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50 ways to understand communication : a guided tour of key ideas and theorists in communication, media, and culture /
In 50 Ways to Understand Communication, Arthur Asa Berger familiarizes readers with important concepts written by leading communication and cultural theorists, such as Saussure, LZvi-Strauss, de Certeau, McLuhan, Postman, and many others. Organized in fifty short segments, this concise guide covers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: How You Can Use This Book; 1 Words and Communication; 2 Signs and Semiotics; 3 When I Use a Word, Humpty Dumpty Said ... ; 4 Antithetical Meaning of Words; 5 Society Precedes the Individual; 6 Language Codes; 7 The Structuralist Perspective; 8 Culture and the Unconscious; 9 The Importance of Metaphor; 10 A Model of Communication Process; 11 The Lasswell Formula; 12 Art and Society: A Model; 13 Dialogic Aspects of Communication; 14 Conversation as Narrative; 15 Men and Women Use Language Differently; 16 Black Speech.
- 17 People of Color and the Media18 Nonverbal Communication; 19 Facial Expressions; 20 Fashion as Communication; 21 Symbolism and Religion; 22 The Meaning of Symbols; 23 The House as a Symbol of Femininity; 24 Miss America's Mythic Significance; 25 Images of Women in Advertising; 26 The Power of Advertising in Capitalist Societies; 27 Myths and Society; 28 Robinson Crusoe as Myth; 29 Fairy Tales and the Psyche; 30 Hot and Cool Media; 31 The Impact of Postmodernism; 32 The Postmodern Eye; 33 Mind and Media; 34 Cybertexts and Video Games; 36 Smart Mobs; 35 Digital Media; 37 How Crowds Think.
- 38 Television and Art39 Amusing Ourselves to Death; 40 Narratives in the Media; 41 Television Is a Dramatic Medium; 42 The Power of Rock Music; 43 Artistic Texts; 44 Psychoanalysis and Literature; 45 Humor and Communication; 46 On Comedy; 47 What Does Art Do?; 48 Interpretation and Art; 49 The Society of Spectacle; 50 Representation and Difference; Appendix: Learning Games and Activities; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Biographies of KeyText Authors; Index; About the Author.