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«Routledge Library Editions: Communication Studies», Varios Autores (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

Reissuing works originally published between 1971 and 1993, this set offers a fantastic variety of texts on communications, connecting with psychology, media, sociology, development studies, gender studies and history. Specific volumes look at topics from listening, third-world mass-communication, and ethics in communication, to feminist communications, the internet, and communication policy in developed countries. In such a wide and exciting area of study, this set is an excellent collection of previously out-of-print titles.

«Reputation Management. The Key to Successful Public Relations and Corporate Communication, 3rd Edition», DOORLEY, John; GARCIA, Helio Fred (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

LibrosPublicidad y comunicación organizacional

Reputation Management is a how-to guide for students and professionals, as well as CEOs and other business leaders. It rests on the premise that reputation can be measured, monitored, and managed. Organized by corporate communication units including media relations, employee communication, government relations, and investor relations, the book provides a field-tested guide to corporate reputation problems such as leaked memos, unfair treatment by the press, and negative rumors, and focuses on practical solutions. Each chapter is fleshed out with the real-world experience of the authors and contributors, who come from a wide range of professional corporate communication backgrounds.

Updates to the third edition include:

Global content has been incorporated and expanded throughout the book, rather than being restricted to only one chapter.
Opening vignettes, examples, and case studies have been updated in each chapter.
Additional case studies and examples with an international focus have been added.

«Freedom of Information. A Practical Guide for UK Journalists», BURGESS, Matthew (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

LibrosPeriodismo

Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists is written to inform, instruct and inspire journalists on the investigative possibilities offered by the Freedom of Information Act.

Covering exactly what the Act is, how to make FOI requests and how to use the Act to hold officials to account, Matt Burgess utilises expert opinions, relevant examples and best practice from journalists and investigators working with the Freedom of Information Act at all levels.

The book is brimming with illuminating and relevant examples of the Freedom of Information Act being used by journalists, alongside a range of helpful features, including:

• end-of-chapter lists of tips and learning points;

• sections addressing the different areas of FOI requests;

• text boxes on key thoughts and cases;

• interviews with leading contemporary journalists and figures working with FOI requests.

Supported by the online FOI Directory (www.foidirectory.co.uk), Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists is a must read for allthose training or working as journalists on this essential tool for investigating,researching and reporting.

«Projecting Politics. Political Messages in American Films, 2nd Edition», HAAS, Elizabeth; CHRISTENSEN, Terry; HAAS, Peter J. (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

Expresiones audiovisualesLibros

The new edition of this influential work updates and expands the scope of the original, including more sustained analyses of individual films, from The Birth of a Nation to The Wolf of Wall Street. An interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between American politics and popular films of all kinds—including comedy, science fiction, melodrama, and action-adventure—Projecting Politics offers original approaches to determining the political contours of films, and to connecting cinematic language to political messaging. A new chapter covering 2100 to 2013 updates the decade-by-decade look at the Washington-Hollywood nexus, with special areas of focus including the post-9/11 increase in political films, the rise of political war films, and films about the 2008 economic recession. The new edition also considers recent developments such as the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the controversy sparked by the film Zero Dark Thirty, newer generation actor-activists, and the effects of shifting industrial financing structures on political content. A new chapter addresses the resurgence of the disaster-apocalyptic film genre with particular attention paid to its themes of political nostalgia and the turn to global settings and audiences. Updated and expanded chapters on nonfiction film and advocacy documentaries, the politics of race and African-American film, and women and gender in political films round out this expansive, timely new work.

«William Blake and the Digital Humanities. Collaboration, Participation, and Social Media», WHITSON, Roger; WHITTAKER, Jason (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

Comunicación y culturaLibros

William Blake’s work demonstrates two tendencies that are central to social media: collaboration and participation. Not only does Blake cite and adapt the work of earlier authors and visual artists, but contemporary authors, musicians, and filmmakers feel compelled to use Blake in their own creative acts. This book identifies and examines Blake’s work as a social and participatory network, a phenomenon described as zoamorphosis, which encourages — even demands — that others take up Blake’s creative mission. The authors rexamine the history of the digital humanities in relation to the study and dissemination of Blake’s work: from alternatives to traditional forms of archiving embodied by Blake’s citation on Twitter and Blakean remixes on YouTube, smartmobs using Blake’s name as an inspiration to protest the 2104 Republican National Convention, and students crowdsourcing reading and instruction in digital classrooms to better understand and participate in Blake’s world. The book also includes a consideration of Blakean motifs that have created artistic networks in music, literature, and film in the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, showing how Blake is an ideal exemplar for understanding creativity in the digital age.

«Relational Communication. An Interactional Perspective To the Study of Process and Form», ROGERS, L. Edna; ESCUDERO, Valentín (Eds.) (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

LibrosTeorías de la comunicación y metodología

Relational Communication: An Interactional Perspective to the Study of Process and Form brings together in one volume a full treatment of the relational communication perspective on the study of relationships. This perspective takes to heart the formative nature of communication by focusing on the codefined patterns of interaction by which members jointly create their relationship.

This book provides a strong theoretical foundation to the research approach and also offers a step-by-step guide for carrying out the research procedures. It is a complete guide for the beginner or experienced researcher. The contributed chapters are written by researchers from psychology, clinical psychology, marital and family therapy, as well as marital, health, and organizational communication. Several of the studies on marital interaction are based on both American and Spanish research samples, offering a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural application of the perspective.

Part I opens with a discussion of the theoretical foundation and epistemological grounding of the perspective and then moves on to the observational research methods involved in applying the perspective's interactional approach. Part II presents a set of programmatic research exemplars that describe the application of the relational communication approach in different relational contexts, from marital to organizational settings. Part III offers a reflective overview of the research perspective.

This book is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, and researchers in communication. It will also be of interest to professionals, students, teachers and researchers in the fields of marital relations and family study, social and clinical psychology, family therapy, social work, and marital and family counseling programs.

«The Shaping of Ambient Intelligence and the Internet of Things: Historico-epistemic, Socio-cultural, Politico-institutional and Eco-environmental Dimensions», BIBRI, Simon Elias (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

LibrosTecnologías de la comunicación

Recent advances in ICT have given rise to new socially disruptive technologies: Ambient Intelligence (AmI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), marking a major technological change which may lead to a drastic transformation of the technological ecosystem, as well as to a major alteration in technology use and daily living. This book is the first systematic study on how AmI and IoT applications link up with other developments in various spheres of the European society, including culture, politics, policy, ethics and ecological philosophy. The book is written for anyone interested in learning the sociology, philosophy and history of AmI and IoT technologies or to those who would like to better understand some of the ethical, environmental, social and political dilemmas to what has been labeled the technologies of the 21st century.

«Improvisieren: Material, Interaktion, Haltung und Musik aus soziologischer Perspektive», FIGUEROA-DREHER, Silvana (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

LibrosSociología de la comunicación

Diese Arbeit untersucht Improvisationsprozesse aus einer soziologischen Perspektive unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Dimensionen von Handeln, Interagieren und Wissen. Die Soziologie entwickelte in den letzten Jahren ein zunehmendes Interesse am Phänomen der Improvisation, wobei weniger die Resultate improvisatorischen Handelns im Zentrum standen, als vielmehr die Improvisationsprozesse selbst. Eine solche Fokussierung nimmt auch diese Untersuchung vor, weswegen im Folgenden häufiger von ‚Improvisieren‘ als von ‚Improvisation‘ die Rede sein wird.

«Understanding Video Games. The Essential Introduction, 3rd Edition», EGENFELDT-NIELSEN, Simon; SMITH, Jonas Heide; PAJARES TOSCA, Susana (2016)

1 de enero de 2015

Expresiones audiovisualesLibros

Understanding Video Games is a crucial guide for newcomers to video game studies and experienced game scholars alike. This revised and updated third edition of the pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of game studies, and highlights changes in the gaming industry, advances in video game scholarship, and recent trends in game design and development—including mobile, casual, educational, and indie gaming.

In the third edition of this textbook, students will:

Learn the major theories and schools of thought used to study games, including ludology and narratology;

Understand the commercial and organizational aspects of the game industry;

Trace the history of games, from the board games of ancient Egypt to the rise of mobile gaming;

Explore the aesthetics of game design, including rules, graphics, audio, and time;

Analyze the narrative strategies and genre approaches used in video games;

Consider the debate surrounding the effects of violent video games and the impact of "serious games."

Featuring discussion questions, recommended games, a glossary of key terms, and an interactive online video game history timeline, Understanding Video Games provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in examining the ways video games are reshaping entertainment and society.

«Digital World. Connectivity, Creativity and Rights», YOUNGS, Gillian (Ed.) (2015)

1 de enero de 2015

LibrosTeorías de la comunicación y metodología

The Internet and digital technologies have changed the world we live in and the ways we engage with one another and work and play. This is the starting point for this collection which takes analysis of the digital world to the next level exploring the frontiers of digital and creative transformations and mapping their future directions. It brings together a distinctive collection of leading academics, social innovators, activists, policy specialists and digital and creative practitioners to discuss and address the challenges and opportunities in the contemporary digital and creative economy.

Contributions explain the workings of the digital world through three main themes: connectivity, creativity and rights. They combine theoretical and conceptual discussions with real world examples of new technologies and technological and creative processes and their impacts. Discussions range across political, economic and cultural areas and assess national contexts including the UK and China. Areas covered include digital identity and empowerment, the Internet and the ‘Fifth Estate’, social media and the Arab Spring, digital storytelling, transmedia and audience, economic and social innovation, digital inclusion, community and online curation, cyberqueer activism. The volume developed out of a UK Economic and Social Research Council funded research seminar series.