In What Is Film?, Julie N. Books critically evaluates three philosophical doctrines of film realism (transparency, illusionism, and perceptual realism) and defends her view that films are creative wor
Aiming to challenge conventional intellectual and political theory, the author presents critical philosophical and historical studies to outline an emancipatory kind of knowledge and praxis that can b
Critical pedagogy, political economics, and aesthetic theory combine with dialectical and materialist understandings of science, society, and revolutionary politics to develop the most radical goals o
This volume aims to problematize conceptual linkages between media, surveillance, and identity in the contemporary world across a broad range of specific concerns. Editors Jansson (media and communica
UK and European contributors in digital media, creative industries, intellectual property law, social learning, and information science share their research into Twitter from a range of different disc
This volume brings together recent theoretical perspectives from critical communications scholarship on the political and social functions of communication within contemporary market economic practice
This collection brings together established and emerging scholars in communication studies to examine the relationship between communication and the economy in contemporary society. Providing context
This work for scholars, students, and practitioners in media and communication can be used for a course in media studies, journalism, and organizational and political communication. Opening chapters e
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The advent of the Progressive education movement at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century also saw the coming of "model" or "practice schools" for teacher training. While mo
During the progressive education movement, laboratory high schools evolved from model schools that were part of the core teacher training curriculum at historically Black colleges and universities (HB
This book has won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award 2014. Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has evolved from a niche service to a mass phenomenon; it has become instrumental for everyday c
This is a study of the rhetoric of the women's rights movement as expressed by Stanton and Anthony, in particular the use of proverbs. The author examines speeches, sociopolitical writings, and the De
Following on from the first volume published in 2012, this new volume significantly expands the scope of the study of literary journalism both geographically and thematically. Chapters explore literar
Artistic research is not art itself or art making, contend Hannula, Suoranta, and Vaden, though artistic research takes place mostly as acts within artistic practices. They seek to advance research on
Revising her doctoral dissertation in visual art at the University of Western Ontario, Jordan-Haladyn demonstrates the importance of Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin's (1895-1975) dialogism in anal
This work collects chapters on literary journalism in the UK, the US, and India, as well as in Australia, Europe, and South America, especially Brazil. Compared to the first volume, this volume adds m
Emerging Perspectives on ‘African Development’: Speaking Differently discusses numerous areas of interest and issues about Africa, including contemporary challenges and possibilities of development. T
Ibrahim and Steinberg offer this reader containing 48 dense essays on youth studies, beginning with a critical introduction to the concept of the field itself. The book is divided into five parts. The
Pasquier (1529-1615) was a renowned lawyer and magistrate who carefully worked to construct his persona as a moral and cultural center of the parliament of Paris, says Dahlinger, and thus sought to pl
