Communication studies Books
Rowman & Littlefield Principles of Publicity and Press Freedom
Book SynopsisThis insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information.Trade ReviewThis demanding, well-supported, and carefully documented argument requires very attentive reading. Recommended. * CHOICE *Raises some interesting issues regarding the conceptualization of freedom of the press. * Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly *Splichal offers an insightful and richly illustrated historical account of modern-day understandings of press freedom and responsibility by tracing the liberal democratic ideal of news media as 'public watchdogs' and Habermas' ideal of news media as 'public forums' back to Jeremy Bentham's and Immanuel Kant's radically different conceptions of publicity. * Journal of Communication *Slavko Splichal's book is a thorough and brilliant rethinking, from philosophical and historical perspectives, of the basic meanings of press freedoms: why we have them, where we got them, and how they have been captured, redefined, and—in some cases—twisted in a modern Orwellian mode. -- Monroe Price, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 In Search of the Roots: Deconstructing the Institution of Freedom of the Press Chapter 3 Free Press for Social Control: From Bentham to American Pragmatists Chapter 4 Freedom to Reason, Right to Communicate Chapter 5 From the Republic of Letters to the Public of Letters to the Editor
£114.00
Rowman & Littlefield Principles of Publicity and Press Freedom
Book SynopsisThis insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information.Trade ReviewThis demanding, well-supported, and carefully documented argument requires very attentive reading. Recommended. * CHOICE *Raises some interesting issues regarding the conceptualization of freedom of the press. * Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly *Splichal offers an insightful and richly illustrated historical account of modern-day understandings of press freedom and responsibility by tracing the liberal democratic ideal of news media as 'public watchdogs' and Habermas' ideal of news media as 'public forums' back to Jeremy Bentham's and Immanuel Kant's radically different conceptions of publicity. * Journal of Communication *Slavko Splichal's book is a thorough and brilliant rethinking, from philosophical and historical perspectives, of the basic meanings of press freedoms: why we have them, where we got them, and how they have been captured, redefined, and—in some cases—twisted in a modern Orwellian mode. -- Monroe Price, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 In Search of the Roots: Deconstructing the Institution of Freedom of the Press Chapter 3 Free Press for Social Control: From Bentham to American Pragmatists Chapter 4 Freedom to Reason, Right to Communicate Chapter 5 From the Republic of Letters to the Public of Letters to the Editor
£59.85
Pluto Press The Message is Murder
Book SynopsisA compelling case for recognising media communications as technologies of political economy.Trade Review'Jonathan Beller powerfully addresses the most urgent issue of today's political economy: the gradual merging of capital and computation into new structures of power' -- Matteo Pasquinelli, Professor of Media Theory, University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe'Beller is one of the leading and pioneering theorists of the political economy of attention. This book is extremely pertinent for a readership seeking news ways of understanding contemporary capitalism. Beller has developed an original strategy by placing media archaeology and critical race theory in dialogue with the popularized work of Marshall McLuhan, and also by using Marx and Borges as interlocutors of well-known cyber-theorists such as Turing and Shannon' -- Allen Feldman, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, and author of Archives of the Insensible'So-called digital culture operates on and intensifies a substrate of racial-capitalist calculation that precedes the invention of the electronic digital computer. Jonathan Beller's remarkable book examines the implications of this foundational claim through 'poetico-theoretical' analyses of information theory, literature, and cinema. By tracking the co-constitutive operations of economics, informatics, visuality, and psychology, Beller reveals the violent formations that ground contemporary mediatic regimes' -- Seb Franklin, author of Control: Digitality as Cultural LogicTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Informatics of Inscription/Inscription of Informatics 1. Gramsci’s Press: Why We Game 2. A Message from Borges: The Informatic Labyrinth 3. Alan Turing’s Self-Defense: On Not Castrating the Machines 4. Shannon/Hitchcock: Another Method for the Letters 5. The Internet of Value, by Karl Marx: Information as Cosmically Distributed Alienation Part II: Photo-graphology, Psychotic Calculus and Informatic Labor 6. Camera Obscura After All: The Racist Writing with Light 7. Pathologistics of Attention 8. Prosthetics of Whiteness: Drone Psychosis 9. The Capital of Information: Fractal Fascism, Informatic Labor and M-I-M’ Appendix: From the Cinematic Mode of Production to Computational Capital – An Interview conducted by Ante Jeric and Diana Meheik for Kulturpunk Notes Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Polity Reader in Cultural Theory
Book SynopsisThe field of cultural and media studies is one of the most important and rapidly developing areas in the social sciences and humanities today. This new text provides an overview of some of the key issues and debates in the field. The book is designed in such a way that it can be used either as a supplement to other texts or as an integral volume in itself. Among the topics covered are: theories of media, communication and ideology; the influence of electronic communication; popular and high culture; the interpretation of art and literature; the impact of feminism in cultural studies; advertising and the consumer culture; and theories of modernism and postmodernism. The contributors include many of the major figures involved in current debates, including Jean Baudrillard, Pierre Bourdieu, Peter Burger, Mary-Ann Caws, Joanne Finkelstein, Jürgen Habermas, Stuart Hall, J. F. Lyotard, John B. Thompson, Janet Wolff and others.Trade Review'An incisive contribution to the history of ideas and their relation to social and political change.' The Tribune (India) Table of ContentsPart I: Theoretical Considerations:. 1. Social Theory, Mass Communication and Public Life:. John Thompson. 2. Saussure and the Origin of Semiotics:. Robert Hodge and Gunther Kress. 3. The Field of Cultural Production: Pierre Bourdieu. 4. Critique of Commodity Aesthetics: W. F. Haug. 5. Critical Theory and the Consumer Society: Douglas Kellner. 6. The Emergence of the Public Sphere: Jürgen Habermas. 7. The Theory of the Public Sphere:. A Critical Appraisal: John Thompson. 8. The Dynamics of Electronic Networks: G. J. Mulgan. 9. The Masses: The Implosion of the Social in the Media:. Jean Baudrillard. 10. The Question of Cultural Identity: Stuart Hall. 11. Baudrillard and TV Ads: Mark Poster. 12. Postmodernist Sensibility: Scott Lash and John Urry. 13. The Decline of Modernism: Peter Burger. Part II: Media Representation:. 14. Media Sport: John Hargreaves. 15. Ten Theses on Children and Television:. Bob Hodge and David Tripp. 16. The Emergence of the Consumer Society: Robert Bocock. 17. Women and Soap Opera: Christine Geraghty. 18. Feminist Romance: Anne Cranny-Francis. 19. The Invisable Flaneuse:. Women and the Literature of Modernity: Janet Wolff. 20. The Myth of Marilyn Monroe: Graham McCann. Part III: Reading Popular Culture:. 21. A Message from Kakania:. Freud, Music, Criticism: Malcom Bowie. 22. The Analysis of Popular Music: John Shepherd. 23. Music for Pleasure: Simon Frith. 24. Comic Subversions:. Comedy as Strategy in Feminist Theatre: Lizbeth Goodman. 25. Gilbert and Sullivan:. The Making and Unmaking of a British 'Tradition': David Cannadine. 26. The Great Reception:. Surrealism and Kandinsky's Inner Eye: Mary Ann Caws. 27. Barthes on Theatre: Michael Moriarty. 28. Fashion, Taste and Eating Out: Joanne Finkelstein. 29. The Sublime and the Avant Garde: Jean Francois Lyotard. 30. The Exorcist and The Omen or Modern and Postmodern Limits to Knowledge: Zygmunt Bauman.
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University of British Columbia Press Fraught Intimacies
Book SynopsisDrawing on media, popular culture, and recent court cases, this book examines how various forms of non-monogamy (polygamy, adultery, and polyamory) are represented in the public sphere, how some forms of non-monogamy are tolerated and others vilified, and the effects such privileging is having on intimate relationships and other aspects of contemporary Western society.Trade ReviewUndoing Monogamy and Fraught Intimacies both attempt ambitious theoretical interventions into the study of intimacy, and are indispensable resources to those already engaged in the study of non/monogamies. Through the diversity of their archives and the breadth of their thoroughly intersectional critiques, Rambukkana and Willey demonstrate that the contemporary study of non/monogamy does not, and cannot, proceed in isolation. In their discussions of non/monogamy as it appears in colonialism, border control, life sciences, comic strips and the law, these two very different books demonstrate the diverse pleasures of intellectual promiscuity. -- Jessica Kean, University of Sydney * Australian Feminist Studies, Vol. 31 No. 90, March 2017 *Rambukkana’s study covers wide ground and is unusual for its relational and inter-textual analysis. His discussion not only highlights differences, but much common discursive ground across which different styles of intimacy are constructed. Rambukkana explores communalities, even if they may be uncomfortable and brush against the grain of cherished taken-for-granted wisdoms. Truly impressive is Rambukkana’s consistency in working along intersectional lines of inquiry, thereby enriching polyamory scholarship with an approach that is attentive to race, class and gender perspectives. -- C. Klesse * Sexualities *Table of ContentsPreface: Chasing Non/MonogamyIntroduction: Non/Monogamy and Intimacy in the Public Sphere1 The Space of (Intimate) Privilege2 The Adultery Industry: Autonomous Space, Heteronormativity, and Neoliberal Cheating3 Mapping Polygamy: Discourse, Reterritorialization, and Plural Marriage4 The Fraught Promise of Polyamory: New Intimate Ethics or Heterotopian Enclave?Conclusion: Non-Monogamies and the Space of DiscourseAppendix: Canada’s Criminal Code (C.26) Statutes on Bigamy and PolygamyNotesReferencesIndex
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John Wiley & Sons Rhetorical Refusals Defying Audiences
Book SynopsisExplores rhetorical refusals - instances in which speakers and writers deliberately flout the conventions of rhetoric and defy their audiences' expectations. This book examines rhetorical theories, revealing the unspoken implications of unexpected deviations from rhetorical norms for classic political concepts like free debate and national memory.Trade ReviewRhetorical Refusals contributes an important and original dimension to rhetorical studies. - Krista Ratcliffe, author of Rhetorical Listening: Identification, Gender, Whiteness
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Southern Illinois University Press Prophets Gurus and Pundits Rhetorical Styles and
Book SynopsisProposes that the difficulty of bridging the gap between intellectuals and the public is not a failure of ideas; rather, it is an issue of rhetorical strategy. By laying a rhetorical foundation and presenting analytical case studies of contemporary “public intellectuals”, Anna Young creates a training manual for intellectuals who seek to connect with a public audience and effect change writ large.
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John Wiley & Sons Rhetoric of a Global Epidemic
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Taylor & Francis Inc Principles of American Journalism
Book SynopsisDesigned to engage, inspire, and challenge students while laying out the fundamentals of the craft, this textbook introduces readers to the core values of journalism and its singular role in a democracy.From the First Amendment to Facebook, this popular textbook now in its third edition provides a comprehensive exploration of the guiding principles of journalism and what makes it unique. Authors Stephanie Craft and Charles Davis cover the profession''s ethical and legal foundations, its historical and modern precepts, the economic landscape of journalism, the relationships among journalism and other social institutions, and the key issues and challenges that contemporary journalists face. They also discuss the current ambiguities and transitions economic and technological occurring in the field, from nonprofit news sites to social media's effects on journalism. Filled with relevant case studies, exercises, and discussion questions that encourage critical thinking aTrade ReviewPraise for the previous edition:"This revised edition of Principles of American Journalism examines journalism’s past, present, and future to underscore the essential functions that journalism fulfills in a democracy. The book’s conversational tone is allied to ample testimonies from journalists in the field, making it an accessible and engaging text for journalism students." –Ryan Thomas, Missouri School of Journalism "Craft and Davis adeptly articulate the importance of journalism in society through its history, impact, successes and challenges, particularly in the significant changes revolutionizing the field today. No other book boils this down as succinctly and clearly. Their book should be required reading for anyone considering a career in journalism.New sections illuminate the rapidly changing media landscape, including industry changes in ownership, an update to the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics, and the effects of social media on news. Nobody else covers so much material in such a clear, concise way, bolstered by professionals’ real stories and practical assignments for learning the craft." – David Cuillier, University of ArizonaTable of Contents1. The Mirror, the Watchdog, and the Marketplace 2. What is Journalism? 3. Making Journalism: New Ways Honor Timeless Values 4. The Independent Journalist 5. From Disruption, New Models Emerge 6. What do Journalists Owe Us? 7. The Foundations of Free Expression 8. Conclusion: The Power of the Free Press
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The University of Alabama Press What are Stem Cells Definitions at the
Book SynopsisIdentifies the moral stalemate between the rights of the embryo and the rights of the patient and uses it as the framework for a larger discussion about the role of definitions as a key rhetorical strategy in the debate. Importantly, this work recognises definitions as central to issues, not only within stem cell research, but in all argumentation.Trade ReviewAlthough bioethical issues surrounding stem cell research during the Bush and Obama administrations form a backdrop, Lynch (communication, Univ. of Cincinnati) is more concerned here with how language is used than with ethical positions. He presents definitions not so much as reflections of reality, but more as malleable tools for shaping public debate and policy. He introduces the idea of "scientistic idioms" to describe how various proponents and opponents of stem cell research incorporate the language of science to bolster their positions. Ironically, critics of stem cell research often use scientific idioms to challenge and undermine the authority of stem cell researchers. Lynch also frames his analysis in terms of a 'Manichean idiom' that presents stem cell research in terms of struggles between good and evil. For proponents of stem cell research, the Manichean idiom may take the form of scientific progress versus benighted religious or political agendas. Opponents may use the same idiom to contrast overreaching science with protection of human values. Lynch's analysis is useful for understanding not only debates over stem cell research, but also contentious issues such as teaching evolution in schools--a topic briefly addressed in the conclusion. Part of the 'Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique' series. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." —CHOICE
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University of Alabama Press Hearing the Hurt Rhetoric Aesthetics and Politics
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The University of Alabama Press The Motherhood Business Consumption Communication
Book SynopsisA piercing collection of ten original essays that reveal the rhetoric of the motherhood industry. Focusing on the consumer life of mothers and the emerging entrepreneurship associated with motherhood, the collection considers how different forms of privilege (class, race, and nationality) inform discourses about mothering, consumption, mobility, and leisure.
£999.99
University of Alabama Press Animal Vegetable Digital Experiments in New Media
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University of Alabama Press Democracys Lot Rhetoric Publics and the Places of
Book SynopsisOffers an incisive exploration of the limitations and possibilities of democratic discourse for resolving conflicts in urban communities. Candice Rai roots her study of democratic politics and publics in a range of urban case studies focused on public art, community policing, and urban development.Trade Review“Democracy’s Lot is one of the most interesting, original, and important studies I have read in a long time. Not only a fascinating story about gentrification and resistance in the contemporary North American city, it’s also a model of original sociological research, using a methodology the author calls ‘rhetorical ethnography,’ which combines the deep, sustained, social immersion of ethnography with the detailed, critical discourse analysis of rhetoric. Above all, Rai makes a timely, ground-breaking intervention into the study of contemporary democracy, putting the lie to both uncritical celebrations of free and open public spheres and radical critiques of democracy in the era of neoliberalism.” —David Fleming, author of City of Rhetoric: Revitalizing the Public Sphere in Metropolitan America""Candice Rai presents an innovative methodological framework that employs textual analysis and fieldwork to study the interactions of housing debates, street protests, public art, visceral bodily responses, and new media technologies. Fieldwork presents an exciting opportunity to expand the field of inquiry for rhetorical scholarship that typically lies outside of our reach. However, Rai adds to and extends this line of inquiry by drawing explicit connections between text-centered rhetorical themes and concepts (like topoi) and the field as a place of rhetorical practice.” —Robert Asen, coeditor of Public Modalities: Rhetoric, Culture, Media, and the Shape of Public Life
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The University of Alabama Press Scalia v Scalia Opportunistic Textualism in
Book SynopsisAn analysis of the discrepancy between the ways Antonin Scalia argued the Constitution should be interpreted versus how he actually interpreted the law. This volume examines Scalia's discussions of textualism in his speeches, extrajudicial writings, and judicial opinions. Throughout his writings, Scalia argues textualism is the only acceptable form of constitutional interpretation.Trade ReviewNo scholar before Langford has systematically analyzed every one of Scalia's opinions in the three constitutional territories explored in Scalia v. Scalia - Eighth Amendment ‘Cruel and Unusual' doctrine, First Amendment ‘Establishment' and ‘Free Exercise' doctrine, and abortion doctrine. Langford's new contribution should interest legal academics and rhetorical scholars alike."" - Colin Starger, associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore
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The University of Alabama Press Ruth Bader Ginsburgs Legacy of Dissent
Book SynopsisRuth Bader Ginsburg's lifelong effort to reshape the language of American law has had profound consequences: she has shifted the rhetorical boundaries of jurisprudence on a wide range of fundamental issues from equal protection to reproductive rights. This volume offers a rhetorical analysis of her feminist jurisprudence.Trade ReviewA significant contribution to the rhetorical studies literature; the cultural and political value of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is considerable and there is a definite need for a careful, sustained analysis of her judicial rhetoric. Gibson provides just such an analysis, and her work is a powerful contribution to the ongoing conversations about the relationships between law, rhetoric and the broader political culture."" - Trevor Parry-Giles, author of The Character of Justice: Rhetoric, Law, and Politics in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process and coauthor of The Prime-Time Presidency: The West Wing and U.S. Nationalism
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The University of Alabama Press Decoding the Digital Church
Book SynopsisOffers a fresh perspective on the study of religion and politics and stems from the author's personal interest in the ways her experiences with believers differ from how scholars often frame this group's rationale and behaviours.Trade ReviewDecoding the Digital Church offers a compelling and readable analysis of evangelical sermons around contemporary politics from the 2008 recession through the Trump election. For newcomers to religious rhetoric, this book will surely provide an accessible introduction to the mystifying relationship between evangelicals and Republican politics." - Kristy Maddux, author of The Faithful Citizen: Popular Christian Media and Gendered Civic IdentitiesTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Evangelicals and the Continuous Reawakening to the Greatest Story Ever Told Chapter 2. Rhetorical Criticism: Going to Church in My Pajamas Chapter 3. America Is (Still) Great Chapter 4. Don't Worry, Be Happy—But God Wants You to Vote Chapter 5. Do Unto Others? Chapter 6. #MeToo Goes to Church Conclusion Appendix A. Rhetorical Sample of Sermons from the Great Recession and Recovery Appendix B. Rhetorical Sample of Sermons from the Presidential Campaign of 2016 Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Alabama Press Climate Politics on the Border
Book SynopsisExplores the ways climate change and extreme weather are negotiated politically in a border community. Kenneth Walker takes a place-based approach to his study of San Antonio to explore how extreme weather events and responses to them shape local places, publics, and politics.
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The University of Alabama Press Democracy and Americas War on Terror Albma
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University of Missouri Press Ethical Communication
Book SynopsisProponents of professional ethics recognize the importance of theory but also know that the field of ethics is best understood through real-world applications. This book introduces students and practitioners to important ethical concepts through the lives of major thinkers ranging from Aristotle to Ayn Rand, and John Stuart Mill to the Dalai Lama.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill; Part I. The Altruistic Stance: Loyalty to Others; Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Universal Compassion by John C. Merrill; Jesus: Loving Neighbors by Mary Hulst; John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism by Raphael Cohen-Almagor; Carol Gilligan: Ethics of Care by Lee Wilkins; Martin Luther King Jr.: Personalism by William Babcock; Mother Teresa: Ethics of Sacrifice by Janice Hume; Part II. The Egoistic Stance: Loyalty to Self; Aristotle: Self-Development by Lee Anne Peck; Nietzsche: Becoming an Ubermensch by Clifford G. Christians; Machiavelli: Pragmatic Realism by John C. Merrill; Camus: The Rebellious Spirit by David Gunkel; Kautilya of India: Social Egoism by John C. Merrill; Ayn Rand: Rational Self-Interest by John C. Merrill; Part III. The Autonomy Stance: Loyalty to Freedom; Henry David Thoreau: Value of Solitude by Stephanie Craft; John Locke: Natural Rights by Patrick Lee Plaisance; Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Courage v. Authority by Ronald C. Arnett; Paulo Freire: Face Saving and Communication by Ronald C. Arnett; Hannah Arendt: Public as Authority by Maurine Beasley; Part IV. The Legalist Stance: Loyalty to Authority; Plato: Elite Norms by Lee Anne Peck; Muhammad: Honor-Centered Morality by Mohammad A. Siddiqi; Kant: Importance of Duty by Lee Anne Peck; Moses: Deontological Norms by William Babcock; Hobbes: Submission to Leviathan by Stephen J. A. Ward; Part V. The Communitarian Stance: Loyalty to the Community; Confucius: Ethics of Character by Virginia Whitehouse; Gandhi: Fellowship of Power by Lee Wilkins; Marx: Transcending Alienation by Jon Bekken; Dewey: Democratic Conversation by Lee Wilkins; Habermas: Consensus and Citizenship by David S. Allen; Levinas: Priority of the Other by Ronald C. Arnett.
£999.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd RFD Country Mailboxes and Post Offices of Rural
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£13.29
Whitford Press,U.S. WinWin Negotiations for Couples
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£11.39
SAGE Publications Inc Finding Out
Book SynopsisFinding Out, Fourth Editionintroduces readers to lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) studies. By combining accessible introductory and explanatory material with primary texts and artifacts, this text/reader explores the development and growth of LGBTQ identities and the interdisciplinary nature of sexuality studies. Now available in a digital ebook format, the fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to includea new chapter on Trans Lives and Theories, and new readings. Authors Deborah T. Meem, Jonathan Alexander, Key Beck, and Michelle A. Gibson provide more discussions of important and current issues in LGBTQ studies such as the emergence of non-binary identities, and issues of race and class, makingFinding Out,Fourth Editionan even more comprehensive introduction to the field.Trade Review"The best, most comprehensive, most accessible /introduction/ to LGBTQ studies available on the market today." -- Justin A. Martin"Well written and comprehensive. I don′t know of any other text that is as comprehensive for introductory queer studies." -- Andy WibleTable of ContentsSection I: Histories and Politics Chapter 1 Before Identity Chapter 2 Sexology in the 19th Century Chapter 3 Sexology, Activism, And Science in the 20th And 21st Centuries Chapter 4 Imagining Liberation Section II: Theories and Interventions Chapter 5 Queer Normalization and Beyond Chapter 6 Queer Diversities Chapter 7 Trans Lives & Theories Chapter 8 Intersectionalities Section III Representations Chapter 9 Queer and Trans Literatures Chapter 10 Visual and Performing Arts Chapter 11 Film and Television Chapter 12 Digitally Queer and Trans Conclusion: Queer and Trans Cultures: the Search for Queer Space
£138.13
SAGE Publications Inc Tragers The Law of Journalism and Mass
Book SynopsisTrager's The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication provides a clear and engaging introduction to media law with comprehensive coverage and analysis for future journalists and media professionals. Grounded in the traditions and rules of law, along with fresh facts and examples, the authors demonstrate how the law functions in everyday life. The Eighth Edition of this bestselling text offers students a new breadth and diversity of material and brings the law to life with cutting-edge research, the latest court and legislative rulings, and a wealth of new content. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title's instructor resources into your school's learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don't use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.Table of ContentsChapter 1 · The Rule of Law: Law in a Changing Communication and Political Environment Chapter 2 · The First Amendment: Speech and Press Freedoms in Theory and Reality Chapter 3 · Speech Distinctions: Different Categories Trigger Distinct Treatment Chapter 4 · Libel and Emotional Distress: The Plaintiff’s Case Chapter 5 · Libel: Defenses and Privileges Chapter 6 · Protecting Privacy: Conflicts Among the Press, the Government and the Right to Privacy Chapter 7 · Gathering Information: Opportunities and Obstacles Chapter 8 · Overseeing Justice: Speech and Press Freedoms In and About the Courts Chapter 9 · Electronic Media Regulation: From Radio to the Internet Chapter 10 · Obscenity and Indecency: Social Norms and Legal Standards Chapter 11 · Intellectual Property: Protecting and Using Intangible Creations Chapter 12 · Advertising: When Speech and Commerce Converge
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Sage Publications, Inc Introduction to Human Communication
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Family Communication
Book SynopsisFamily Communication: Cohesion and Change encourages students to think critically about family interaction patterns and to analyze them using a variety of communication theories. Using a framework of family functions, current research, and first-person narratives, this text emphasizes the diversity of today''s families in structure, ethnic patterns, gender socialization, and developmental experiences.New for the tenth edition are expanded pedagogical features to improve learning and retention, as well as updates on current theory and research integrated throughout the chapters for timely analysis and discussion. Cases and research featured in each chapter provide examples of concepts and themes, and a companion website offers expanded resources for instructors and students.On the book''s companion website, www.routledge.com/cw/galvin, intstructors will find a full suite of online resources to help build their courses and engage their students, asTrade Review"This is the best family communication book on the market today, helping students to understand the role of communication in family life during the twenty-first century. The book continues to provide cutting-edge research and theory in the field of family communication, making concepts understandable and relevant to students by providing case studies and real-life first-person examples. I applaud the authors for another outstanding edition of this fundamental and influential text."Michelle Miller-Day, Chapman University, USA"What began as a trailblazing family communication text remains one to this day. Professors Galvin, Braithwaite, Schrodt, and Bylund have crafted a student-focused program that honors the history of family communication while pushing its boundaries. Anyone wanting to understand family dynamics better will find this text to be of tremendous value."Kory Floyd, University of Arizona, USA"This is the best family communication book on the market today, helping students to understand the role of communication in family life during the twenty-first century. The book continues to provide cutting-edge research and theory in the field of family communication, making concepts understandable and relevant to students by providing case studies and real-life first-person examples. I applaud the authors for another outstanding edition of this fundamental and influential text."Michelle Miller-Day, Chapman University, USA"What began as a trailblazing family communication text remains one to this day. Professors Galvin, Braithwaite, Schrodt, and Bylund have crafted a student-focused program that honors the history of family communication while pushing its boundaries. Anyone wanting to understand family dynamics better will find this text to be of tremendous value."Kory Floyd, University of Arizona, USATable of Contents1. What Is a Family? 2. What Is Family Communication? 3. Family Communication Theories 4. Communication Patterns and the Creation of Family Identity 5. Relational Maintenance Within Families 6. Intimacy Within Partnerships and Families 7. Communication and Family Roles and Types 8. Power, Influence, and Decision-Making in Families 9. Communication and Family Conflict 10. Communication and Family Developmental Stresses 11. Family Communication and Unpredictable Stress 12. Family Communication and Well-Being
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Taylor & Francis Persuasion in Your Life
Book SynopsisPersuasion in Your Life, 2nd Edition speaks directly to the student by focusing on real-life experiences, from critically viewing persuasive public campaigns to making business and health care decisions. This new edition concludes with a new chapter on the assessment of persuasive messages. It also features new chapter-opening vignettes that immediately apply concepts to daily life, as well as What Youâve Learned reviews for comprehension. Students and instructors can use the wealth of online resources that accompany this text, including an instructor manual, Power Point slides, test questions, and more. Through its use of rhetoric, criticism, and social scientific research, this book helps readers understand, analyze, and use persuasion in their life and career.
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Henry Holt and Co. STFU
Book Synopsis Entertaining, illuminating, and inspiring! More than a book, it's a public service announcement that we'd all do well to?well, STFU and listen to!?Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Calm the F*ck Down New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons is here to tell you - and don''t take this the wrong way - that you really need to shut the f*ck up!Our noisy world has trained us to think that those who get in the last word win, when in fact it's those who know how to stay silent who really hold the power. STFU is a book that unlocks this power and will change your life, freeing you to focus on what matters. Lyons combines leading behavioral science with actionable advice on how to communicate with intent, think critically, and open your mind and ears to the world around you.Talk less, get more. That's what STFU is all about. Prescriptive, informative, and addictively readable, STFU gives you th
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St Martin's Press Digital Body Language
Book SynopsisAn instant Wall Street Journal BestsellerNow in paperbackthe definitive guide to communicating and connecting in a hybrid world.Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of oops sorry no you go and can you hear me?! Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can't make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder that communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other?Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visibleor are they? In Digital Body Language, Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture.
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McGraw-Hill Companies Looseleaf for Film History An Introduction
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McGraw-Hill Companies Looseleaf for a First Look at Communication
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£140.40
OM Book Service Loose Leaf for Communication Research Asking
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£143.96
Cengage Learning, Inc Cengage Advantage Books Looking Out Looking In
Table of Contents1. A First Look at Interpersonal Communication. 2. Interpersonal Communication and Social Media. 3. Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self. 4. Perception: What You See Is What You Get. 5. Emotions: Feeling, Thinking, and Communicating. 6. Language: Barrier and Bridge. 7. Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words. 8. Listening: More Than Meets the Ear. 9. Communication and Relational Dynamics. 10. Communication in Close Relationships. 11. Improving Communication Climates. 12. Managing Interpersonal Conflicts.
£130.56
Bedford Books Media Culture An Introduction to Mass
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£135.39
Bedford Books Reflect Relate An Introduction to Interpersonal
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Communications and Mobility
Book SynopsisCommunications and Mobility is a unique, interdisciplinary look at mobility, territory, communication, and transport in the 21st century with extended case studies of three icons of this era: the mobile phone, the migrant, and the container box. Urges scholars in media and communication to return to broader conceptions of the field that include mobility of all kindsinformation, people, and commodities Embraces perspectives from media studies, science and technology studies, sociology, media anthropology, and cultural geography Discusses ideas of virtual and embodied mobility, network geographies, de-territorialization, sedentarism, nomadology, connectivity, containment, and exclusion Integrates the often-neglected transport studies into contemporary communication studies and theories of globalization Trade Review“In sum, this book delivers a rich and nuanced illumination of the impact of the inseparable material and virtual dimensions of media and communications in our contemporary world.” -- Mobile Media and Communication Volume 8 (1) 2020 The book "weaves together perspectives on communication, mobility, territory and transport from various disciplines" and " offers a new and broader theoretical framework... historicizing and culturally contextualising communications, which will deepen and enrich readers` understanding of technologies and mobilities in the contemporary world" – European Journal of Cultural Studies, First Published 13 Jan 2020Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Redefining Communications 1 Part I The Return of Geopolitics 19 1 Communications, Transport, and Territory 21 2 Constituting Europe: Empires, Nations, and Techno]zones 37 Part II Reconceptualizing Communications: Mobilities and Geographies 57 3 Sedentarism, Nomadology, and “New Mobilities” 59 4 Disaggregating Mobilities: Zoning, Exclusion, and Containment 77 5 Geography, Topography, and Topology: Networks and Infrastructures 95 6 The Virtual and the Actual: Being There, Disembodiment, and Deterritorialization 113 Part III The Mobility of People, Information, and Commodities: Case Studies in Communications Geography 131 7 Migration: Changing Paradigms, Embodied Mobilities, and Material Practices 133 8 Mobile Communications and Ubiquitous Connectivity: Technologies of Transformation? 159 9 Containerization as Globalization: The Mobility of Commodities 199 Index 233
£30.95
Barcharts, Inc Mass Communications Law
Book SynopsisAny media or journalism student needs to be aware of the laws that govern disseminating information to the general publicâthat's why having this comprehensive, 3-panel study guide is a no-brainer! From censorship to defamation, every aspect of media law is thoroughly covered in an easy-to-use format that breaks down information for quick accessibility. Key definitions and specific case examples further help make the idea of media rights and responsibilities more understandable.
£999.99
Barcharts, Inc Advertising
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£999.99
Capstone Press Lets Communicate
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Advertising and Societies
Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, Advertising and Societies: Global Issues provides an international perspective on the practice of advertising while examining some of the ethical and social ramifications of advertising in global societies. The book illustrates how issues such as the representation of women and minorities in ads, advertising and children, and advertising in the digital era have relevance to a wider global community. This new edition has been updated to reflect the dramatic changes impacting the field of advertising that have taken place since publication of the first edition. The growing importance of emerging markets is discussed, and new photos are included. The book provides students and scholars with a comprehensive review of the literature on advertising and society and uses practical examples from international media to document how global advertising and global consumer culture operate, making it an indispensable research tool and invaluable for classroom use.Trade Review«The drastically changing economy, demographics, and technology in the world have made it imperative to probe into the issues related to advertising and societies through a global lens. Katherine Toland Frith and Barbara Mueller’s ‘Advertising and Societies: Global Issues’ is the only text of this kind with a distinct global focus on the market. A brainchild of two leading scholars on international advertising, this sorely needed volume is both informative and insightful. With abundant latest examples, data, and findings, this second edition – a complete update and a substantial rewrite of the earlier version – vividly documents how advertising reflects and shapes societies in the world today. A refreshing and truly valuable contribution to the body of knowledge, this book is a must-read for anyone – student, practitioner, and scholar alike – who desires a critical understanding of advertising.» (Hong Cheng, Associate Professor, E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University)
£55.24
Peter Lang Publishing Inc Visualizing the Web
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes Web page design from a visual communication perspective. Visual communication is an emerging field which draws on numerous disciplines concerned with the creation, perception, and interpretation of visual messages. The transdisciplinary nature of the field allows us to see the sites examined from new visual vantage points metaphorical, cultural, and rhetorical; cognitive, perceptive, and evaluative. With an introduction and eight essays by visual communication scholars, the book also includes an insightful interview with Hillman Curtis, one of the foremost Web page designers in the world.Trade Review«As we move from a world of text and conversation to one of screens and imagery, our ability to communicate visually will determine not just our success in this new terrain, but our ability to orient, understand, and make meaning. These essays provide the foundations for navigating the visual landscape, as well as the principles through which to create it.» (Douglas Rushkoff, Author,‘ Program or Be Programmed’) «This innovative collection of analyses builds a badly needed bridge between solid visual communication research about legacy media and emerging scholarship about Web-based media.» (Julianne Newton, Professor of Visual Communication in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon; Co-author of ‘Visual Communication: Integrating Media, Art, and Science’) «In the twenty-first century, visualization is the next big thing, and it is transforming how we understand everything – from storytelling, to bodies, to science, to information itself. The principles of visual communication too are in a constant state of flux as they try to catch up with these evolving information spaces all around us. This timely book explores the origins and history of the field, crystallizes the current moment in visual design and Web aesthetics, and gives would-be architects sound principles upon which to build their own structures.» (Carolyn Guertin, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Director of the eCreate Lab at the University of Texas at Arlington; Faculty member at Transart Institute in Berlin)«As we move from a world of text and conversation to one of screens and imagery, our ability to communicate visually will determine not just our success in this new terrain, but our ability to orient, understand, and make meaning. These essays provide the foundations for navigating the visual landscape, as well as the principles through which to create it.» (Douglas Rushkoff, Author,‘ Program or Be Programmed’) «This innovative collection of analyses builds a badly needed bridge between solid visual communication research about legacy media and emerging scholarship about Web-based media.» (Julianne Newton, Professor of Visual Communication in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon; Co-author of ‘Visual Communication: Integrating Media, Art, and Science’) «In the twenty-first century, visualization is the next big thing, and it is transforming how we understand everything – from storytelling, to bodies, to science, to information itself. The principles of visual communication too are in a constant state of flux as they try to catch up with these evolving information spaces all around us. This timely book explores the origins and history of the field, crystallizes the current moment in visual design and Web aesthetics, and gives would-be architects sound principles upon which to build their own structures.» (Carolyn Guertin, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Director of the eCreate Lab at the University of Texas at Arlington; Faculty member at Transart Institute in Berlin)Table of ContentsContents: Sheree Josephson/Susan B. Barnes/Mark Lipton: Introduction – Sally Gill: From Page to Screen and Beyond: The Evolution of Web Metaphors and Their Impact on Communication Design – Susanna Paasonen: Something New, Something Old, Something Borrowed: Web Pages and Visual Culture – Valerie V. Peterson: An Elemental Approach to Web Site Visuals – Craig Baehr: Thinking Visually: Heuristics for Web Site Analysis and Design – Sheree Josephson: Using Eye Tracking to See How Viewers Process Visual Information in Cyberspace – Roxanne O’Connell: Web Site Usability: Tips, Techniques, and Methods – Ulla Bunz/Juliann Cortese: How Do Users Evaluate Web Sites? – Susan B. Barnes: Visual Evaluation of the World Wide Web – Amanda Carlson/Sheree Josephson: Epilogue: An Interview with Hillman Curtis.
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CQ Press Mass Communication Living in a Media World
Book SynopsisUpdated 'media edition' of this popular student introduction. Covering topics such as video games, public relations and social media, this informative book guides readers through the field of mass communication and allows them to critically engage with this area.
£67.34
Sage Publications Interpersonal Encounters
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Sourcebooks What Sheep Think about the Weather
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Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Event Planning
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Mass Communications and Media Studies
Book SynopsisMass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction, 2nd edition is a comprehensive yet concise survey of the history of mass communication media, discussing the current state of each medium, and anticipating the future of mass media. Divided into twelve chapters, it can be used in either 16-week semesters or 12-week terms. Retaining the successful organization of the 1st edition, Peyton Paxson writes in an accessible and well-organized manner, catering to both the needs of students and instructors. He begins each chapter with a list of the current issues and trends concerning the chapter's topic, followed by a brief history of that topic, its current state, predictions for the future, an assessment of career opportunities, and discussion questions for critical thinking. More than just updating statistical data, the 2nd edition weaves in discussions of relevant contemporary issues, including crowdsourcing, going viral', interactive advertising, tv industry consolidation, the Trade ReviewThis new edition of Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction gives students an excellent overview of the various industries, technological forms, and social expressions that comprise this vast field. With clear and lively writing, author Peyton Paxson defines media terms succinctly and provides many apt and memorable examples. As a marketing and consumption historian, I particularly like the historical accounts featured in several chapters. Yet, the book is also quite timely including discussions of fake news, trolling, cybersquatting, crowd sourcing and funding, and revenge porn and sexting. As a teacher of international business, I welcome the many brief “global perspectives” sections and the final chapter on the interface between globalization and mass communications. For students, the book discusses potential careers and raises good end of chapter questions for critical thinking and discussion. -- Terrence H. Witkowski * Professor of Marketing and Director, International Business Program, California State University, Long Beach, USA *The short and pointed approach to the chapter structure was excellent, and I liked the organization of the book .I am very happy that I found this text, and I am glad that such a basic yet broad introductory text is available. The book fills a unique position in the market; it is the only intro-level communication textbook that I have seen that is affordable, short and to the point, and approachable, even for students who do not have any formal training in (or knowledge of) communication or media studies. * Ryan Eanes, Assistant Professor of Business Management and Director of Minor in Marketing, Washington College, USA *Table of ContentsSection One - An Overview of Mass Communications 1: Mass Communications and Contemporary Culture 2: Media Literacy 3: Advertising Section Two - Traditional Media 4: Print Media 5: Movies and Video 6: Music and Radio 7: Television Section Three - Emerging Media 8: The Internet 9: Social Media and Interactive Media Section Four - Changes, Trends, and the Future 10: Convergence and Disaggregation 11: The Legal Environment 12: Globalization Notes Glossary Index
£32.79
SAGE Publications Inc Intercultural Communication: Globalization and
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2022 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice introduces students to the study of communication among cultures within the broader context of globalization. Author Kathryn Sorrells highlights history, power, and global institutions as central to understanding the relationships and contexts that shape intercultural communication. Promoting critical thinking, reflection, and action, the text’s social justice approach equips students with the knowledge and skills to create a more equitable world through communication. The Third Edition includes new case studies, updated examples and statistics, and expanded discussions on timely topics, like the rise of ethnonationalism and white nationalism, and the impact of new media on global communication.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: Opening the Conversation: Studying Intercultural Communication Definitions of Culture Studying Intercultural Communication Intercultural Praxis in the Context of Globalization Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 2: Understanding the Context of Globalization The Role of History in Intercultural Communication The Role of Power in Intercultural Communication Intercultural Communication in the Context of Globalization Intercultural Dimensions of Economic Globalization Intercultural Dimensions of Political Globalization Intercultural Dimensions of Cultural Globalization Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 3: Globalizing Body Politics: Embodied Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Hip Hop Culture Constructing Social Worlds Through Communication Marking Difference Through Communication The Social Construction of Race: From Colonization to Globalization Resignifying Race in the Context of Globalization Hip Hop Culture: Alternative Performances of Difference Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 4: (Dis)Placing Culture and Cultural Space: Locations of Nonverbal and Verbal Communication Placing Culture and Cultural Space Displacing Culture and Cultural Space Case Study: Hip Hop Culture Cultural Space, Power, and Communication Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 5: Privileging Relationships: Intercultural Communication in Interpersonal Contexts Topography of Intercultural Relationships Intercultural Relationships in the Workplace Forming and Sustaining Intercultural Relationships Cyberspace and Intercultural Relationships Intercultural Alliances for Social Justice in the Global Context Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 6: Crossing Borders: Migration and Intercultural Adaptation Migrants Historical Overview of World Migration Migration Trends in the Context of Globalization Theories of Migration and Intercultural Adaptation Case Studies: Migration and Intercultural Adaptation Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 7: Jamming Media and Popular Culture: Analyzing Messages About Diverse Cultures Media, Popular Culture, and Globalization Popular Culture, Intercultural Communication, and Globalization Global and Regional Media Circuits Producing and Consuming Popular Culture Popular Culture, Representation, and Resistance Resisting and Re-Creating Media and Popular Culture Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 8: The Culture of Capitalism and the Business of Intercultural Communication Historical Context: Capitalism and Globalization The Culture of Capitalism The Intercultural Marketplace Case Study 1: Consuming and Romanticizing the “Other” Case Study 2: Consuming and Desiring the “Other” Case Study 3: Consuming Cultural Spectacles Economic Responsibility and Intercultural Communication Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 9: Negotiating Intercultural Conflict and Social Justice: Strategies for Intercultural Relations Intercultural Conflict: A Multidimensional Framework of Analysis Case Study 1: Interpersonal Context Case Study 2: Intergroup Context Case Study 3: International and Global Context Strategies for Addressing Intercultural Conflict Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Chapter 10: Engaging Intercultural Communication for Social Justice: Challenges and Possibilities for Global Citizenship Becoming Global Citizens in the 21st Century “Hope in the Dark”: From Despair to Empowerment Intercultural Alliances for Social Justice Case Study: Community Coalition of South Los Angeles Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions and Activities Glossary References Index
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Cognella Academic Publishing Intercultural Communication: Pathways to Better
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