A completely updated edition of a seminal work on fans and communities We are all fans. Whether we follow our favorite celebrities on Twitter, attend fan conventions such as Comic Con, or simply wait with bated breath for the next episode of our favorite television drama-each of us is a fan. Recognizing that fandom is not unusual, but ......
This book examines language ideologies and market exploitation in the television industry. Television networks owned by large media conglomerates are trying to reach U.S. Latino viewers with English-language programming. As these networks enter Hispanic television, they redefine the Latino audience to closely resemble the mainstream population.
This book examines the changing nature of privacy and exposure with regard to online perceptions, expectations, and behavior. Yuval Karniel and Amit Lavie-Dinur incorporate case studies to illustrate the various ways that individuals negotiate the boundaries between their private and public selves across different media platforms.
Drawing on both philosophy and an investigation of what people actually do with media, this book takes aim at the conventional wisdom and opens up new ways of thinking about media and the way we experience change.
This book uses classic and modern rhetorical concepts to investigate what made Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage a rhetorical masterwork. It examines how kairos, ethos, "ethos" (a type of forum or framing), and mythos contribute to its persuasive power.
Understanding and Managing Communication Challenges in a Networked Soc
This book examines societal changes due to the increased use of communication technology. Topics include identity, privacy, communication competence, online communities, online social support, mediated relational maintenance, and mobile communication. It is ideal for graduate students and scholars in sociology, psychology, and communication.
Today's global media sustains a potent new environmental consciousness. Paradoxically, it also serves as a far-reaching platform that promotes the unsustainable consumption ravaging our planet. Patrick Murphy musters theory, fieldwork, and empirical research to map how the media communicates today's many distinct, competing, and even ......
Today's global media sustains a potent new environmental consciousness. Paradoxically, it also serves as a far-reaching platform that promotes the unsustainable consumption ravaging our planet.
Patrick Murphy musters theory, fieldwork, and empirical research to map how the media communicates today's many distinct, ......
