Kategoria BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines >> Communication Studies

Renowned in the disciplines of political theory and philosophy, Hannah Arendt s searing critiques of modernity continue to resonate in other fields of thought decades after she wrote them. In Communication Ethics in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt s Rhetoric of Warning and Hope, author Ronald C. Arnett offers a groundbreaking examination of fifteen of Arendt s major scholarly works, considering the German writer s contributions to the areas of rhetoric and communication ethics for the first time.

Arnett focuses on Arendt s use of the phrase dark times to describe the mistakes of...

This wide-ranging volume gives proper attention to the views on rhetoric and style set forth by British literary figure Thomas De Quincey (1785 1859), whose contributions to the history of rhetoric are often overlooked. Lois Peters Agnew presents an overview of this theorist s life and provides cultural context for his time and place, with particular emphasis on the significance of his rhetoric as both an alternative strain of rhetorical history and a previously unrealized example of rhetoric s transformation in nineteenth-century Britain.
Agnew presents an extensive discussion of De...

"In an increasingly diverse workplace, it's more important and challenging than ever to communicate well. We must build bridges that cross our differences to connect our similarities. "The Art of Connecting" reveals five core principles and presents corresponding, specific strategies for overcoming communications barriers and connecting effectively with anyone, regardless of professional, generational, ethnic, cultural, or other differences.

The authors also explain how the most skillful connectors are able to shift perspectives -- to see a situation from three points of view: "me,"...

Established in 1961 by Alvin A. Goldberg, Franklyn S. Haiman, Mark Klyn, Robert M. O Neil, and George P. Rice to provide a forum for promoting the essential place of free and responsible communication in a democratic society, the "Free Speech Yearbook" has sought for over a quarter of a century through articles, essays, and reviews to support the right of peaceful expression by all communicative means.

In this issue of the award-winning "Yearbook, "Donald Fishman examines "Conflicting Conceptions of Freedom of Speech in the Aftermath of World War I"; Roy V. Leeper analyzes "Strange...

Questions regarding the relation between media and morality have been a lasting concern. Can media exposure shape or alter moral values? Does morality influence how audience members select, interpret and respond to media content? Attempts to answer such questions are hindered by the complex nature of morality and its dynamic relation with media.

This volume brings together leading scholars in an effort to examine reciprocal processes that connect media with morality, and to set a course for understanding this association. Individual essays combine established and emerging...

Bringing together 50 key readings on rhetorical criticism in a single accessible format, The Rhetorical Criticism Reader furnishes instructors with an ideal resource for teaching and practicing the art of rhetorical criticism. Unlike existing readers and textbooks, which rely on cookie-cutter approaches to rhetorical criticism, The Rhetorical Criticism Reader organizes the field conceptually, allowing teachers and students to grapple with the enduring issues and debates surrounding criticism over the past 50 years.

The readings are organized into four...