While 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.
Maureen C. Minielli is professor (in memoriam) at CUNY-Kingsborough. Marta N. Lukacovic is assistant professor of communication and mass media at Angelo State University. Sergei A. Samoilenko is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at George Mason University. Michael R. Finch is chair of the communication department at Bryan College and affiliate at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Deborrah Uecker is emeriti professor of communication at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Table 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 Michal Glowacki, Agnieszka Stepinska, Jacek Mikucki, Roza Norstroem, Dagmara Sidyk, & Julia Trzcinska 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 Kungiene 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
