Communication Studies: The Essential Resource

ISBN-13: 9780415287937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 368 str.

Andrew Beck

Opis

This textbook brings together a comprehensive collection of primary source material for those studying communications at university and pre-university level. Extracts include a range of texts from academic and non-academic works including journalism and writings on film, television and popular culture. Each extract in the book is accompanied by commentary which places the writing in its historical and critical context. The editors discuss the significance of each piece of writing, identify key theoretical terms and positions and explain its importance for communication studies.

Spis treści

Part 1: Texts and Meanings in Communication  Approaching Theory, Semiotics, Language and the World  Part 2: Themes in Personal Communication  Social Interaction, Non-verbal Codes, Power in Groups, 'Male' and 'Female' Talk  Part 3: Communication Practice  Research Methods, Writing Style, Rhetoric  Part 4: Culture, Communication and Context Ideology  High and Low Culture, Marxism, Feminism, Post-Colonialism  Part 5: Debates and Controversies in Communication Globalisation  Technology as Culture, Communication and Socialisation

O autorze

Andrew Beck, Peter Bennett, Peter Wall