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    Seven Words that Erode Our Humanity and Seven that Can Restore It

    In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, our lives are changed in ways we frequently fail to notice. We work faster and longer, but at what cost? This book explores seven pivotal terms-Authenticity, Buzzfeed, Connectivity, Device, Environment, Instagram, and Productivity-that define our digital interactions and reshape our consciousness. But there's hope. For each term, Cali introduces a counter ... Read more

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  • Mapping Media Ecology

    Introduction to the Field

    Series Book 4 - Understanding Media Ecology
    Until now, the academic foundations of media ecology have been passed down primarily in the form of edited volumes, often by students of Neil Postman, or are limited to a focus on Marshall McLuhan and/or Postman or some other individual important to the field. Those volumes are invaluable in pointing to key ideas in the field; they provide an important and informed account of the fundamentals of ... Read more

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  • Studies of Communication in the 2020 Presidential Campaign

    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
    Studies of Communication in the 2020 Presidential Campaign explores a wide range of communication elements, themes, and topics of the 2020 presidential election. The introduction provides a brief snapshot summarizing the role of more traditional elements of campaign communication as well as the newer elements of social media and journalistic practices that transformed the political landscape in ... Read more

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  • Public Communication in the Time of COVID-19

    Perspectives from the Communication Discipline on the Pandemic

    This collection, edited by Jim A. Kuypers, analyzes genres of public communication to examine how the pandemic has impacted specific areas of scholarship within the communication discipline. Contributors begin each chapter by acknowledging the parameters of their sub-discipline and then discussing key elements being affected by the pandemic and pandemic responses. Viewing the pandemic through the ... Read more

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  • Studies of Communication in the 2012 Presidential Campaign

    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
    This diverse and unique collection of essays examines a wide range of communication elements and themes in the context of the 2012 election. Topics include the early campaign and Romney’s nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of race, persuasive appeals to voters, the use of music and social media, and Obama’s second inaugural ... Read more

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