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Book SynopsisFrom Jesus to the Internet examines Christianity as a mediated phenomenon, paying particular attention to how various forms of media have influenced and developed the Christian tradition over the centuries. It is the first systematic survey of this topic and the author provides those studying or interested in the intersection of religion and media with a lively and engaging chronological narrative. With insights into some of Christianity''s most hotly debated contemporary issues, this book provides a much-needed historical basis for this interdisciplinary field.Trade Review"This is a book I've wanted to read for a long time, and I find it both enlightening and thought provoking in a positive sense. The book represents a way of writing the history of Christianity in a rather novel multi-perspective and contextualized manner. Technology, politics, economics, demographics, and scientific discoveries all play a role in how religion is transformed – but at the center of this transformation, according to Horsfield, is media." (Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, 1 November 2015) "Horsfield's compelling and nuanced scholarship of integration traces the evolution of Christianity from an oral Jewish movement in the 1st century through epochs dominated by written, printed, electronic, and now digital media to become the world's largest religious faith with 2.2 billion followers." (Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 2016)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Introduction 1 What’s this book about? 1 What do we mean by Christianity? 2 What do we mean by media? 4 Media and the historical development of Christianity 7 1 In the Beginning 10 The social and media context 11 Jesus in his media context 14 Remaking Jesus in speech and performance 22 2 Making Jesus Gentile 28 Context: the media world of the Roman Empire 28 Early Christian writing 30 Paul and letter writing 32 The end of the beginning 39 3 The Gentile Christian Communities 42 The appeal of Christianity 42 Multimedia communities 43 Christian writings 45 The reception and circulation of Christian writings 56 Resistance to writing 58 4 Men of Letters and Creation of “The Church” 62 The Catholic]Orthodox brand 63 Tertullian 68 Cyprian 70 Origen – the media magnate of Alexandria 72 Writing out women 74 5 Christianity and Empire 80 Imperial patronage and imperial Christianity 80 Councils, creeds, and canons 84 Constructing time – Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History 90 The scriptures as text and artifact 93 6 The Latin Translation 99 Latin roots 99 After the fall 106 Monasteries and manuscripts 110 Written Latin and the consolidation of medieval Christendom 117 7 Christianity in the East 125 The Church of the East 125 Islam 130 Writing the voice 132 Regulating the eyes 134 8 Senses of the Middle Ages 141 The medieval context 142 Making time 143 Seeing space 145 Rituals and hearing 150 Nice touch: relics, saints, and pilgrimage 154 9 The New Millennium 162 Marketing the Crusades 163 Scholasticism and universities 168 Cathedrals 173 Catholic reform 175 The Inquisition 180 10 Reformation 187 Printing and its precursors 187 Martin Luther 191 John Calvin 195 Reworking the Bible 198 The changing sensory landscape 200 Catholic responses 207 Ignatius of Loyola 209 11 The Modern World 214 The legacy of the Reformation 214 Catholic mission 216 The impact of print 219 Evangelical Revivalism 223 Protestant mission 232 12 Electrifying Sight and Sound 237 The technologies of the audiovisual 237 Christianity and the twentieth]century media world 240 Mainline mediation 242 The Evangelical Coalition 246 Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism 254 13 The Digital Era 261 The empire of digital capitalism 261 Digital practice 264 Global Pentecostalism 270 Media and Christian sexual abuse 276 Tradition and change 279 Conclusion 285 References 293 Index 311

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Book SynopsisNONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN HUMAN INTERACTION is the most comprehensive and readable compendium of research and theory on nonverbal communication available today. Written by a communication scholar and two social psychologists, the book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of nonverbal communication that shows how it affects a wide variety of academic interests. The theory and research included in this text comes from scholars with a wide variety of academic backgrounds, including communication, anthropology, counseling, psychology, psychiatry, and linguistics. The eighth edition includes new material on nonverbal messages and technology/media that covers the increasing amount of communication that is mediated by some form of technology and newly added text boxes that acquaint readers with cutting-edge research questions and findings, and appeal to your real-life concerns.Table of ContentsPART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION. 1. Nonverbal Communication: Basic Perspectives. 2. The Roots of Nonverbal Behavior. 3. The Ability to Receive and Send Nonverbal Signals. PART II: THE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT. 4. The Effects of the Environment on Human Communication. 5. The Effects of Territory and Personal Space on Human Communication. PART III: THE COMMUNICATORS. 6. The Effects of Physical Characteristics on Human Communication. PART IV: THE COMMUNICATORS' BEHAVIOR. 7. The Effects of Gesture and Posture on Human Communication. 8. The Effects of Touch on Human Communication. 9. The Effects of the Face on Human Communication. 10. The Effects of Eye Behavior on Human Communication. 11. The Effects of Vocal Cues that Accompany Spoken Words. PART V: COMMUNICATING IMPORTANT MESSAGES. 12. Using Nonverbal Behavior in Daily Interaction. 13. Nonverbal Messages in Special Contexts.

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Editing in the Age of Convergence remains the most comprehensive and widely used text on editing in journalism. This latest edition continues to shift the focus toward online multimedia as more and more people get their news that way. Amid these changes, the authors continue to stress the importance of taking the best techniques learned in print and broadcast editing and applying them to online journalism. The reality is that most people now often first learn of breaking news on Facebook or Twitter, and therefore the challenge for journalists in this new media world is distinguishing the quality and dependability of their work from all the fake news and propaganda memes, now so common online. This book is designed to help serious news providers produce a product that is well-edited and grounded in the best practices of journalism.

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Book SynopsisBuilt on the hands-on reporting style and curriculum pioneered by the University of Missouri, this introductory textbook teaches students how to write about and communicate with people of backgrounds that may be different from their own, offering real-world examples of how to practice excellent journalism and strategic communication that take culture into account. Specifically, the book addresses how to: engage with and talk across difference; identify the ways bias can creep into our communications, and how to mitigate our tendencies toward bias; use the concept of fault lines and approach sources and audiences with humility and respect; communicate with audiences about the complexity inherent in issues of crime, immigration, sports, health inequalities, among other topics; interpret census data categories and work with census data to craft stories or create strategic campaign strategies; reconsider common cultural assumptions about race, class, gender, identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, religion, disability, and age, and recognize their evolving and constructed meaning and our role as professional communicators in shaping national discussions of these issues. In addition to its common sense, practical approach, the bookâs chapters are written by national experts and leading scholars on the subject. Interviews with award-winning journalists, discussion questions, suggested activities, and additional readings round out this timely and important new textbook. Supplemented by additional case studies and examples of best practice, Cross-Cultural Journalism offers journalists and other communication professionals the conceptual framework and practical know-how they need to report and communicate effectively about difference.

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Book SynopsisWhite Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formatsfrom web to print. Sections on Gestalt theory, color theory, and WET layout are expanded to offer more in-depth content on those topics. This new edition features new covering current trends in web designMobile-first, UI/UX design, and web typographyand how they affect a designer's approach to a project. The entire book will receive an update using new examples and images that show a more diverse set of graphics that go beyond print and web and focus on tablet, mobile and advertising designs. Table of ContentsChapter 1: What is DesignChapter 2: Step Away from the ComputerChapter 3: I Need to Design this Today (WET Layout)Chapter 4: Layout SinsChapter 5: Mini Art SchoolChapter 6: LayoutChapter 7: TypeChapter 8: ColorChapter 9: PhotosChapter 10: InfographicsChapter 11: StoryboardingChapter 12: MultimediaChapter 13: WebChapter 14: PrintChapter 15: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisFilm, Form, and Culture (4th edition) offers a lively introduction to both the formal and cultural aspects of film. With extensive analysis of films past and present, this textbook explores film from part to whole; from the smallest unit of the shot to the way shots are edited together to create narrative. It then examines those narratives (both fiction and non-fiction) as stories and genres that speak to the culture of their time and our perceptions of them today. Composition, editing, genres (such as the gangster film, the Western, science fiction, and melodrama) are analyzed alongside numerous images to illustrate the discussion. Chapters on the individuals who make films - the production designer, cinematographer, editor, composer, producer, director, and actor - illustrate the collaborative nature of filmmaking.This new edition includes: An expanded discussion of the digital 'revolution in filmmaking: exploring the movement from celluTrade Review"Kolker's lucid, accessible style gives this book a pace and energy that sets it apart. Among the many introductory film textbooks, Film, Form, and Culture captures the reader's attention at first glance, and holds it throughout. Robert Burgoyne, Professor of Film Studies, University of St Andrews "Film, Form and Culture is a thoughtful, ambitious, and thorough introductory textbook that is also an absolute pleasure to read. Put simply, this richly illustrated book makes it easy to understand how to take film seriously. It is scaled to a manageable size and scope for classroom use, providing a comprehensive set of tools and skills with which to approach the study of film. Kolker introduces his reader to film and art history, theories of representation, genres and international cinemas, and the vocabulary with which to discuss moving images. True to its title, the book provides a framework with which to understand and engage with the way that form and culture interact through the medium of film. Kolker pulls off a rare feat with Film Form and Culture: he has provided teachers at any level with a readable and immensely useful book that is also rigorously intellectual. I have used earlier editions of Film, Form and Culture in my introductory film classes and I’m delighted to now be able to use this updated edition. This is a fantastic introductory book by one of the field’s foremost thinkers that will be appreciated by anyone wishing to better understand what makes films tick." Marsha Gordon, Associate Professor, Film Studies, North Carolina State University "Robert Kolker is both a brilliant analyst of film and a great teacher. He manages to explain and use complex concepts in limpid prose, and his effortless blend of textual and contextual approaches to cinema is a model to us all." Toby Miller, Professor of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University and Sir Walter Murdoch Professor of Cultural Policy Studies, Murdoch University "Robert Kolker’s Film, Form, and Culture (4th edition) is a lucidly written textbook for undergraduate students who are beginning their film and media studies programs. Kolker takes the readers on a tantalizing journey in which they will encounter film language, grammar, history, theory and the broader issues of culture and ideology. The book does not get bogged down in jargon and theoretical trapeze walks. Its purpose is to teach students to unpack the artifice of cinema by learning the analytical tools to take the scenes apart and then figuring out how the audience puts them all together. The students will also learn the fact that film developed all over the world, almost at the same time, and form and style have been evolving ever since in different cultural contexts to render a rich body of work for all to see. " Manjunath Pendakur, Professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Florida Atlantic University Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Image and Reality 2. Formal Structures: How Films Tell Their Stories 3. The Building Blocks Of Film I: The Shot 4. The Building Blocks of Film II: The Cut 5. The Story Tellers of Film I 6. The Storytellers of Film II: Acting 7. The Storytellers of Film III: The Director 8. International Cinema 9. The Stories Told By Film I 10. The Stories Told by Film II 11. Film as Cultural Practice Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisA closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil. The New York Times Book ReviewPolitics. Money. Media. Tech. It's all here in Collision of Power.All the President''s Men for a new generation. Town & CountryMarty Baron took charge of The Washington Postnewsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, would buy the Post, marking a sudden end to control by the venerated family that had presided over the paper for 80 years. Just over two years later, Donald Trump won the presidency.Now, the capital's newspaper, owned by one of the world's richest men, was tasked with reporting on a president who had campaigned against the press as the lowest form of humanity. Pressures on Baron and his colleagues were immense and unrele

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Book SynopsisAll the skills you need to know to become a confident speaker and conquer speaking anxiety are thoroughly covered in THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING IN A DIGITAL AGE, 16E. A pioneer in the field, this best seller guides you through six key Speech Planning Action Steps: topic selection, audience analysis and adaptation, effective research (including appropriate use of Internet resources), organization (with an emphasis on outlining), presentational aids (and how to avoid succumbing to "death by PowerPoint"), and language and delivery. The new edition also includes many online tools, such as videos of student speeches accompanied by Interactive Video Activities that help develop and strengthen public speaking skills. Grounded in the latest research, this new edition is an exceptional resource for creating and delivering speeches.

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Book SynopsisORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION: APPROACHES AND PROCESSES presents organizational communication from both a communication and managerial perspective. Professor Miller's clear writing style and consistent use of examples and case studies result in a text that you'll find easy to understand.

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Book SynopsisDawn Woolley is an artist and research fellow at Leeds Arts University examining consumer culture, social media, and gender. She completed an MA in Photography (2008) and PhD by project in Fine Art (2017) at the Royal College of Art. Her artwork is a feminist critique of consumer culture, encompassing photography, video, installation, and performance to draw attention issues of sexualisation, objectification, and idealisation. Recent solo exhibitions include; Consumed: Stilled Lives', Perth Centre for Photography, Australia (2021) and Dance for Good & Exercise Your Rights' in collaboration with Davin Watne, Public Space One gallery, Iowa City (2020).Trade ReviewA brilliant analysis of consumerism exposing how we are manipulated by capitalism seeking to turn our subjectivity into an object for corporate profit. By drilling into the shiny surface of corporate deceit Consuming the Body uncovers ways to resist the deceptions foisted on us. * Peter Kennard, Professor of Political Art, Royal College of Art, UK *What are we to do with the idealised mirror-images that capitalism beams at us through social media, making us all fetishists and hysterics? Consuming the Body is written urgently but elegantly, finally offering ways of thinking outside this dangerous box. * Professor Naomi Segal, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London, UK *This book is a fascinating take on selfie culture and beyond, taking up classic feminist psychoanalytic discussions of the fetishistic gaze to think about the impact of social networks, cosmetic surgery, health surveillance and the ‘sadistic commands’ of capitalist consumer culture. Focusing on the increasingly blurred lines between neoliberal self-surveillance and neurosis, the book explores how hysteria, anorexia and bulimia share much with contemporary online imperatives around fitness, health and beauty. Offering some solace through activist work on social networks, the book proposes that selfie culture needs a new set of rules for it to become a space of empowerment and to loosen the disciplinary control that it exerts. * Catherine Grant, Senior Lecturer, Art and Visual Cultures department, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK *Selfies and social media have an image problem - in more ways than one. In this compelling book, Dawn Woolley challenges the narrow stereotypes criticising how bodies are portrayed in these digital media. She elucidates their complex meanings, practices and politics, and in doing so, recuperates their value, particularly for women with non-normative bodies. * Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Australia *Dawn Woolley offers up an exciting and eloquent exploration of the often sadistic ways that contemporary capitalism compels us to consume. Importantly Woolley gives us valuable insight into radical self-presentation approaches on social media that glitch and refuse the ‘ideal’ in order to empower a body’s presence. * Dr. Jacki Willson, Associate Professor in Performance and Gender, School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Sadistic Commands 2 The Fetishistic Gaze 3 Hystericized Insistent Presence 4 Self(ie) Discipline 5 The Hysteria Economy 6 The Clinical Fetishistic Gaze 7 Anti-Consumers and the Fetishistic Gaze 8 The Bulimic Economy 9 Empowering Presence Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisBeyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of profound technological change. Charts the revolution in television viewing that is currently underway in living rooms across the world Probes how the Internet's development has altered how television is made and consumed Looks at a range of topics and programmes - from voting practices on American Idol to online forums for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans Offers a fresh and innovative perspective that focuses on the shift in audience experience and how it has blurred established boundaries Trade Review"Ross's stance is academic, but she also considers the stance of fans, producers, creators and marketers. Together, these voices combine to create a new understanding of the connectedness of all parties in the process of telling stories, both authorised and unauthorised." (Science Fiction Film and Television, July 2010) "Ross provides a valuable resource on the emerging field of interactive television and its relationship to fandom, viral marketing, tele-participation, and the Internet. The book illustrates how little research has yet been done on the complex relationship between television fans and Web discourse about popular shows." (CHOICE)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Online/Offline~What It Means to “Watch (and Make) TV” in the Age of the Internet. 1. Fascinated with Fandom: the Interactively Aware Viewers of Xena and Buffy. 2. Power to the People, or the Industry?: American Idol Voting, “Adult Swim” Bumping, and Viral Video-ing. 3. Managing Millenials: Teen Expectations of Tele-Participation. 4. No Network Is An Island: Lost’s Tele-participation and ABC’s Return to Industry Legitimacy. 5. Conclusion: The Remains Of The Day: The Future Of “TV”

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Book SynopsisThis dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs Explains how American movies, TV shows, and pop music provide the images of America to the rest of the world, and the rest of the world to Americans Includes discussions of the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Danish daily newspapers, Tibetan monks censored out of Chinese TV news reports only to show up on You Tube, and the Vatican''s assault on the Da Vinci Code movie Argues that Hollywood is a key player in the ''deep coalition'' required to support a ''smart power'' foreign policy and build a global cultural infrastructure that will make the world safe for interdependence Trade Review"The authors draw on their extensive experience and contacts within the political and entertainment arenas to present an interesting analysis of the role of media, and especially Hollywood film, in support of US foreign policy objectives." (CHOICE, January 2010) "Gardels and Medavoy, two of California's most creative public intellectuals, bring a West Coast perspective to the role of culture in foreign policy. Gardels and Medavoy offer interesting observations on these trends." (Foreign Affairs Magazine, Sep/Oct 2009) "The book ends with a powerful challenge to Hollywood to accept its responsibility as a major player in the struggle to restore America's moral influence in the world." (Huffington Post, June 2009) "American Idol After Iraq will inspire debates the country needs to have regarding the power of pop culture." (Pajamas Media, June 2009) "Short and a delight to read, focusing, not surprisingly, on the power of the West Coast to project American 'soft-power' almost everywhere through the pervasive and alluring imagery of mass entertainment." (Providence Journal, June 2009) "It is comparatively short and a delight to read, focusing, not surprisingly, on the power of the West Coast to project American 'soft power' almost everywhere through the pervasive and alluring imagery of mass entertainment." (Japan Times Online, May 2009) "The tone of the book is pitch perfect—combining a passionate appeal for soft power with a rigorous analysis of what it will take to restore America's influence in the world." (Huffington Post, May 2009) "Gardel's and Medavoy's readable and yet comprehensive book explores the need to understand the effective use of power in an increasingly globalized world; the understanding of which has never been more pressing or pertinent, following, as it has, the increasingly negative perceptions of America’s policies abroad." (Editorial On The Environmentalist, April 2009) "This fascinating work, rich in dates and anecdotes, opens our eyes to the impact the Hollywood audiovisual phenomenon has had and still has, as well as analyzing the image of America and the role its cinema must play. Both entertaining and informative, as well as brave, Nathan Gardels and Mike Medavoy's book defines challenges and obstacles in order to overcome them, as well as providing solutions." [Translated from Spanish.] (Critica Libro, April 2009) "Gardels and Medavoy's text succeeds in challenging the philosophical assumptions of public diplomacy while remaining accessible and practical." (Public Diplomacy Magazine, Winter 2009)Table of ContentsList of Plates vi Foreword by Joseph S. Nye Jr. vii 1 Hearts, Minds, and Hollywood 1 2 The Magic is Gone – Except at the Box Office 9 3 Creativity into Cash: How Hollywood Works 26 4 Seeing and Being Seen 34 5 Hollywood Beats the Red Army: The Height of America’s Cultural Appeal 51 6 Backlash: Soft Power is Still Power, and Still Makes Enemies 60 7 Culture Wars in the West: The Pope vs. Madonna 71 8 Media Storm Troopers of the West vs. Islam 83 9 New Stories, New Audiences in the Global Age 98 10 Reinventing Cultural Diplomacy 124 Six Key Concepts of This Book 145 About the Authors 149 Acknowledgments 155 Index 159

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Book SynopsisHoward, Muzammil M. Hussain, Rebecca MacKinnon, Patrick Meier, Evgeny Morozov, Xiao Qiang, Rafal Rohozinski, Mehdi YahyanejadTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Liberation vs. Control in CyberspaceChapter 1. Liberation TechnologyChapter 2. Liberation vs. Control: The Future of CyberspaceChapter 3. International Mechanisms of Cyberspace ControlsChapter 4. Whither Internet Control?Part II: Liberation Technology in ChinaChapter 5. The Battle for the Chinese InternetChapter 6. China's "Networked Authoritarianism"Part III: Liberation Technology in the Middle EastChapter 7. Ushahidi as a Liberation TechnologyChapter 8. Egypt and Tunisia: The Role of Digital MediaChapter 9. Circumventing Internet Censorship in the Arab WorldChapter 10. Social Media, Dissent, and Iran's Green MovementPart IV: Policy RecommendationsChapter 11. Challenges for International PolicyIndex

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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)

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Book SynopsisUpon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded Star Wars as a childish retort to the mature American cinema of the seventies. Though full of sound and fury, some felt that it signified nothing. Four decades later, the significations are multiple as interpretations of the film's strange imagery and metaphoric potential continue to pile up. Interpreting Star Wars analyses and contextualises the dominant trends in Star Wars interpretation from the earliest reviews, through Lucasfilm's attempts to use its position as copyright holder to promote a single meaning, to the 21st century where the internet has rendered such authorial control impossible and new entries to the canon present new twists on old hopes.Trade ReviewInterpreting Star Wars does something unique and important: it traces the cultural shifts of a broader culture when examining the products of the franchise, itself. As a result, Interpreting Star Wars is a work allowing for a deep insight on how each film interacted with the time period of its release as well as its influence moving forward. Especially cogent are Booy’s look at the religious and mythic underpinnings of the series and how those foundations is a pathway understanding the abilities of the franchise to both reflect and influence culture. This is a must-have book both for fans and for scholars. * Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, editor of Finding the Force in the Star Wars Franchise (2006) and Adjunct Professor of American Studies and English, Pace University, USA *So many thousands of words have been written about the Star Wars phenomenon that one started to wonder whether there was anything left to say. As this carefully researched, engagingly written and often strikingly original book demonstrates, the answer is yes, there is. Even for the most well-informed scholar and the most dedicated fan much is to be learned here. The emphasis is on the evolution of the Star Wars universe across more than four decades, on how the increasing number of stories set in it relate to each other and on how ever-changing currents of critical writing have generated a wealth of interpretations. * Peter Krämer, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2020), Dr. Strangelove (2019) and The General (2019) *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Star Wars vs. Secularity 2. Leftist Political Critique 3. Late Seventies Promotion and Spin-off Materials 4. Myth Criticism 5. The Liberation Reading 6. Prequels and Sequels Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBringing together philosophies of the maternal with digital technology may appear to be an arbitrary pairing. However, reading them intertextually through select creative practices reveals how both encompass an aesthetics of interruption that becomes a novel means of understanding subjectivity.EL Putnam investigates how the digital performances of certain artists, creators, and technologists rupture existing representations of the maternal, taking advantage of the formal properties of digital media. What results are interruptions of visual and aural constructions through an immanent merging of the performing body with digital technologies.Putnam bases her analysis on close examinations of the way certain makers use the formal properties of digital imagery, such as the gap, the glitch, and the lag, as means of rendering images of the maternal uncanny in order to challenge mediation, constituting an aesthetics of interruption. The result is a radical critical strategy for engaTrade ReviewEL Putnam’s The Maternal, Digital Subjectivity, and the Aesthetics of Interruption is a new direction in studies of the maternal and the visual, using digital and maternal philosophy to expand the definition of maternal subjectivities and ideologies. The strength of this book lies in the integration of politics, aesthetics, feminist maternal theory and digital forms of art making that subscribe to an aesthetic of interruption, pauses, immanence, and care giving. It will be an essential text for studies of the maternal and digital subjectivity and an important addition to the burgeoning bibliography on visual art and the maternal. * Jennie Klein, Professor of Art History, Ohio University, USA and Editor of The M Word: Real Mothers in Contemporary Art (2011) *Thank you El Putnam for writing the book I needed to read right now. This is a timely and insightful contribution to the emergent and expanding field of studies in the maternal that will speak to many womxn, mothers, parents, and digital artists out there, as well as to those constantly being interrupted. And, though interruption is rightly positioned in this book as 'the norm for maternal subjectivity,' arguably, we all live in the age of interruption overload — the aesthetics of interruption applying to every subject in the 21st Century. * Maria Chatzichristodoulou, Associate Dean of Research, Business, and Innovation, Kingston School of Art, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Dedication List of Illustrations Introduction: Strange Mothers 1. Digital Performance and the Maternal Subject 2. The Aesthetics of Interruption 3. Uncanny Encounters 4. Maternal Immanence and Embodied Transcendence 5. Networked Individuals and Maternal Ambivalence 6. Distributed Mother Bibliographic References Index

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Book SynopsisSound Affects: A User's Guide is a collection of sonically-charged concepts ranging from those felt, heard' and repeated (silence, the oriental riff, shuffle), to the vocal (whispers, sing, the disembodied voice), to sounds at the threshold (tin/ny, thump, buzz) to sounds beyond the limits of audibility (inaudible tremors, distortion, sub-bass). Sound Affects invites the reader to reflect on the ways that sounds produce affects and the ways that affects can operate as sound. Each of the entries develops a particular perspective on sound and affect through a close analysis of audiovisual and/or sonic objects. The objects chosen not only illustrate the concept in question but also demonstrate how the object encourages us to rethink the relationships between sounds and affects. Influenced by the sound theory of Eugenie Brinkema (2011), the concepts of Sound Affects plot the shift in volume from silence that opens up a space to be heard to the audibly near, froTrade ReviewWe live in a saturated sonic envirornment. Noise is everywhere; and even at the extreme of absence, "silence is a rhythm too" (as the Slits once sang). Yet we rarely pay attention to the soundscape that accompanies us at all times. Sound Affects rectifies this omission, with seventeen essays about sound and how it touches and moves us. Topics range from rapping by Kanye West, to the noises made by urban traffic, to electronic distortions broadcast through gigantic speakers, to the barely audible squishes of worms crawling through the soil. All in all, this book brings us back to a heightened awareness of those aspects of existence that we tend, all too easily, to tune out. * Steven Shaviro, DeRoy Professor of English, Wayne State University, USA *As it heeds paradoxical challenges in addressing sensorial – or even "sensaural" – experiences that defy conventional representation and meaning, Sound Affects embraces multiple approaches to sound, affect and sound affect through its volume of rich and varied voices. Vitally, Sound Affects promotes an ethics of listening that fundamentally and ontologically examines our too human world. * Nadine Boljkovac, Screen Theorist and Assistant Professor in Film Studies, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements The Clatter and Clang of Sound Affects Sharon Jane Mee (University of New South Wales, Australia) and Luke Robinson (University of New South Wales, Australia) Part 1: Start, Stop, Repeat Chapter 1. Silence Sandra Kazlauskaite (University of Lincoln, UK) Chapter 2. Shuffle Jim Drobnick (OCAD University, Canada) and Jennifer Fisher (York University, Canada) Chapter 3. Oriental Riff Runchao Liu (University of Denver, USA) Part 2: Voices and Vocals Chapter 4. aa ee ii oo uuuuu Rachel Shearer (Te Wananga Aronui o Tamaki Makau Rau/Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand) Chapter 5. Sympathetic Response Charlotte Eubanks (Pennsylvania State University, USA) Chapter 6. Whispers Christian de Mouilpied Sancto (University of Rochester, USA) Chapter 7. Sing Katherine Nolan (Technological University Dublin, Ireland) Chapter 8. The Disembodied Voice Julius Greve (University of Oldenburg, Germany) Part 3: Threshold Sounds Chapter 9. Tin/ny Rob Garbutt (Southern Cross University, Australia) Chapter 10. Vroom Andrija Filipovic (Singidunum University, Serbia) Chapter 11. Thump Andrea Avidad (New York University, USA) Chapter 12: Buzz Sharon Jane Mee (University of New South Wales, Australia) Part 4: Beyond Audibility Chapter 13: Inaudible Tremors Luke Robinson (University of New South Wales, Australia) Chapter 14: Distortion Greg Hainge (University of Queensland, Australia) Chapter 15. Feedback Manuel ‘Mandel’ CabreraJr. (Yonsei University, South Korea) Chapter 16. Sub-bass Aidan Delaney (Middlesex University, UK) Chapter 17. Squish, Squelch, Shlshlshlurpppp Norie Neumark (Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne and La Trobe University, Australia) Bibliography Mediography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the explosion of fake news to the challenges of the 24 hour news cycle, legendary journalist Bob Schieffer examines political journalism today and those who practice it. Based on interviews with over 40 media leaders, Schieffer provides an inside look at the changing role of media and asks whether today’s citizens are more informed or just overwhelmed.Trade ReviewIn this 2016 election post-mortem, veteran reporter Schieffer (This Just In: What I Couldn’t Tell You on TV) interviews journalists at media organizations of all types, including NBC, the New York Times Company, Politico, and NPR, to find out how Americans are receiving and interpreting the overwhelming deluge of news—both real and fake. Schieffer shows how powerful events such as J.F.K.’s assassination, which was one of the first major news stories reported in real time on television, and the September 11 attacks, which saw the proliferation of misinformation on the internet, altered how news was presented and consumed for better or worse and set the stage for Donald Trump’s tumultuous 2016 campaign. The 24-hour news cycle and web-enabled communication technology enabled fake news sites to flourish (and profit) while traditional outlets often struggled to keep up. Schieffer maintains a optimistic outlook as he shows the rapid changes in news media. He notes how organizations are adopting new formats, such as podcasts, and revitalizing old-school ones, such as newsletters. Schieffer also highlights successes of smaller and equally vital outlets like the Texas Tribune, which successfully shifted to a fully free-access model, and the Root, an online magazine focusing on African-American culture that helped bring national attention to stories such as the killings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. This vital, impressive study adroitly sums up the current and ever-evolving state of news coverage and the vital need for journalism and educated readers alike. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *In this incisive work, a veteran newsman explores modern media and why we have become so vulnerable to 'alternative facts.' Overload is news veteran Bob Schieffer’s insightful take on modern journalism, presented with the able assistance of H. Andrew Schwartz of the Center for Strategic and International Studies....Despite major challenges to media outlets, Schieffer’s tone remains upbeat about journalism’s future. This book is an important guide that has much to offer to those in media and journalism, as well as to concerned citizens. * Foreword Reviews *These days, the news is the news. Accusations of 'fake news' abound, while antagonistic salvos are fired at reporters, and administration officials declare the media to be the 'enemy of the people.' Schieffer, former host of CBS’s Face the Nation, is a giant of journalism; Schwartz, his co-author, is chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Together, they examine the multiplicity of ways news is disseminated in the twenty-first century and ponder the irony that today’s citizens are less informed, despite having more media choices than ever before. Providing overviews of venerable institutions such as the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as such more recent additions as Buzzfeed and Vox Media, the authors succeed at helping media consumers make wise choices about where to get the news by examining journalistic standards and challenges and offering conclusions about our current state of information saturation. Succinct, savvy, and shrewd, this read-in-one-seating treatise on the Fourth Estate provides a crucial tool for critical analysis. * Booklist *It turns out that Overload is a manual of sorts for both journalists and civilians who care about maintaining a thriving fourth estateand who are making a good-faith attempt at participating in the well-informed citizenry that the Founding Fathers knew was crucial to a functioning democracy…. Overload ought to become required reading in journalism curricula. Indeed, in his afterword, Schieffer offers a final teachable moment by illustrating what journalistic tenacity actually looks like to those who would learn the lesson. * Washington Independent Review of Books *It has come down to this: It takes a book like Overload to explain to news consumers what they are faced with in a world exploding with information, some true, some false. * San Antonio Express-News *In this timely book Bob Schieffer and H. Andrew Schwartz assess the current state of journalism and why it matters. . . . For anyone interested in a level-headed assessment of the current state of American journalism, Overload is well worth the read. * Technical Communication *“Bob Schieffer is one of America’s most experienced and distinguished journalists - and with Overload he has given us an important, timely and insightful book on the state of journalism in the digital age. The news business is changing at warp speed - for better and worse - and Overload is a welcome navigational tool.” -- Tom Brokaw“Donald Trump is radically changing the White House's relationship with the press, and legendary newsman Bob Schieffer knows this beat better than anyone else. To understand what's going on inside this chaotic White House, you must read Schieffer's timely and important book.” -- Mika Brzezinski, Co-Host, MSNBC's Morning Joe“In this illuminating and valuable book, a towering American journalist and public citizen shows us the vital importance of journalism to our time, talks to some of the most distinguished people now creating it, and counsels us all on how best to use it in some of its newest and most innovative forms. The great Bob Schieffer’s book comes at a moment when its central message could not be more essential.” -- Michael Beschloss"Bob Schieffer’s wise and thoughtful book reminds us that while reporters have never been popular (especially among those they cover), the profession is critical to maintaining our freedom. Further, he warns those in all parts of the business that, amid dramatic changes in delivery of the news, the fundamental ethical principles upon which honorable journalism is based -- above all, fairness -- must not change." -- The Honorable Robert Gates, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense“Bob Schieffer is not only a distinguished journalist who understands what is happening to his profession, he also knows that the only solution is what his own career has symbolized: be a good reporter, ask good questions and always speak the truth. The problem effectively described in Overload is that the revolution in information technologies, the barrage of breaking news, fake news, partisan politics, and the loss of trusted news sources has made it much more difficult to find the facts.” -- The Honorable Leon Panetta, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense“An insightful reader’s guide for finding the signals in the noise of the daily news.” -- Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School“Bob Schieffer’s insightful exploration of the changing news media serves as an important guide to everyone concerned about the quality of information available to America’s citizens.” -- Frances F. Townsend, Former Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. BushTable of ContentsForeword PART I: HOW WE GOT FROM THERE TO HERE Chapter 1: Are We Getting the Right Stuff Chapter 2: How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Donald? Chapter 3: The Numbers Guys: What the Pollsters Missed Chapter 4: And That’s the Way it Is, er, Was Chapter 5: Here’s the Way We Are: The New Neighbors Chapter 6: Fake News: A Clear and Present Danger PART II: THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED Chapter 7: Walt Mosberg: Bridging the Gap Chapter 8: The Washington Post: New Way, New Culture Chapter 9: The New York Times: Doing What They Do Best (Faster) Chapter 10: The Wall Street Journal: Dividing Church and State Chapter 11: The Texas Tribune: Filling a Texas Size Void Chapter 12: Island in the Stream: CBS News Goes Digital Chapter 13: Andy Lack: Around the World and Back Chapter 14: The Cable Guy(s) Chapter 15: NPR Goes Back To Basics Chapter 16: The Root: Straight Talk and a Little Shade Chapter 17: The Podcasts: The New Cool Chapter 18: Newsletters: Suddenly Old Is New Chapter 19: Colbert and the Case of the Stolen Gig Chapter 20: Flying Solo Sooner: Training Tomorrow’s Journalists PART III: FINAL THOUGHTS Chapter 21: 2016 Reflections on the Year that Was Afterword Acknowledgments About the Authors and Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe ninth edition of Media Ethics: Issues and Cases has been updated to reflect the most pressing ethical issues in media. Featuring 25 new cases on hot topic issues from fake news to drones and a new chapter on social justice, this authoritative case book gives students the tools to make ethical decisions in an increasingly complex environment.

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Book SynopsisThis text engages students in the social media phenomenon, exploring how fundamental changes in mass media influence every level of societal communication. With the explosion of social media and big data, students must become conscious of media’s positive and negative influences on their lives.

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Book SynopsisFrom the explosion of fake news to the challenges of the 24 hour news cycle, legendary journalist Bob Schieffer examines political journalism today and those who practice it. Based on interviews with over 40 media leaders, Schieffer provides an inside look at the changing role of media and asks whether today’s citizens are more informed or just overwhelmed.Trade ReviewIn this 2016 election post-mortem, veteran reporter Schieffer (This Just In: What I Couldn’t Tell You on TV) interviews journalists at media organizations of all types, including NBC, the New York Times Company, Politico, and NPR, to find out how Americans are receiving and interpreting the overwhelming deluge of news—both real and fake. Schieffer shows how powerful events such as J.F.K.’s assassination, which was one of the first major news stories reported in real time on television, and the September 11 attacks, which saw the proliferation of misinformation on the internet, altered how news was presented and consumed for better or worse and set the stage for Donald Trump’s tumultuous 2016 campaign. The 24-hour news cycle and web-enabled communication technology enabled fake news sites to flourish (and profit) while traditional outlets often struggled to keep up. Schieffer maintains a optimistic outlook as he shows the rapid changes in news media. He notes how organizations are adopting new formats, such as podcasts, and revitalizing old-school ones, such as newsletters. Schieffer also highlights successes of smaller and equally vital outlets like the Texas Tribune, which successfully shifted to a fully free-access model, and the Root, an online magazine focusing on African-American culture that helped bring national attention to stories such as the killings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. This vital, impressive study adroitly sums up the current and ever-evolving state of news coverage and the vital need for journalism and educated readers alike. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *In this incisive work, a veteran newsman explores modern media and why we have become so vulnerable to 'alternative facts.' Overload is news veteran Bob Schieffer’s insightful take on modern journalism, presented with the able assistance of H. Andrew Schwartz of the Center for Strategic and International Studies....Despite major challenges to media outlets, Schieffer’s tone remains upbeat about journalism’s future. This book is an important guide that has much to offer to those in media and journalism, as well as to concerned citizens. * Foreword Reviews *These days, the news is the news. Accusations of 'fake news' abound, while antagonistic salvos are fired at reporters, and administration officials declare the media to be the 'enemy of the people.' Schieffer, former host of CBS’s Face the Nation, is a giant of journalism; Schwartz, his co-author, is chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Together, they examine the multiplicity of ways news is disseminated in the twenty-first century and ponder the irony that today’s citizens are less informed, despite having more media choices than ever before. Providing overviews of venerable institutions such as the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as such more recent additions as Buzzfeed and Vox Media, the authors succeed at helping media consumers make wise choices about where to get the news by examining journalistic standards and challenges and offering conclusions about our current state of information saturation. Succinct, savvy, and shrewd, this read-in-one-seating treatise on the Fourth Estate provides a crucial tool for critical analysis. * Booklist *It turns out that Overload is a manual of sorts for both journalists and civilians who care about maintaining a thriving fourth estateand who are making a good-faith attempt at participating in the well-informed citizenry that the Founding Fathers knew was crucial to a functioning democracy…. Overload ought to become required reading in journalism curricula. Indeed, in his afterword, Schieffer offers a final teachable moment by illustrating what journalistic tenacity actually looks like to those who would learn the lesson. * Washington Independent Review of Books *It has come down to this: It takes a book like Overload to explain to news consumers what they are faced with in a world exploding with information, some true, some false. * San Antonio Express-News *In this timely book Bob Schieffer and H. Andrew Schwartz assess the current state of journalism and why it matters. . . . For anyone interested in a level-headed assessment of the current state of American journalism, Overload is well worth the read. * Technical Communication *“Bob Schieffer is one of America’s most experienced and distinguished journalists - and with Overload he has given us an important, timely and insightful book on the state of journalism in the digital age. The news business is changing at warp speed - for better and worse - and Overload is a welcome navigational tool.” -- Tom Brokaw“Donald Trump is radically changing the White House's relationship with the press, and legendary newsman Bob Schieffer knows this beat better than anyone else. To understand what's going on inside this chaotic White House, you must read Schieffer's timely and important book.” -- Mika Brzezinski, Co-Host, MSNBC's Morning Joe“In this illuminating and valuable book, a towering American journalist and public citizen shows us the vital importance of journalism to our time, talks to some of the most distinguished people now creating it, and counsels us all on how best to use it in some of its newest and most innovative forms. The great Bob Schieffer’s book comes at a moment when its central message could not be more essential.” -- Michael Beschloss"Bob Schieffer’s wise and thoughtful book reminds us that while reporters have never been popular (especially among those they cover), the profession is critical to maintaining our freedom. Further, he warns those in all parts of the business that, amid dramatic changes in delivery of the news, the fundamental ethical principles upon which honorable journalism is based -- above all, fairness -- must not change." -- The Honorable Robert Gates, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense“Bob Schieffer is not only a distinguished journalist who understands what is happening to his profession, he also knows that the only solution is what his own career has symbolized: be a good reporter, ask good questions and always speak the truth. The problem effectively described in Overload is that the revolution in information technologies, the barrage of breaking news, fake news, partisan politics, and the loss of trusted news sources has made it much more difficult to find the facts.” -- The Honorable Leon Panetta, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense“An insightful reader’s guide for finding the signals in the noise of the daily news.” -- Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School“Bob Schieffer’s insightful exploration of the changing news media serves as an important guide to everyone concerned about the quality of information available to America’s citizens.” -- Frances F. Townsend, Former Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. BushTable of ContentsForeword PART I: HOW WE GOT FROM THERE TO HERE Chapter 1: Are We Getting the Right Stuff Chapter 2: How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Donald? Chapter 3: The Numbers Guys: What the Pollsters Missed Chapter 4: And That’s the Way it Is, er, Was Chapter 5: Here’s the Way We Are: The New Neighbors Chapter 6: Fake News: A Clear and Present Danger PART II: THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED Chapter 7: Walt Mosberg: Bridging the Gap Chapter 8: The Washington Post: New Way, New Culture Chapter 9: The New York Times: Doing What They Do Best (Faster) Chapter 10: The Wall Street Journal: Dividing Church and State Chapter 11: The Texas Tribune: Filling a Texas Size Void Chapter 12: Island in the Stream: CBS News Goes Digital Chapter 13: Andy Lack: Around the World and Back Chapter 14: The Cable Guy(s) Chapter 15: NPR Goes Back To Basics Chapter 16: The Root: Straight Talk and a Little Shade Chapter 17: The Podcasts: The New Cool Chapter 18: Newsletters: Suddenly Old Is New Chapter 19: Colbert and the Case of the Stolen Gig Chapter 20: Flying Solo Sooner: Training Tomorrow’s Journalists PART III: FINAL THOUGHTS Chapter 21: 2016 Reflections on the Year that Was Afterword Acknowledgments About the Authors and Contributors

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Book SynopsisMany of us are "always on"--scrolling through social media, checking email, or searching the web. New media spaces can be sites and instruments of God's unconditional love, but they can also nurture harmful conditions and become a source of anxiety, jealousy, and despondency. Always On provides useful tools for helping students and congregants understand the world of social media and engage it faithfully, enabling Christian communities to address its use in constructive, pastoral ways. The book includes discussion questions and sample exercises for each chapter.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Interested Conversation 2. Traversing the New Media Terrain 3. Shaping Stories 4. Online Jesus 5. The Convergence 6. Glorious Possibilities Epilogue Index

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