Entertainment-Education and Social Change introduces readers to entertainment-education (E-E) literature from multiple perspectives. This distinctive collection covers the history of entertainment-education, its applications in the United States and throughout the world, the multiple communication theories that bear on E-E, and a range of research methods for studying the effects of E-E interventions. The editors include commentary and insights from prominent E-E theoreticians, practitioners, activists, and researchers, representing a wide range of nationalities and theoretical...

This title grew out of several previous efforts to tell the story of entertainment-education. It represents a resource book that introduces its readers to E-E literature written from varied perspectives. Chapter authors include E-E theoreticians, practitioners, and researchers and display a wide range of nationalities and theoretical orientations. This diversity of thought is typical of modern entertainment-education - a movement that has moved far beyond its beginnings. theoretical, and practical perspectives. Examples of successful E-E designs, theories, and applications should make this a...

This incisive Handbook critically examines the role and place of media and communication in development and social change, reflecting a vision for change anchored in values of social justice. Expert contributors discuss and evaluate the roles and outcomes of media and communication for social mobilization, media mobilization, community mobilization, advocacy, participation, empowerment, capacity-building, resistance, networking, and action for progressive social change. Chapters explore communicative actions involved in social, economic, political, and cultural integration and the...