Description
Book SynopsisWhile the broader field of communication studies is gaining more global prominence, this is an era when the underrepresented voices are fortunately becoming more recognized. Communication Theory and Application in Post-Socialist Contexts illustrates how Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe—the post-socialist region—represents a population of more than 400 million who embody a wide array of communication experiences. This book aims to capture significant communication tendencies in several post-socialist countries and situate these tendencies within communication theory and application. It contains the examples of theory-building and adaptation as well as applied projects implemented in national and local contexts. Only by inclusive incorporation of the underrepresented experiences in the field’s discussions can the communication discipline continue to assert its relevance in and for the global community. This book serves as a resource for anyone on the quest of diversifying and globalizing communication studies.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Maureen Minielli, Marta Lukacovic, Sergei Samoilenko, Deborrah Uecker, & Michael Finch
Part I: Communication Theory & Application Trends in the Post-Soviet Space
Chapter 1: Reflections on the Development of Intercultural Communication in Russia
Olga Leontovich
Chapter 2: Grassroots Science Communication in Russia
Ekaterina Bogomoletc & Dmitrii Malkov
Chapter 3: Urban Communication and Media in Russia
Olga Pichugina
Chapter 4: Workplace Documentation in Post-Soviet Belarus and Russia: Insights for Organizational Communication
Natalia Matveeva, Lilia Akhmerova, & Irina Savich
Chapter 5: Rhetorical Analysis of the Ukrainian Film Julia Blue: A Picture of Non-Western (Non-Linear) Identity
Michael R. Finch
Part II: Communication Theory & Application Trends in Central Eastern Europe
Chapter 6: Transitioning from Communist Propaganda to Government Communication in the Czech Republic
Denisa Hejlova
Chapter 7: Slovakia as a Convenient ‘Laboratory’ to Extend the Theory of Securitized Framing:
The Case of Far Right’s Frame Shifting between Euroscepticism and Europhilia
Marta N. Lukacovic
Chapter 8: The Past, the Memory and the Polish Media: Collective Memory as an Object of Manipulation
Aleksandra Synowiec
Part III: Accounts of Trends in Academic Publishing on Communication; Disseminating Knowledge in and about Post-Socialist Societies
Chapter 9: Central European Journal of Communication: Knowledge Share Community
Michał Głowacki, Agnieszka Stępińska, Jacek Mikucki, Róża Norström, Dagmara Sidyk, & Julia Trzcińska
Chapter 10: Russian Journal of Communication: Reflections on the First Decade
Igor E. Klyukanov & Galina V. Sinekopova
Chapter 11: Publishing a Communication Textbook for Russian Students
Olga I. Matyash
Part IV: Applications of Communication Theory and Research to Pedagogy; Teaching in and about Post-Socialist Societies
Chapter 12: Intercultural Communication Pedagogy in Lithuania: Listening to Viewpoints
Andrew C. Jones & Eugenija Kungienė
Chapter 13: Teaching Communication in Russia and Kazakhstan: An International Scholar’s Perspective
Olga I. Matyash
Chapter 14: Interpersonal Communication and Perception Differences between Russia and the United States: Changes since 2009?
Deborrah Uecker & Jacqueline Schmidt
Conclusion
Maureen Minielli, Marta Lukacovic, Sergei Samoilenko, Deborrah Uecker, & Michael Finch
About the Editors and Contributing Authors
