Communication studies Books

This study analyzes Heidegger`s concepts of truth, world, space and related concepts and establishes a formal, contextual and material method of analysis for the purpose of examining works of art. This new method of analysis is applied to three pieces by...

Die Studie widmet sich der - im Ergebnis verneinten - Frage, ob Unternehmensbeteiligungen von Parteien mit dem Grundgesetz vereinbar sind. Dies erfolgt aufgefächert in die Aspekte, ob sich Parteien erwerbswirtschaftlich betätigen dürfen und ob...

Public services are increasingly delivered by organizations operating at arms' length of governments. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how public services are affected by their media environment. It describes how public service...

Das Buch beinhaltet die Beiträge einer internationalen Tagung in Peking im September 2011. Aus chinesischer und deutscher Sicht werden Aspekte von Deutsch als Fremdsprache, chinesisch-deutschen Kulturbeziehungen und interkultureller Kommunikation...

Es ist keine 20 Jahre her, dass das World Wide Web seine populäre Entwicklung begonnen hat - mit unvorhersehbaren Konsequenzen für sich selbst und die Medienlandschaft im Allgemeinen. Inzwischen nimmt die Zukunft der durch das Internet grundlegend...

This book sheds new light on the relationship between conservative Christianity and Hollywood through a case study of Walden Media, which produced The Chronicles of Narnia franchise. Financed by a conservative Christian, Walden Media is a unique American...

This volume is dedicated to the debate on European unification developed between the end of World War II and 1979 in two types of magazines. The first type of magazines are those not exclusively dedicated to the European themes, but particularly...

The contributions of this volume approach the genres of employee, CEO and organizational communication from different angles. They analyze how the author's position in the company influences the construction of these genres, what content and linguistic...

This collection of essays examines the relationship between the media and cosmopolitanism in an increasingly fragmented and globalizing world. This relationship is presented from multiple perspectives and the essays cover, amongst other themes,...

How have media constructions around terrorism changed since 9.11? This book analyses the ways that language is employed in the media to reference discourses around terrorism in different social systems and doctrines, and illustrates the ways in which...

More than ever, professional English is now cruising towards an enormous challenge in the European university context due to the extremely significant moment we are living in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The European convergence process is...

China has lived with the Internet for nearly two decades. Will increased Internet use, with new possibilities to share information and discuss news and politics, lead to democracy, or will it to the contrary sustain a nationalist supported...

By exploring the often hidden ideological agenda(s) of place branding, and analyzing the ways in which practitioners often marginalize, or ignore, local stakeholders on the ground, this volume of essays offers a fresh and topical perspective on an...

Connections. We all want them. We seek them in our everyday lives, in our relationships with people, places and things. Emotion is at the heart of any meaningful connection, and how we talk to each other taps into it. Our character, brought to life...

"Deniers of climate change have benefited from political strategies developed by conservative think tanks and public relations experts paid handsomely by the energy industry. With this book, environmental activists can benefit from some scholarly...

The Art Of Photoplay Making is a comprehensive guide to the art of filmmaking, written by Victor Oscar Freeburg and originally published in 1918. The book covers all aspects of the filmmaking process, including pre-production planning, screenwriting,...

From 1993 to 2003, exports of Japan's cartoon arts tripled in value, to $12.5 billion. Fan phenomena around the world - in U.S. malls, teen girls flock to purchase the latest Fruits Basket graphic novel; in Hungary, young people gather for a summer...

Rhetorical scholarship has for decades relied solely on culture to explain persuasive behavior. While this focus allows for deep explorations of historical circumstance, it neglects the powerful effects of biology on rhetorical behavior - how our bodies...

The relationship between information and the nation-state is typically portrayed as a face-off involving repressive state power and democratic flows: Twitter and the Arab Spring, Google in China, WikiLeaks and the U.S. State Department. Less attention...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Public Relations, Werbung, Marketing, Social Media, Note: 1,3, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Philologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese wissenschaftliche Arbeit wird aufzeigen, wie...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Medien und Politik, Pol. Kommunikation, Note: 1,7, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart (Electronic Media), Veranstaltung: Politik und Gesellschaft, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Interkulturelle Kommunikation, Note: 3,0, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veranstaltung: Interkulturelles Lernen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Interkulturelle bzw...

The current format of international radio programming, the extended range ofits coverage and the expertise of the professionals involved on its unique news makingprocesses and purposes, pinpoints the importance of the medium.The focus on this work is to...

Aus einer postkolonialen Perspektive wird Bildmaterial der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit deutscher Organisationen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit untersucht. Mit einer wissenssoziologisch orientierten visuellen Diskursanalyse werden Plakate hinsichtlich der...

Il volume raccoglie saggi sui periodici francesi, italiani e tedeschi del XVIII secolo. I contributi si occupano in prospettiva storica, letteraria e/o linguistica di alcuni fra i più rilevanti prodotti del giornalismo settecentesco: i periodici eruditi,...

Der vorliegende Sammelband untersucht die Darstellung des Ersten Weltkrieges im Romanwerk Marcel Prousts aus einer transdisziplinären, intermedialen, philologischen und erkenntnistheoretischen Perspektive heraus und lädt auf diese Weise zu einer...

Sexy Girls, Heroes and Funny Losers: Gender Representations in Children's TV around the World presents the most comprehensive study to date of gender images on children's television. Conducted in 24 countries around the world, the study employed...

This is a comprehensive introduction to English text-linguistics. It deals with those areas of text-linguistics that have enjoyed widespread attention in English linguistics, notably aspects of cohesion and coherence. Further topics are corpus-based...

By Degrees: Resilience, Relationships, and Success in Communication Graduate Studies provides readers with an indispensable guide to navigating the graduate school experience in Communication Studies programs. The book helps current and future graduate...

Public relations has emerged as a distinct field in the recent years. It focuses on presenting a positive image of a corporate or individual among public, investors, stakeholders, customers, etc. This book on public relations management covers...

Electronic media has rapidly emerged as a prominent discipline in the last few decades that has moved beyond traditional broadcasting and recording technologies. The book includes a wide range of topics concerning electronic media including historical,...

Digital media has played a vital role in changing the face of present day communication. It has brought together people from diverse backgrounds and regions, and has provided a common platform for sharing different ideas and opinions. Some of the...

Pragmatic Public Speaking: A Workshop Approach to Real World Speeches explains why speaking well is a necessary tool for professional success, and how to speak well in a variety of situations and genres. Using a workbook format, each chapter of the...

This book draws attention to a dynamic, yet underexplored, site of communication pedagogy: honors education.

Intercultural Health Communication brings together the fields of health and intercultural research in new work from leading communication scholars, employing critical, qualitative, and interpretive research methodologies in order to engage the political...

This book explores how women in public relations navigate through attitudinal, structural and social barriers in advancing their leadership roles. It is grounded in rich empirical evidence gained through two phases of a funded research project conducted...

This volume, featuring empirically-based case studies, provides an opportunity to analyze communication and other organizational issues in nonprofit, volunteer, and philanthropic contexts. Each case is designed to help readers critically think about the...

This multi-contextual approach serves to integrate current findings, expand our theoretical understanding of the end of life, prioritize the significance of competent communication for scholars and practitioners, and provide a solid foundation upon which...

Branding Democracy: U.S. Regime Change in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe is a study of the uses of systemic propaganda in U.S. foreign policy. Moving beyond traditional understandings of propaganda, Branding Democracy analyzes the expanding and ubiquitous...