles - David Mathieu and Jannie Møller Hartley

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Book SynopsisFrom fake news to infringement of privacy in digital spheres, the changing landscapes of media and public communication have completely transformed contemporary democracies in recent decades. Disruptions of media functioning can be seen as evidence for a transition from democracy to post-democracy, but how plausible is this scenario? Using empirical evidence, the author asks how imminent the threat of the end of democracy is, and how it can be restored. Exploring the creative and destructive ways individuals and groups make use of new digital and social media in democratic societies across the world, the book presents a much-needed critical theory of the public sphere as we enter the new digital age.Trade Review"By a scholar with the rare gift of creatively handling both theorizations of the public sphere and empirical investigations of future, current or historical developments in democracy studies, this very readable and enlightening work is a must-read for intellectually and politically curious readers." Jostein Gripsrud, University of BergenTable of Contents1. Introduction: Vanishing Publics – The Erosion of Democracy and the Public Sphere 2. The Legacy and the Future of the Public Sphere 3. Public Sphere Dystopia: A Diagnosis 4. Between Dystopia and Utopia: The Social and Political Field of Public Sphere Criticism 5. Does All This Really Happen? The Experimental Setting of Public Sphere Resilience 6. Conclusion: Beyond Post-democracy

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Book SynopsisCommunications expert Quentin Schultze offers an engaging and practical guide to help Christians interact effectively at home, work, church, school, and beyond. Based on solid biblical principles and drawn from Schultze's own remarkable experiences, this book shows how to practice "servant communication" for a rich and rewarding life. Topics include how to overcome common mistakes, be a more grateful and virtuous communicator, tell stories effectively, reduce conflicts, overcome fears, and communicate well in a high-tech world. Helpful sidebars and text boxes are included.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Accept the CallCommunicating for LifeCommunicating in CultureLearning Great CommunicationCommunicating CourageouslyExamining Our MotivesConclusion2. Offer ThanksEngaging Our HeartsReceiving GratitudeUsing SymbolsEmploying Verbal and Nonverbal LanguageSending and Receiving "Texts"Sharing UnderstandingContextualizing CommunicationDoing CommunicationUnderstanding with DiscernmentConclusion3. Be ResponsibleCommunicating Responsibly in God's NameListening ObedientlyListening IntimatelyListening ActivelyListening DialogicallyListening VerticallyCommunicating with Excellence and CompassionCommunicating "Christianly"Embracing ConfusionConclusion4. Address BrokennessAccepting ImperfectionBeing VulnerableSharing AppropriatelySharing HealingIdentifying Our BiasesBlaming OthersReleasing ControlSinning by OmissionSinning by CommissionConfessing RegularlyConclusion5. Embrace CommunityGrowing TogetherKnowing Ourselves in CommunityNurturing ShalomEmbracing DiversitiesQuestioning StereotypesNurturing TrustSeeking Truth TogetherForming Truth-Loving CommunitiesConclusion6. Be VirtuousBeing GenuineSeeking IntegrityBeing JoyfulEmbracing PeaceBeing PatientBeing KindBeing GoodBeing GentleBeing Self-ControlledConclusion7. Tell StoriesHow Stories WorkCommunicating IndirectlyCapturing MetaphorsMapping LifeEngaging Comedies and TragediesInterpreting Stories through the Biblical MetanarrativeCritiquing Media MythologiesConclusion8. Discern MediaDefining TechnologyCommunicating with Media TechnologiesJesus Broadcasts His MessageElevating the Spoken WordFitting Medium to MessageRejecting Communication TechnologyAdapting Communication TechnologiesCreating Communication TechnologiesConclusionClosing Thoughts

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Book SynopsisSymbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring - and certainly the most sociological - of all social psychologies. In this landmark work, Norman K. Denzin traces its tortured history from its roots in American pragmatism to its present-day encounter with poststructuralism and postmodernism. Arguing that if interactionism is to continue to thrive and grow it must incorporate elements of post structural and post-modern theory into its underlying views of history, culture and politics, the author develops a research agenda which merges the interactionist sociological imagination with the critical insights on contemporary feminism and cultural studies. Norman Denzin's programmatic analysis of symbolic interactionism, which develops a politics of interpretation merging theory and practice, will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines, from sociology to cultural studies.Trade Review"In this book, Denzin has saved a place for and makes reference to virtually every sociologist working under the rubric of SI today." Joseph A. KotarbaTable of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface. Preface. 1. The Interactionist Heritage. 2. The Interpretive Heritage. 3. Critique and Renewal: Links to Cultural Studies. 4. Enter Cultural Studies. 5. Communications as the Interactionist Problematic. 6. Interactionist Cultural Criticism. 7. Into Politics. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis title presents an innovative approach to Dewey's view of rhetoric as art, revealing an 'ontology of becoming'. In ""Democracy and Rhetoric"", Nathan Crick articulates from John Dewey's body of work a philosophy of rhetoric that reveals the necessity for bringing forth a democratic life infused with the spirit of ethics, a method of inquiry, and a sense of beauty. Crick relies on rhetorical theory as well interdisciplinary insights from philosophy, history, sociology, aesthetics, and political science as he demonstrates that significant engagement with issues of rhetoric and communication are central to Dewey's political philosophy. In his rhetorical reading of Dewey, Crick examines the sophistical underpinnings of Dewey's philosophy and finds it much informed by notions of radical individuality, aesthetic experience, creative intelligence, and persuasive advocacy as essential to the formation of communities of judgment. Crick illustrates that for Dewey rhetoric is an art situated within a complex and challenging social and natural environment, wielding influence and authority for those well versed in its methods and capable of experimenting with its practice. From this standpoint the unique and necessary function of rhetoric in a democracy is to advance minority views in such a way that they might have the opportunity to transform overarching public opinion through persuasion in an egalitarian public arena. The truest power of rhetoric in a democracy then is the liberty for one to influence the many through free, full, and fluid communication. Ultimately Crick argues that Dewey's sophistical rhetorical values and techniques form a naturalistic 'ontology of becoming' in which discourse is valued for its capacity to guide a self, a public, and a world in flux toward some improved incarnation. Appreciation of this ontology of becoming - of democracy as a communication-driven work in progress - gives greater social breadth and historical scope to Dewey's philosophy while solidifying his lasting contributions to rhetoric in an active and democratic public sphere.

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Book SynopsisI want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States... Thus began not only the first of Franklin Roosevelt's celebrated radio addresses, collectively called Fireside Chats, but also the birth of the media era of the rhetorical presidency. Humorist Will Rogers later said that the president took ""such a dry subject as banking and made everyone understand it, even the bankers."" Roosevelt also took a giant step toward restoring confidence in the nation's banks and, eventually, in its economy. Amos Kiewe tells the story of the First Fireside Chat, the context in which it was constructed, the events leading to the radio address, and the impact it had on the American people and the nation's economy. Roosevelt told America, ""The success of our whole national program depends, of course, on the cooperation of the public - on its intelligent support and its use of a reliable system."" Kiewe succinctly demonstrates how the rhetoric of the soon-to-be-famous First Fireside Chat laid the groundwork for that support and the recovery of American capitalism.

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Book SynopsisCulminating a decade of conferences that have explored presidential speech, ""The Prospect of Presidential Rhetoric"" assesses progress and suggests directions for both the practice of presidential speech and its study. In Part One, following an analytic review of the field by Martin Medhurst, contributors address the state of the art in their own areas of expertise. Roderick P. Hart then summarizes their work in the course of his rebuttal of an argument made by political scientist George Edwards: that presidential rhetoric lacks political impact. Part Two of the volume consists of the forward-looking reports of six task forces, comprising more than forty scholars, charged with outlining the likely future course of presidential rhetoric, as well as the major questions scholars should ask about it and the tools at their disposal. ""The Prospect of Presidential Rhetoric"" will serve as a pivotal work for students and scholars of public discourse and the presidency who seek to understand the shifting landscape of American political leadership.

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Book SynopsisStudents thrive when they are exposed to a variety of disciplinary genres, and their lives-and our institutions-are enriched by improving their writing outcomes. Taking account of evolving research, writing in the disciplines, and demographic and institutional shifts in higher education, this volume imagines new ways to improve writing outcomes by broadening the focus of assessment to wider issues of humanity and society.The essays-by contributors from diverse fields, from writing studies to nursing, engineering, and architecture-demonstrate innovative classroom practices and curricular design that place fairness and the situatedness of language at the center of writing instruction. Contributors reflect on a wide range of examples, from a disability-as-insight model to reckoning with postcolonial legacies, and the essays consider a variety of institutions, classrooms, and types of assessment, including culturally responsive assessment and peer feedback in digital environments.Trade ReviewThis book reaffirms why writing assessment at the postsecondary level in the United States is among the most interesting and forward-thinking work in the field." - David Slomp, University of Lethbridge

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Book SynopsisHow could novels like Uncle Tom’s Cabin change the hearts and minds of thousands of mid-nineteenth-century readers, yet make so many modern readers cringe at their over-the-top, tear-filled scenes? Sentimental Readers explains why sentimental rhetoric was so compelling to readers of that earlier era, why its popularity waned in the latter part of the nineteenth century, and why today it is generally characterised as overly emotional and artificial. But author Faye Halpern also does more: she demonstrates that this now despised rhetoric remains relevant to contemporary writing teachers and literary scholars. Halpern examines these novels with a fresh eye by positioning sentimentality as a rhetorical strategy on the part of these novels’ (mostly) female authors, who used it to answer a question that plagued the male-dominated world of nineteenth-century American rhetoric and oratory: how could listeners be sure an eloquent speaker wasn’t unscrupulously persuading them of an untruth? The authors of sentimental novels managed to solve this problem even as the professional male rhetoricians and orators could not, because sentimental rhetoric, filled with tears and other physical cues of earnestness, ensured that an audience could trust the heroes and heroines of these novels. However, as a wider range of authors began wielding sentimental rhetoric later in the nineteenth century, readers found themselves less and less convinced by this strategy. In her final discussion, Halpern steps beyond a purely historical analysis to interrogate contemporary rhetoric and reading practices among literature professors and their students, particularly first-year students new to the “close reading” method advocated and taught in most college English classrooms. Doing so allows her to investigate how sentimental novels are understood today by both groups and how these contemporary reading strategies compare to those of Americans more than a century ago. Clearly, sentimental novels still have something to teach us about how and why we read.

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Book SynopsisIn the last two decades, digital technologies have made it possible for anyone with a computer and an Internet connection to rapidly and inexpensively self-publish a book. Once a stigmatized niche activity, self-publishing has grown explosively. Hobbyists and professionals alike have produced millions of books, circulating them through e-readers and the web. What does this new flood of books mean for publishing, authors, and readers? Some lament the rise of self-publishing because it tramples the gates and gatekeepers who once reserved publication for those who met professional standards. Others tout authors’ new freedom from the narrow-minded exclusivity of traditional publishing. Critics mourn the death of the author; fans celebrate the democratization of authorship.Drawing on eight years of research and interviews with more than eighty self-published writers, Mass Authorship avoids the polemics, instead showing how writers are actually thinking about and dealing with this brave new world. Timothy Laquintano compares the experiences of self-publishing authors in three distinct genres—poker strategy guides, memoirs, and romance novels— as well as those of writers whose self-published works hit major bestseller lists. He finds that the significance of self-publishing and the challenge it presents to traditional publishing depend on the aims of authors, the desires of their readers, the affordances of their platforms, and the business plans of the companies that provide those platforms.In drawing a nuanced portrait of self-publishing authors today, Laquintano answers some of the most pressing questions about what it means to publish in the twenty-first century: How do writers establish credibility in an environment with no editors to judge quality? How do authors police their copyrights online without recourse to the law? How do they experience Amazon as a publishing platform? And how do they find an audience when, it sometimes seems, there are more writers than readers?

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Book SynopsisAn examination of how images can serve as communication tools to popularize science in the public eyeAs funding for basic scientific research becomes increasingly difficult to secure, public support becomes essential. Because of its promise for captivating nonexpert publics, the practice of merging art and imagery with science has been gaining traction in the scientific community. While images have been used with greater frequency in recent years, their value is often viewed as largely superficial. To the contrary, Maria E. Gigante posits in Introducing Science through Images, the value of imagery goes far beyond mere aesthetics—visual elements are powerful communication vehicles.The images examined in this volume, drawn from a wide range of historical periods, serve an introductory function—that is, they appear in a position of primacy relative to text and, like the introduction to a speech, have the potential to make audiences attentive and receptive to the forthcoming content. Gigante calls them “portal” images and explicates their utility in science communication, both to popularize and mystify science in the public eye.Gigante analyzes how science has been represented by various types of portal images: frontispieces, portraits of scientists, popular-science magazine covers, and award-winning scientific images from Internet visualization competitions. Using theories of rhetoric and visual communication, she addresses the weak connection between scientific communities and the public and explores how visual elements can best be employed to garner public support for research.

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Book SynopsisNo modern president has had as much influence on American national politics as Franklin D. Roosevelt. During FDR’s administration, power shifted from states and localities to the federal government; within the federal government it shifted from Congress to the president; and internationally, it moved from Europe to the United States. All of these changes required significant effort on the part of the president, who triumphed over fierce opposition and succeeded in remaking the American political system in ways that continue to shape our politics today. Using the metaphor of the good neighbour, Mary E. Stuckey examines the persuasive work that took place to authorise these changes. Through the metaphor, FDR’s administration can be better understood: his emphasis on communal values; the importance of national mobilisation in domestic as well as foreign affairs in defence of those values; his use of what he considered a particularly democratic approach to public communication; his treatment of friends and his delineation of enemies; and finally, the ways in which he used this rhetoric to broaden his neighbourhood from the limits of the United States to encompass the entire world, laying the groundwork for American ideological dominance in the post–World War II era.

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Book SynopsisIn a speech opening the nineteenth Chinese Communist Party Congress meeting in October 2017, President Xi Jinping spoke of a 'New Era' characterized by new types of communication convergence between the government, Party, and state media. His speech signaled that the role of the media is now more important than ever in cultivating the Party's image at home and disseminating it abroad. Indeed, communication technologies, people, and platforms are converging in new ways around the world, not just in China. This process raises important questions about information flows, control, and regulation that directly affect the future of US-China relations. Just a year before Xi proclaimed the New Era, scholars had convened in Beijing at a conference cohosted by the Communication University of China and the US-based National Communication Association to address these questions. How do China and the United States envision each other, and how do our interlinked imaginaries create both opportunities for and obstacles to greater understanding and strengthened relations? Would the convergence of new media technologies, Party control, and emerging notions of netizenship in China lead to a new age of opening and reform, greater Party domination, or perhaps some new and intriguing combination of repression and freedom? Communication Convergence in Contemporary China presents international perspectives on US-China relations in this New Era with case studies that offer readers informative snapshots of how these relations are changing on the ground, in the lived realities of our daily communication habits.Trade ReviewMedia convergence is well-known as a concept, but as a historical process, it is complicated by changing social contexts. This volume studies media convergence in China while making sensitive comparisons with the United States. The result is an engaging comparative study that illuminates the concrete processes of media convergence and fragmentation in both countries. This is an important contribution to the study of global communication as well as media politics in China." - Guobin Yang, Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the concept of state-sponsored platformization, this volume shows the complexity behind the central role the party-state plays in shaping social media platforms. The party-state increasingly penetrates commercial social media while aspiring to turn its own media agencies into platforms. Yet state-sponsored platformization does not necessarily produce the Chinese Communist Party's desired outcomes. Citizens continue to appropriate social media for creative public engagement at the same time that more people are managing their online settings to reduce or refuse connection, inducing new forms of crafted resistance to hyper-social media connectivity. The wide-ranging essays presented here explore the mobile radio service Ximalaya.FM, Alibaba's evolution into a multi-platform ecosystem, livestreaming platforms in the United States and China, the role of Twitter in Trump's North Korea diplomacy, user-generated content in the news media, the emergence of new social agents mediating between state and society, social media art projects, Chinese and US scientists' use of social media, and reluctance to engage with WeChat. Ultimately, readers will find that the ten chapters in this volume contribute significant new research and insights to the fast-growing scholarship on social media in China at a time when online communication is increasingly constrained by international struggles over political control and privacy issues.

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Book SynopsisChallenges to Silicon Valley’s dominant role in conjuring and patenting the world’s technological futures are arising around the world. As digital media technologies emerge from new, globally dispersed locations, a multipolar order of communication innovation seems to be in the making. Yet recovering our ability to imagine futures otherwise requires negotiating conditions—economic, geopolitical, sociocultural, and ecological—rather than reproducing them under the pretext of breaking with the present. The essays in this volume examine research on such conditions critically and comparatively in a variety of geographies. Paying due attention to China’s rise as an innovative platform society and AI powerhouse, this book addresses the broader question of a shifting world order and trends that are shaped by China’s influence but that extend beyond its borders. Looking at multipolar communication innovation through various critical lenses, our technological futures simultaneously appear to be old, new, and uncertain, while the infrastructures and platforms underpinning communication innovation both affiliate communities and set them apart.

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Book SynopsisFor most migrants, developing communication strategies in host countries is vital for finding social connections, navigating the pressures of assimilation, and maintaining links to their original cultures. Migrant World Making explores this process of constructing a homeplace by creating a network of communication tools and strategies to connect with multiple communities. Since what it means to be a migrant differs from person to person, the contributors to this edited collection showcase numerous practices migrants adopt to communicate and connect with others as they forge their own identities in globalized yet highly nationalistic societies. With varying aspirations and motives for seeking new homes, migrants build communities by telling stories, engaging in social media activism, protesting, writing scholarly criticism, and using many other modes of communication. To match this variety, the transnational scholars represented here use a wide array of rhetorical, cultural, and communication methodologies and epistemologies to describe what the experience of migration means to those who have lived it.

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Book SynopsisThroughout the COVID-19 crisis, nation states found new ways to assert power under the guise of public health, from closing or tightening borders to expanding the boundaries of acceptable citizen surveillance. As these controls increased in intensity, citizens’ passions to cross borders seemed to grow in proportion. Pandemic Crossings explores how these processes of boundary making and crossing, often mediated by digital technology despite inequity of access, had profound and often contradictory consequences on individual lives, national politics, and U.S.–China relations. This rich and geographically diverse collection of studies informed by everyday, individual experiences contribute new insights to the interplay between digital technologies and state governance during the covid-19 pandemic. It opens up new avenues of research not only on the covid-19 pandemic but also on global health crises more broadly.

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Book SynopsisVolume 7 of The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research series focuses on the relationship between democracy and the media. Using the extensive collection of the C-SPAN Video Library, chapters cover Trump political rallies, congressional references of late-night comedy, responses of African American congresswomen to COVID-19 bills, and congressional attacks on the media through floor speeches in the House of Representatives and Senate.The C-SPAN Video Library is unique because there is no other research collection that is based on video research of contemporary politics. Methodologically distinctive, much of the research uses new techniques to analyze video, text, and spoken words of political leaders. No other book examines such a wide range of topics-from immigration to climate change to race relations-using video as the basis for research.Table of ContentsFOREWORDPREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSEVALUATING CANDIDATES FAST AND SLOW: CAN INITIAL IMPRESSIONS BE SOCIALLY INFLUENCED?, by Julie Grandjean, Jeffrey Hunter, and Erik P. BucyREAD THE ROOM: THE EFFECT OF CAMPAIGN EVENT FORMAT ON THE USE OF EMOTIONAL LANGUAGE, by Zachary A. ScottCONSTRUCTING 21ST-CENTURY CITIZENS: CONGRESSIONAL DISCOURSES IN U.S. CITIZENSHIP POLICY SPEECHES, by Alison N. NovakTALKIN' AND TESTIFYING: BLACK CONGRESSWOMEN'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19, by Nadia E. Brown, Jasmine C. Jackson, and Michael StrawbridgeTOEING THE LINE IN POLARIZED TIMES: CONGRESSIONAL ATTACKS ON THE MEDIA, by Carly SchmittCONGRESS AS COMEDY AUDIENCE: A DISCURSIVE ANALYSIS OF LATE-NIGHT COMEDY CITED IN CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES, by Stephanie BrownGENDER SCHEMA AND POLITICS: A COGNITIVE STUDY ON GENDER ISSUES IN POLITICS, by Zachary Isaacs and Cassidy HansenPRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND THE HEALTH SECURITY TASK FORCE: USING C-SPAN TO UNDERSTAND PERCEPTIONS OF EXPERTISE, by Bo BlewBREAKING THE FOURTH WALL: C-SPAN2 AND SENATE LEADERS' VIEWS OF TELEVISION COVERAGE, by Douglas B. HarrisEXAMINING ECONOMIC REALITY AND MEDIA SPECTACLE AT TRUMP CAMPAIGN RALLIES, by Timothy BettsDONALD TRUMP'S CRUCIBLE: ANALYZING THE C-SPAN VIDEO ARCHIVE OF WISCONSIN TRUMP RALLIES, by David A. FrankA COMPUTATIONAL EXPLORATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICY RESPONSES TO EPIDEMICS BEFORE AND DURING THE ERA OF COVID-19, by Philip D. WaggonerCONCLUSIONCONTRIBUTORSINDEX

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Book SynopsisThis volume of The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research features analyses of the C-SPAN Video Library, a digital collection of 275,000 hours of indexed videos, texts, and spoken words. Included in this volume are papers on Rev. Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, rhetorical analysis of agriculture policy, and an examination of Senator Edward Kennedy's positions on health care. The text also contains analysis of the "spectacle of committee hearings" and a look at the visuals used in the second Trump impeachment trial.Table of Contents FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. SHIFTING TELEVISION NEWS VALUES IN CABLE AMERICA, by Kathryn Cramer Brownell 2. TELEVISION, CHAOS, AND REFORM: REVISITING THE MCGOVERN CAMPAIGN VIA THE C-SPAN VIDEO LIBRARY, by Heather Hendershot 3. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF C-SPAN: TELEVISION AND THE JESSE JACKSON CAMPAIGNS, by Allison Perlman 4. SAME MESSENGER, NEW MESSAGE: SENATOR TED KENNEDY AND THE FRAMING OF HEALTH REFORM, by Jennifer Hopper 5. VISUALIZING THE INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF VISUAL SYMBOLS USED IN DONALD J. TRUMP'S SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, by Stephanie Wideman, Whitney Tipton, and Laura Merrifield Wilson 6. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS PUBLIC SPECTACLE, by Joshua Guitar, Sheri Bleam, Jenna Thomas, Madeline Studebaker, and Matthew George 7. STRONG MEN, CARING WOMEN? HOW GENDER SHAPES EMOTIONAL POLITICAL RHETORIC, by Jared McDonald and Zachary Scott 8. CRACKING THE GLASS CEILING IN THE NEWSROOM: A HISTORICAL EXAMINATION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS' PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER IN THE MEDIA, by Newly Paul 10. MORAL SENTIMENTS OF U.S. CONGRESS'S FARM BILL DEBATES, 2012–2021, by Jacob A. Miller-Klugesherz 11. DETECTING NONVERBAL AGGRESSION IN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: A DEMONSTRATION AND RATIONALE FOR A CCSE DATA CO-OP, by Erik P. Bucy, Dhavan V. Shah, Zhongkai Sun, William A. Sethares, Porismita Borah, Sang Jung Kim, and Zening Duan CONCLUSION CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis volume of The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research features analyses of the C-SPAN Video Library, a digital collection of 275,000 hours of indexed videos, texts, and spoken words. Included in this volume are papers on Rev. Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, rhetorical analysis of agriculture policy, and an examination of Senator Edward Kennedy's positions on health care. The text also contains analysis of the "spectacle of committee hearings" and a look at the visuals used in the second Trump impeachment trial.Table of Contents FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. SHIFTING TELEVISION NEWS VALUES IN CABLE AMERICA, by Kathryn Cramer Brownell 2. TELEVISION, CHAOS, AND REFORM: REVISITING THE MCGOVERN CAMPAIGN VIA THE C-SPAN VIDEO LIBRARY, by Heather Hendershot 3. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF C-SPAN: TELEVISION AND THE JESSE JACKSON CAMPAIGNS, by Allison Perlman 4. SAME MESSENGER, NEW MESSAGE: SENATOR TED KENNEDY AND THE FRAMING OF HEALTH REFORM, by Jennifer Hopper 5. VISUALIZING THE INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF VISUAL SYMBOLS USED IN DONALD J. TRUMP'S SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, by Stephanie Wideman, Whitney Tipton, and Laura Merrifield Wilson 6. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE HEARINGS AS PUBLIC SPECTACLE, by Joshua Guitar, Sheri Bleam, Jenna Thomas, Madeline Studebaker, and Matthew George 7. STRONG MEN, CARING WOMEN? HOW GENDER SHAPES EMOTIONAL POLITICAL RHETORIC, by Jared McDonald and Zachary Scott 8. CRACKING THE GLASS CEILING IN THE NEWSROOM: A HISTORICAL EXAMINATION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS' PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER IN THE MEDIA, by Newly Paul 10. MORAL SENTIMENTS OF U.S. CONGRESS'S FARM BILL DEBATES, 2012–2021, by Jacob A. Miller-Klugesherz 11. DETECTING NONVERBAL AGGRESSION IN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: A DEMONSTRATION AND RATIONALE FOR A CCSE DATA CO-OP, by Erik P. Bucy, Dhavan V. Shah, Zhongkai Sun, William A. Sethares, Porismita Borah, Sang Jung Kim, and Zening Duan CONCLUSION CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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Book SynopsisChanging Seasons: A Language Arts Curriculum for Healthy Aging is a language-based, interdisciplinary program that increases interaction and communication skills among older adults. Featuring simple step-by-step lesson plans and interactive activities, Changing Seasons is a practical guide for caregivers and health care professionals to ensure individuals sustain their quality of life as they age. Each activity reveals new, creative, and fun ways to encourage individuals to speak, think, and write, sparking imagination and engagement with others. This new revised edition recognizes the growing importance of technology in communication, and incorporates many lessons learned during pandemic isolation, as communication was often limited to screens. Included is a new chapter that incorporates eight lessons on utilizing videoconferencing platforms. Though technology may evolve, communication will remain key to a sense of community and companionship—whether in person or online. Changing Seasons provides a roadmap to promoting meaningful interactions.Table of Contents Foreword Preface to Revised Edition Acknowledgments About The Program Oral Language Written Language Technology Training Seasonal Activities Abstract Art Activities Appendices Glossary Resources

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Book SynopsisPower and Politics in the Media: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 9 features articles from multiple disciplines that use the C-SPAN Video Library to explore recent controversies in American politics. Topics covered include Supreme Court nominations, Supreme Court oral arguments, rhetoric on disasters and COVID-19, and the effect of clothing on the approval of women in power. What unites these topics is the unique use of the video record of C-SPAN to explore the intersections of politics, power, rhetoric, and the media in the contemporary United States. Written in accessible prose, this volume showcases some of the most pressing issues today in a variety of political and communication issues while demonstrating video research methodologies.

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Book SynopsisPower and Politics in the Media: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 9 features articles from multiple disciplines that use the C-SPAN Video Library to explore recent controversies in American politics. Topics covered include Supreme Court nominations, Supreme Court oral arguments, rhetoric on disasters and COVID-19, and the effect of clothing on the approval of women in power. What unites these topics is the unique use of the video record of C-SPAN to explore the intersections of politics, power, rhetoric, and the media in the contemporary United States. Written in accessible prose, this volume showcases some of the most pressing issues today in a variety of political and communication issues while demonstrating video research methodologies.

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Book SynopsisVirtually every science discipline has a recognised forensics sub-area. Until now, however, forensic communication has not been introduced as a viable area of study or practice. In this volume, recognised scholars discuss ways they have applied communication research to court cases as an expert-witness or consultant in such areas as jury selection, pre-trial publicity, sexual consent, warning adequacy, hindsight bias, jury decision making, document authorship identification, graphics and simulations, and several others. For attorneys, the volume may provide an introduction to ways that communication scholarship can inform their future cases. For communication scholars--both established and upcoming--it may suggest ways to offer expertise as an expert witness or consultant. For casual and serious students of communication it will provide a look into one of the most fascinating applications of our scholarship.

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Book SynopsisMost communication research and most applications of that research acknowledge the process nature of communication. However, the material following that acknowledgment confirms to traditional linear and static approaches treating communication as little more than printed text. This Print Paradigm persists despite repeated calls to explore the more dynamic nature of communication. In this second edition, the author updates and expands his argument that communication is a process analogous to the complexity in other living systems. Complexity theory models biological principles similar to how chaos theory treats chemical and physical processes. The book begins with a review of philosophical and social psychological thought as a basis for explaining the mathematical and natural science models. The volume reviews a remarkable range of material stretching over three centuries. The author explains complicated concepts in a simple and often whimsical way and uses practical as well as research examples to bring technical ideas to a wide audience. The author develops paradigmatic principles and then describes the process of information and a model of communication as a socially emergent process. The early chapters are a foundation for disputing current thinking across a range of topics such as communication and self, stories and storytelling, communication and trust, and conflict. The author concludes by sketching theoretical, methodological, practical, and ethical challenges. The volume is as dynamic and intricate as the complexity of human communication.

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Book SynopsisCommunication and language play a foundational role in the overall pursuit of equity and social justice in education. This volume does not take up the majority and dominant views which are especially visible in developments in the field of linguistic education and English language instruction. Rather, it travels the path less followed, to attend to the language and communication concerns of populations that possess little political and economic power and whose academic and social needs are often neglected. The volume attends to the role of language acquisition in “levelling the playing field” to enable ALL students to develop into contented family members, good neighbours, and productive citizens in an increasingly diverse and global society.The issue takes on far greater importance, as it gradually comes to light that the capacity for language corresponds to and even implements the ability to interrelate with others. Far from being a mere utilitarian tool this is now appreciated as constituting the realm of abilities to take the position of the other, to share a field of meaning, and to project and pursue truly humane and indeed inter-humane attitudes and goals. In this light communication and language, whether verbal or preverbal, constitute the field in which one first attains and progressively evolves one’s humanity.In this volume, scholars from ten different countries examine issues related to the influence of language and communication patterns on equity and social justice in the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations around the globe (i.e., educational opportunities, community stability, economic prospects, and political power). Critical issues addressed include: education in traditional, national, or Western languages; language integration through dialects and code switching; non-verbal academic engagement through art, signing, and photography; cross-cultural engagement through language equity in higher education; and the influence of Western language acquisition on the self-concepts of disadvantaged students. As the succession of sections in this volume makes clear, success in the realization of language and communication abilities is not simple. Rather it reflects human life and interaction in all its complexity.

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Book SynopsisCommunication and language play a foundational role in the overall pursuit of equity and social justice in education. This volume does not take up the majority and dominant views which are especially visible in developments in the field of linguistic education and English language instruction. Rather, it travels the path less followed, to attend to the language and communication concerns of populations that possess little political and economic power and whose academic and social needs are often neglected. The volume attends to the role of language acquisition in “levelling the playing field” to enable ALL students to develop into contented family members, good neighbours, and productive citizens in an increasingly diverse and global society.The issue takes on far greater importance, as it gradually comes to light that the capacity for language corresponds to and even implements the ability to interrelate with others. Far from being a mere utilitarian tool this is now appreciated as constituting the realm of abilities to take the position of the other, to share a field of meaning, and to project and pursue truly humane and indeed inter-humane attitudes and goals. In this light communication and language, whether verbal or preverbal, constitute the field in which one first attains and progressively evolves one’s humanity.In this volume, scholars from ten different countries examine issues related to the influence of language and communication patterns on equity and social justice in the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations around the globe (i.e., educational opportunities, community stability, economic prospects, and political power). Critical issues addressed include: education in traditional, national, or Western languages; language integration through dialects and code switching; non-verbal academic engagement through art, signing, and photography; cross-cultural engagement through language equity in higher education; and the influence of Western language acquisition on the self-concepts of disadvantaged students. As the succession of sections in this volume makes clear, success in the realization of language and communication abilities is not simple. Rather it reflects human life and interaction in all its complexity.

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Book SynopsisIn his televised and widely watched speech to the nation on November 3, 1969, Pres. Richard M. Nixon introduced a phrase—“silent majority”—and a policy—Vietnamization of the war effort—that echo down to the present day. Nixon’s appearance on this night framed the terms in which much of the subsequent civil conflict and military strategy would be understood.Rhetorical scholar Karlyn Kohrs Campbell analyzes this critically important speech in light of the historical context and its centrality to three other speeches–two earlier and one the following spring, when the announcement of the US invasion of Cambodia brought a far different response. She also sheds light on a discourse that generated much heat in a nation already seriously divided in its support of the war in Vietnam.The first single volume dedicated to this speech, this addition to the distinguished Library of Presidential Rhetoric provides the speech text, a summary of its context, its rhetorical elements, and the disciplinary analyses that have developed.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Peace Cultures is exceptionally practical as well as theoretically grounded. As Elise Boulding tells us, culture consists of the shared values, ideas, practices, and artifacts of a group united by a common history. Rebecca Oxford explains that peace cultures are cultures, large or small, which foster any of the dimensions of peace – inner, interpersonal, intergroup, international, intercultural, or ecological – and thus help transform the world. As in her earlier book, The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony, Oxford contends here that peace is a serious and desirable option.Excellent educators help build peace cultures. In this book, Shelley Wong and Rachel Grant reveal how highly diverse public school classrooms serve as peace cultures, using activities and themes founded on womanist and critical race theories. Yingji Wang portrays a peace culture in a university classroom. Rui Ma’s model reaches out interculturally to Abraham’s children: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim youth, who share an ancient heritage. Children’s literature (Rebecca Oxford et al.) and students’ own writing (Tina Wei) spread cultures of peace.Deep traditions, such as African performance art, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Islam, give rise to peace cultures, as shown here by John Grayzel, Sister Jewel (a colleague of Thich Nhat Hanh), Yingji Wang et al., and Dian Marissa et al. Peace cultures also emerge in completely unexpected venues, such as gangsta rap, unveiled by Charles Blake et al., and a prison where inmates learn Lois Liggett’s “spiritual semantics.” Finally, the book includes perspectives from Jerusalem (by Lawrence Berlin) and North Korea and South Korea (by Carol Griffiths) to help us envision – and hope for – new, transformative peace cultures where now there is strife.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Peace Cultures is exceptionally practical as well as theoretically grounded. As Elise Boulding tells us, culture consists of the shared values, ideas, practices, and artifacts of a group united by a common history. Rebecca Oxford explains that peace cultures are cultures, large or small, which foster any of the dimensions of peace – inner, interpersonal, intergroup, international, intercultural, or ecological – and thus help transform the world. As in her earlier book, The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony, Oxford contends here that peace is a serious and desirable option.Excellent educators help build peace cultures. In this book, Shelley Wong and Rachel Grant reveal how highly diverse public school classrooms serve as peace cultures, using activities and themes founded on womanist and critical race theories. Yingji Wang portrays a peace culture in a university classroom. Rui Ma’s model reaches out interculturally to Abraham’s children: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim youth, who share an ancient heritage. Children’s literature (Rebecca Oxford et al.) and students’ own writing (Tina Wei) spread cultures of peace.Deep traditions, such as African performance art, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Islam, give rise to peace cultures, as shown here by John Grayzel, Sister Jewel (a colleague of Thich Nhat Hanh), Yingji Wang et al., and Dian Marissa et al. Peace cultures also emerge in completely unexpected venues, such as gangsta rap, unveiled by Charles Blake et al., and a prison where inmates learn Lois Liggett’s “spiritual semantics.” Finally, the book includes perspectives from Jerusalem (by Lawrence Berlin) and North Korea and South Korea (by Carol Griffiths) to help us envision – and hope for – new, transformative peace cultures where now there is strife.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book is a new and valuable resource for students, teachers, and practitioners, providing a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies. This book explores considerations and components of designing, conducting, and reporting qualitative research in this field, and also provide exemplars of recent empirical research in peace and conflict studies that employed qualitative methods. Scholars and researchers in peace and conflict studies and peace education face unique challenges in teaching, designing, and conducting qualitative research in these fields. This edited book discusses tips in designing qualitative studies in this area and for teaching emerging peace researchers best practices of qualitative inquiry. In addition, the book discusses some of the trends, challenges, and opportunities associated with research in peace and conflict studies and peace education.Written at a level appropriate for both graduate students and active researchers, the primary audience for this book is those teaching and learning about the application of qualitative methods to peace and conflict studies, as well as those conducting research in this field. There are currently approximately 230 graduate programs in peace and conflict studies. This book also provides a useful tool for researchers and students in other academic disciplines who are interested in qualitative research. Such disciplines might include education, sociology, criminology, gender studies, psychology, political science, and others.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book is a new and valuable resource for students, teachers, and practitioners, providing a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies. This book explores considerations and components of designing, conducting, and reporting qualitative research in this field, and also provide exemplars of recent empirical research in peace and conflict studies that employed qualitative methods. Scholars and researchers in peace and conflict studies and peace education face unique challenges in teaching, designing, and conducting qualitative research in these fields. This edited book discusses tips in designing qualitative studies in this area and for teaching emerging peace researchers best practices of qualitative inquiry. In addition, the book discusses some of the trends, challenges, and opportunities associated with research in peace and conflict studies and peace education.Written at a level appropriate for both graduate students and active researchers, the primary audience for this book is those teaching and learning about the application of qualitative methods to peace and conflict studies, as well as those conducting research in this field. There are currently approximately 230 graduate programs in peace and conflict studies. This book also provides a useful tool for researchers and students in other academic disciplines who are interested in qualitative research. Such disciplines might include education, sociology, criminology, gender studies, psychology, political science, and others.

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Book SynopsisIn the moments before his weekly radio address hit the airwaves in 1984, Ronald Reagan made an off-the-record joke: 'I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.' As reports of the stunt leaked to the press, many Americans did not find themselves laughing along with the president. Long a fervent warrior against what he termed the 'Evil Empire,' by the mid-1980s, Reagan confronted growing domestic opposition to his revival of the Cold War. While numerous histories of the era have glorified the 'Decade of Greed,' historian Andrew Hunt instead explores the period's robust political and cultural dissent.We Begin Bombing in Five Minutes focuses on a striking array of protest movements that took up issues such as the nuclear arms race, U.S. intervention in Central America, and American investments in South Africa. Hunt's new history of the eighties investigates how film, television, and other facets of popular culture critiqued Washington's Cold War policies and reveals that activists and cultural rebels alike posed a more meaningful challenge to the Cold War's excesses than their predecessors in the McCarthy era.

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Book SynopsisThe Thong Principle has little to do with beachwear and everything to do with effective communication. It's about ensuring messages are successful for the sender – and the receiver.The book delves into the elements that comprise successful communications – conciseness, clarity, concreteness, and much more. It also puts those elements into context. Communications that miss the mark confuse and annoy. They fail to deliver their message. They damage our credibility and erode goodwill.The Thong Principle overflows with real-world examples to help us understand why we fail to get our messages across as intended.Then it explains how we can anticipate, identify, and correct errors and oversights. This is both at the highest level – including building and maintaining trust – and down in the weeds where even one word makes a difference.The Thong Principle will draw you in and keep you reading with: Examples Exercises Information that resonates. It's also funny. Laughter and learning are wonderful partners.

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Book SynopsisThis new resource introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of information technology using easy-to-understand language that provides both a solid background and a deeper understanding and appreciation of this important and evolving subject. As a broad field that encompasses many of the key technologies of the early twenty-first century, information technology is poised to remain a major field of study and professional practice for years to come.As a broad field that encompasses many of the key technologies of the early twenty-first century, infor­mation technology is poised to remain a major field of study and professional practice for years to come. The field will continue to evolve as new developments in the current tech­nologies are discovered. Information technologies are also highly dependent on human beings who design, operate, and benefit from them. As such, students and practitioners in the field need to develop both a deep knowledge of the technologies used to store, retrieve, and send information and a strong understanding of humankind’s complex rela­tionships with information and with the technologies themselves.Over 120 topics are explored in-depth, including: Artificial Intelligence Programming Languages Cloud Computing Software Architecture Debugging Speech-Recognition Software Encryption Virtual Reality Each entry includes an Abstract that provides a brief, concrete summary of the topic and its significance; a detailed Essay that provides extensive background on the topic and explores its significance to the field of information technology; and a list of Further Reading for those who wish to pursue the topic in more depth. This volume will be an important addition to high school and undergraduate libraries, especially those focused on technology, science, and information studies.With over 120 essays, this new volume gives readers an overview of the major concepts and contemporary issues surrounding the study of information technology. Designed for students and researchers, this volume provides new ways to think about and study issues, policies, and practices in this field. This will be a helpful addition to science and technology programs at the high school, community college, and university levels, and is a must for STEM students at the high school and undergraduate levels.

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Book SynopsisThe authoritative text on augmentative and alternative communication, this classic bestseller is now in its fifth edition—revised and updated for a new generation of SLPs, teachers, occupational therapists, and other professionals in clinical and educational settings. Partnering with a team of distinguished contributors, renowned experts David Beukelman and Janice Light deliver today's most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to AAC interventions and technologies for children and adults with complex communication needs. Future service providers will get in-depth coverage of essential AAC topics, enhanced by helpful study questions, valuable perspectives from people who use AAC, and case examples that illustrate key principles.Significantly expanded with new chapters on critical topics, more practical information on how AAC systems work, and new online companion materials, this definitive text will expertly prepare readers to support communicative competence–and quality of life–for children and adults with complex communication needs.WHAT’S NEWProfessionals will prepare for their work in the field with critical new information on:Collaborating with family members and other communication partnersMaking the most of mobile technologies and AAC appsSelecting an AAC system and tailoring it to individual needsWorking effectively with families from diverse cultural backgroundsSupporting inclusion across the lifespan (including education, employment, and community life)Ensuring efficient patient-provider communication in medical settingsProviding communication supports to people with autism spectrum disorderPLUS: Enhance your teaching with a package of online companion materials, including a resource guide to help practitioners and students learn more about AAC; sample responses to chapter study questions; and a sample syllabus.Table of Contents Proposed Annotated Table of Contents DRAFT 7-17-17 Augmentative and Alternative Communication 5th Edition PART I People who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication Overview of people with complex communication needs who benefit from AAC and their experiences, introduction to AAC systems, overview of AAC assessment and intervention People who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication Formerly Chapter 1 - updated and revised Provides an overview of individuals with complex communication needs and their experiences, including their needs, skills, disabilities, cultural and linguistic diversity, etc.; the purposes of communication; the breadth of communication modalities (including Internet, social media, as well as face to face and written communication); an overview of AAC systems including key terms; and the knowledge, judgment and skills required for communicative competence; importance of advocacy AAC Assessment Formerly Chapters 5 & 6 -combination of former chapters 5 & 6 updated and revised Provides an overview of the principles of assessment including assessment teams, approaches to assessment, assessment domains and tools, including the assessment of communication needs /participation patterns of the individual with CCN, his/her skills (seating and positioning, motor skills, vision and hearing, expressive communication, receptive language, symbol representation, literacy, cognitive /linguistic organization), partner and environmental supports, and opportunity barriers that limit communication of individuals with CCN; also discusses issues of diversity and culturally competent assessment. Case examples of AAC assessment with a child and an adult Overview of intervention to build communicative competence Formerly chapter 7 -updated and revised Provides an overview of AAC intervention with emphasis on a two-pronged approach to address the needs and skills of the individual with CCN (selection and customization of AAC systems, instruction in linguistic, operational, social, and strategic skills to build communicative competence) and the family / other communication partners (instruction in interaction strategies to support communication and in AAC systems). Includes discussion of goal setting and intervention approaches with case examples of a child and an adult with CCN to illustrate. Also discusses evaluation of intervention effectiveness and the importance of advocacy. Working with families and other communication partners New chapter Includes discussion of the importance of consumer / family centered services; professional skills required to deliver consumer / family centered services; approaches to fostering consumer and family involvement; and approaches to teaching families /partners to support the communication of individuals with CCN Case examples of a consumer /family centered services for a child and an adult with CCN to illustrate key principles PART II Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems Importance of multimodal communication including unaided and aided systems; introduction to the components of AAC systems (i.e., vocabulary / messages, representation, organization and layout, selection /production techniques, output); selection, customization, and integration of AAC systems Vocabulary selection Message management Formerly Chapter 2 - updated and revised Discusses the importance of vocabulary selection as a key component of AAC intervention; factors that impact vocabulary needs; types of vocabulary; core vocabulary approaches (strengths and limitations); vocabulary selection tools; validation of vocabulary; and ongoing maintenance /update of vocabulary. Highlights the importance of cultural and linguistic considerations /diversity Case examples of vocabulary selection for a child and adult with CCN to illustrate key principles Representation of vocabulary /Organization and layout Formerly Chapter 3 & part of Chapter 4 -updated and revised Discusses components of AAC systems; includes an overview of unaided and aided symbols/ representations, organization of aided AAC systems, and layout of AAC displays (e.g., grid displays, visual scene displays, video VSDs) as well as word / message codes & prediction Selection /Production Techniques, Alternative Access, and Output Formerly Chapter 4 - updated and revised Provides an overview of selection /production techniques, alternative access, and the customization of these techniques to meet the needs of individuals with CCN (e.g., direct selection, scanning, multimodal); also provides an overview of output including synthesized and digitized speech, print output, multimedia output (photos, symbols, video), etc. Selection, customization, and integration of AAC systems New chapter Includes discussion of the importance of multimodal communication, framework for selecting and customizing AAC systems driven by the needs and skills of the individual and his /her partners, customization of AAC systems, AAC systems as tools and the need for skill instruction to support their use; highlights the importance of considering cultural /linguistic needs /diversity Case examples of the selection, customization, and integration of AAC systems for a child and adult with CCN to illustrate key principles PART III Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Intervention for children and adults with developmental disabilities who require AAC including intervention to build language and communication skills with those who are preintentional, intentional but not symbolic, developing early symbolic skills, and developing more advanced language skills; intervention to build literacy skills; intervention to maximize participation in education, family life, community living, employment, and medical care. AAC Intervention for People with Developmental Disabilities Formerly Chapter 8 - updated and revised Provides an overview of a range of developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual /developmental disabilities; discusses special considerations for AAC intervention; discusses considerations across the life span as well as issues of cultural and linguistic diversity Case examples to illustrate key principles Intervention to supporting participation and communication for beginning communicators Formerly Chapter 9- updated and revised Defines beginning communicators and provides an overview of AAC intervention to support the participation of beginning communicators including developmentally appropriate AAC systems, targeted skills, and partner strategies. Case examples of beginning communicators (e.g., a young child and an adult with severe disabilities) to illustrate key principles Intervention to build more advanced language and communication skills Formerly Chapters 10 & 11 - updated and combined into one chapter Discusses the process of language development for individuals with developmental disabilities with CCN, including pragmatic, semantic, syntactic and morphological development; provides an overview of AAC interventions to build more advanced language and communication skills including appropriate AAC systems, skill development, and partner strategies /supports Case example to illustrate key principles Literacy Intervention for Individuals who require AAC Formerly Chapter 12 - updated and revised Provides an overview of the importance of literacy development; factors that impact literacy development; interventions to support the development of emergent literacy skills; interventions to support the development of conventional literacy skills (basic and advanced skills); assistive technologies to support literacy Case examples of a child at the early stages of literacy learning and of an adolescent /adult developing advanced literacy skills Participation in Education, Employment, and Community for Individuals who require AAC New chapter to replace former Chapter 13 Discusses the WHO ICF /participation model; intervention to support the participation of individuals who have developmental disabilities and CCN in society including education, family, community, leisure, medical care, employment, and volunteer activities. PART IV Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Individuals with Acquired Disabilities Intervention for individuals with acquired disabilities who benefit from AAC, including those with acquired motor impairments, severe aphasia and apraxia of speech, degenerative cognitive and linguistic disorders, and traumatic brain injury as well as issues of patient-provider care in medical settings. Includes consideration of issues of cultural and linguistic diversity. Adults with Acquired Physical Conditions (with Laura Ball) Formerly Chapter 14 - updated and revised Provides an overview of a range of acquired physical disabilities, including ALS, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's; discusses special considerations for AAC intervention Case examples to illustrate key principles Adults with Severe Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech (Kathryn Garrett and Joanne Lasker) Formerly Chapter 15- updated and revised Provides an overview of AAC intervention for adults with severe aphasia including partner-dependent communicators, transitional communicators, and independent communicators as well as specific need communicators; discusses special considerations for AAC intervention Case examples to illustrate key principles Adults with Degenerative Cognitive and Linguistic Disorders (with Elizabeth Hanson) Formerly Chapter 16-updated and revised Provides an overview of a range of degenerative cognitive and linguistic disabilities, including primary progressive aphasia, dementia, Huntington disease; discusses special considerations for AAC intervention Case examples to illustrate key principles Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (with Susan Fager) Formerly Chapter 17-updated and revised Provides an overview of traumatic brain injury; discusses special considerations for AAC intervention Case example to illustrate key principles Patient -Provider /Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Intensive, Acute, and Long term Acute Medical Settings New chapter /Revised from former Chapter 18 PART V Final Thoughts /Closing This brief final chapter provides a summary of the key principles with a focus on consumer and family responsive services for individuals with CCN and their families. Vision for the 5th edition We envision that the 5th edition, like prior editions, will primarily serve as a required textbook for graduate courses in AAC in communication sciences and disorders/ speech language pathologists. As is apparent from the customer feedback on the 4th edition, the 5th edition may also be used in graduate courses in related disciplines (e.g., special education). Overall the customer reviews on the 4th edition are very positive and we intend to preserve the strengths highlighted by these customers, including: Reading level and writing style, Range of topics covered, Depth of topics covered Translation of research to evidence-based practice, and Use of figures and textbooks to illustrate key content. Based on feedback from customers, networking in the field, and our own experience, we propose the following revisions for the 5th edition as outlined in the annotated table of contents (see above). Reorganization of the first part of the former 4th edition to put the emphasis on people with complex communication needs who require AAC first in Part I with information on AAC systems following in Part II Customer feedback on this proposed change was overwhelmingly positive Integration of the two assessment chapters from the 4th edition (former Chapters 5 & 6) into a single chapter (Chapter 2 in the 5th edition) Several customers suggested integrating these chapters and we agree that it will provide better coherence and cohesion to have all of the assessment content in one chapter. It should be noted that the chapter will be a long one, but the advantages outweigh this concern. Addition of a new chapter (Chapter 4) on consumer /family-centered services as well as greater emphasis on these issues in the chapters on individuals with developmental and acquired disabilities (Parts III & IV) The majority of customers supported the addition of a new, separate chapter on this topic; many suggested also infusing the content into Parts III and IV to illustrate specific instances. Addition of a new chapter on the selection, customization, and integration of AAC systems (proposed Chapter 8) In our experience, students and new clinicians often struggle to select, customize, and integrate AAC systems to meet the needs and skills of individuals with CCN. Several customers also noted this problem and suggested adding more discussion of these issues, including feature matching etc. This new chapter will address the gap. Organization of Part III according to the stages of communication development rather than specific diagnoses (see Chapters 10, 11, and 12 in the proposed TOC for the 5th edition) Although some customers liked the idea of organizing Part III by diagnosis /disability, the majority felt that there would be too much redundancy across chapters with this change and we agree; intervention decisions are based on function, not diagnosis and the proposed organization by stage of development better reflects this principle. Several customers suggested that there should be greater attention to ASD within the text. We will provide an overview on ASD in Chapter 9 in the 5th edition along with special considerations for this population. We also intend to incorporate some case examples that illustrate intervention with individuals with ASD throughout the text. We will also refer readers to the new book (Ganz & Simpson) in the AAC series on individuals with ASD who require AAC for further details. Ultimately the textbook is intended. Revision of former Chapter 13 from the 4th edition on educational inclusion to cover a broader range of issues across the life span, including not only education, but also employment/ volunteer work, family, leisure, community living, and medical care (Chapter 13 in the 5th edition). Customers rated Chapter 13 in the 4th edition as the least useful compared to the other chapters in the textbook; we propose revising this chapter significantly to cover a broader range of issues across the life span to increase the scope and application of this chapter. Update of Part IV (formerly Part III) on Individuals with Acquired Disabilities; addition of a chapter on patient-provider care In general customers confirmed that the conditions included were appropriate and comprehensive. Several customers noted that they were pleased to see the addition of a chapter specifically on patient-provider care. Inclusion of case examples A number of customers requested case studies. We intend to include 1-2 page case examples in many of the chapters to illustrate key principles; across the textbook, these case examples will cover a range of ages, disabilities, and cultural backgrounds. Greater attention to diversity /multicultural issues A number of customers indicated that the textbook should include greater consideration of diversity. We agree with this point and will revise accordingly to include discussion of the diversity of individuals with CCN and the importance of culturally competent assessment and intervention as well as case examples to illustrate. Greater attention to mobile technologies and AAC apps Many customers requested more indepth discussion of AAC apps. We will discuss mobile technology and AAC apps throughout the text (especially in Chapters 1 and 8); however we do not plan to provide a discussion or review of specific AAC apps as these apps will be outdated quickly. Rather we will focus on general principles for selection, customization, and use. Discussion of core vocabulary Several customers requested more discussion of core vocabulary. There has been considerable interest /debate about core vocabulary in recent years and we plan to incorporate more discussion of the strengths and limitations of core vocabulary approaches in Chapters 5, 10, and 11.

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Book SynopsisHow do you tell the story of a feminist education, when the work of feminism can never be perfected or completed? In A Sentimental Education, Hannah McGregor, the podcaster behind Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda, explores what podcasting has taught her about doing feminist scholarship not as a methodology but as a way of life.Moving between memoir and theory, these essays consider the collective practices of feminist meaning-making in activities as varied as reading, critique, podcasting, and even mourning. In part this book is a memoir of one person’s education as a reader and a thinker, and in part it is an analysis of some of the genres and aesthetic modes that have been sites of feminist meaning-making: the sentimental, the personal, the banal, and the relatable.Above all, it is a meditation on what it means to care deeply and to know that caring is both necessary and utterly insufficient. In the tradition of feminist autotheory, this collection works outward from the specificity of McGregor’s embodied experience – as a white settler, a fat femme, and a motherless daughter. In so doing, it invites readers to reconsider the culture, media, political structures, and lived experiences that inform how we move through the world separately and together.Trade ReviewA Sentimental Education is a generous work of unfolding. From Pamela to podcasts, scholar Hannah McGregor troubles the white woman sentimentalism that informed her childhood and later transformed her approach to scholarship. A queer, shapeshifting bunny emerges from a well-loved bedtime book. A fat girl podcast episode you loved once, doesn’t really see you after all. Intimate, vulnerable, pointy and kind, this is where personal memories and embodied experiences exist in relation with the ideas and arguments of queer, BIPOC, and feminist theory. This book is a journey, a reminder that “stories don’t interpret themselves, they unfold in relation to the reader”.— Chantal Gibson, author of with/holding In a pointedly powerful yet lyrical voice, McGregor offers us a timely and valuable series of insights that will resonate for many. McGregor demonstrates an acute ability to evaluate and comment on her own reflexivity as a white feminist scholar. A Sentimental Education is a love letter for those who have long awaited a discussion on the complex relationship between care, theory, love, and loss.— Minelle Mahtani, author of Mixed Race Amnesia In A Sentimental Education Hannah McGregor extends generosity on each page. The essays in this collection are deeply insightful, citational, and conversational. They are unwavering in their critique of the myriad boundaries that oppress us, and they offer ideas for collective resistance. A Sentimental Education made me laugh, cry, and reach for my pen to write everything down. This book is necessary, luminous, and crackling with joy and kindness. What is the collective noun for a group of essays that teaches, gives care, critiques repressive systems, and offers both humor and friendship? A companionship of essays? A feminist provocation of essays? An education of essays. – Erin Wunker, author of Notes from a Feminist Killjoy McGregor, host of the podcast Secret Feminist Agenda, delivers a stirring collection of essays exploring sentimentality and the use of emotion in reading and storytelling. ... With verve and insight, McGregor underscores the contradictions of contemporary narratives that seek out the harrowing details of societal marginalization while offering no solutions to its problems. ... McGregor draws on the works of feminist thinkers including Sara Ahmed, Lauren Berlant, and Jia Tolentino, and her work will surely take its place among them. This radiates with intelligence. "[A Sentimental Education] is a rich and extended meditation on what a feminist education looks like, and on the complex issues of sentimentality and care in literature and in life." — Tom Sandborn, Vancouver Sun "Given her success as a podcaster, it’s not surprising that McGregor’s writing is powerfully conversational — not in the sense of being informal or casual, but instead in the sense that it engages very thoughtfully and thoroughly with other people’s words and ideas. McGregor is a highly collaborative thinker, and A Sentimental Education benefits from both her curiosity and her generosity." – Vanessa Warne, The Winnipeg Free Press “Words with Friends and “Getting to Know You” provide a fascinating insider’s perspective on podcasting. Along with her friend Marcelle Kosman, McGregor prepared her first podcast in 2015, an experience which drew her into the “pleasures and risks of digital life-writing.” Although these two essays are replete with the rhetorical questions we have come to expect from this author, they also exude a quiet confidence and a joy in recounting the delights, challenges and learning experiences of creating several successful podcast series." – Suzanne James, The British Columbia ReviewTable of Contents Preface Territory Acknowledgement A Sentimental Education Caring Ferociously #Relatable Words with Friends Horizons of the Podcastable Coming Back to Care Works Cited

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Book SynopsisIn North America and elsewhere, communities are fractured along ideological lines as social media and algorithms encourage individuals to seek out others who think like they do and to condemn those that don't. An essential guide for surviving in our polarized society, this book offers concrete strategies for refining how values and ideas are communicated.

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Book SynopsisIn this candid and concise volume, Kyle Conway, author of The Art of Communication in a Polarized World, considers how we can open ourselves to others and to ideas that scare us by reading difficult texts. Conway argues that because we resist ideas we don’t understand, we must embrace confusion as a constitutive part of understanding and meaningful exchange, whether between a reader and a text or between two people.Building on the work of hermeneutics scholar Paul Ricoeur, Conway evaluates the recurring paradox of miscommunication that results in deeper understanding and proposes strategies for reading that will allow individuals give up the illusion of certainty. In elegant and compelling prose, Conway introduces readers to the idea that it is through uncertainty that we can gain access to new and meaningful worlds—those of texts and other people. Table of ContentsPreface: How to Read this BookIntroduction: What Is Reading?1 To Read Is to Feel Lost2 To Read Is to Wander3 To Read Is to Feel Love4 To Read Is to Be FreeConclusion: To Read Is to Live with Other PeopleReferences

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Book SynopsisWritten to reflect a diverse Canada, Intercultural Communication is a practical guide that provides readers with effective approaches to intercultural communication theories and strategies. Situating readers in real, complex, and extraordinary intercultural scenarios, each chapter walks students through examples of how to manage conversations in appropriate and meaningful ways, while exploring how social and cultural practices might present common and uncommon implications. Key topics include verbal and non-verbal communication, cultural values, self-awareness, stereotypes, and digital communications. Packed with Canadian content, current examples, and tools for learning, this core text is ideal for students enrolled in intercultural communication or cross-cultural communication courses, including studies in business, education, social work, health care, and law enforcement.Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Text Boxes List of Pause for Thought Questions Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Are Intercultural Communication Skills Optional? Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Communication Chapter 3: History, Dominant Paradigm, and Foundational Theories Chapter 4: Continuing Issues and Evolving Theories Chapter 5: Studying Intercultural Communication from a Canadian Perspective Chapter 6: The Roles of Identity in Intercultural Communication Chapter 7: Canadian Legislation and International Mandates Chapter 8: The Formation of Attitudes, Assumptions, and Presumptions Chapter 9: Biases, Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Discrimination Chapter 10: A Multidisciplinary Strategy for Intercultural Communication Chapter 11: Reviewing the Argument Advocating Intercultural Communication Chapter 12: Beyond Our Borders—Intercultural Communication for a Global Context Epilogue Author Biographies

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