Media Studies & Mass Communication Fall 2018 Title Catalog by Cognella, Inc

MEDIA STUDIES AND MASS COMMUNICATION TITLE CATALOG

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NAVIGATING VISUAL CULTURE Theoretical Perspectives on Visual Media Amy Mattson Lauters

© 2018 This text presents an eclectic collection of theory-driven readings to help students understand and navigate the visual culture in which they live. The readings explore the nature of the visual and how people identify what they see around them; how they interpret, explain, and understand visual culture; and how they participate in visual culture.

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REALITY’S WRITTEN LANGUAGE A Critical Anthology of Classical and Contemporary Film Theory Jon Wagner and Denise Spampinato

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This text combines fundamental sources in classical and contemporary film theory with extensive commentary to provide readers with tools to understand the philosophical, aesthetic, and historical evolution of film and its cultural critique. The readings, accompanying lecture commentary, and filmographies are appropriate for advanced undergraduate courses in film theory and visual studies.

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COMMUNICATION AND PREJUDICE Theories, Effects, and Interventions Alexis Tan

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This text is a comprehensive exploration of how communication affects prejudice, and how communication interventions reduce it. The book gives readers a well-rounded understanding of theories and current research on the topic, sustained with real-world examples that bring concepts and principles to life. It is ideal for undergraduate courses in journalism, mass communication, race and gender in media, and communications.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC RELATIONS READER Function and Practice Bob “Pritch” Pritchard, M.A., APR, Fellow PRSA and Jensen Moore, Ph.D.

© 2018 Featuring original writing from experts in the field, and selections by educators and public relations professionals, this anthology provides students a comprehensive overview of public relations. The four sections of the text cover foundational information on public relations, careers in public relations, best practices in the field, and the four-step process used to establish goals and objectives and implement a strategic plan.

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ADAPTATIONS NOW The Past, Present, and Future of Film and Literature Brian R. Brems

This anthology features readings that inspire students to question why filmmakers who adapt material will make certain changes to it based on historic, generic, and authorial context. The progression of articles is designed to explore why something is different as it changes from form to form and to spark analysis rather than simplistic comparisons of “which is better.”

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INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION People, Platforms, and Practices Joshua Dickhaus and Sara Baker Netzley

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This anthology features readings that prompt students to reflect on and discuss diverse topics in communication disciplines, ethics, and history. Students learn about major subject areas in communication, such as journalism and strategic communication, as well as various platforms including print, radio, film, comic books, television, video games, and social media. It is ideal for introductory communication courses.

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STATISTICS AND THE MEDIA Foundations in Statistical Thinking through Media Examples Anthony Donoghue

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This text uses real-world examples from various media to give students an introduction to fundamentals of statistical thinking. Unlike many standard texts in the discipline, the book focuses on conceptual understanding – the meaning behind mathematical calculations rather than the calculations themselves. An ideal supplement to any primary statistics text, the book helps readers view statistics as a commonsense, observational, fact-based way of thinking about the world.

A GENDERED GAZE Media Impacts on Perceptions of Self and Sexuality Suzanne Regan

This text explores the influence of media on audiences’ conception of gender and sexuality. In particular, this book examines the ways new media impact how people see themselves and others. Specific topics include social and institutional modeling, the politics of representation, the male/female gaze, filmic representations of gender, the politics of social media, and the ability of social media to construct and control our own narratives and media identities.

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A FILM THEORIST’S COMPANION Linus Lau

This text is a reader for contemporary film students and an examination of what film theorists consider important today. Students will learn about the thought process that goes into creating individual film shots, the history of film sound and the motivation for adding sound to images, and gender identities and relations in screwball comedies, female detectives in film noir, and feminism and film form.

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DOCUMENTARY FILM An Insider’s Perspective Dr. Mary Cardaras

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Documentary Film: An Insider’s Perspective introduces students to various writing selections on documentary films and filmmaking from the perspective of an industry insider. The material addresses the genre and its history, reveals the documentary production experience, and includes writings from those who study, discuss, promote, teach, and produce them.

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VISUAL CULTURE FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE Robert E. Gutsche, Jr. and Alina Rafikova

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This anthology takes a conceptually progressive approach to visual images and examines the role of control in visuals and images of gender, science, technology, and race. The material connects practical visual issues to critical, cultural studies. Images at the focus of this book are related to militarization, state violence, control, and masculinity in entertainment, journalism, advertising, and more.

DEALING WITH CRITICAL INCIDENTS The Importance of Media Relations and Stress Management Robert Kirkland

ÂŠ 2017 Developed for law enforcement training, this anthology emphasizes the importance of stress management and media relations when dealing with critical incidents ranging from natural disasters to workplace violence. Students learn the police perspective on policemedia relations, response models for public relations management, lessons in personal resilience, and best practices for coping with major incidents.

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WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR JELLYBEANS? Intersections of Generation, Race, Sex, Culture, and Gender Felecia Carter Harris

ÂŠ 2017 When faced with a constant flow of information, how can society adequately explore the intersection of race, spirituality, politics, culture, and gender? This text examines how these concepts affect our views of differences in general, and more importantly, how we view each other. This text is well-suited to courses in African American studies, gender studies, diversity, and sociology.

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ONCE UPON A DIGITAL STORY A Modern Approach to an Ancient Art Susan Tennant with a contribution by Travis Faas

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This text teaches readers the concepts, principles, and construction of storytelling across a variety of digital formats and platforms. These range from fiction and nonfiction linear narrative to nonlinear interactive media including online, video, performance, game scenarios, and transmedia. The book has been developed for courses in media literacy, communications, writing, and media arts and sciences.

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SEX AND VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA Truths and Consequences James R. Angelini

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This anthology sets the stage with an examination of how sexual and violent content can impact audience members emotionally, particularly children. Scholarly articles in this anthology bring together the work of many noted researchers in the field of mass communication who examine sexual and violent content of television, film, music, video games, and advertising.

MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, AND RELIGION IN THE MEDIA Liam D. Murphy

ÂŠ 2017 This anthology presents media reports of inexplicable supernatural events involving the Occult, mythology, vampires, zombies, ghosts and apparitions, and paranormal activity, and analyzes these reports through an anthropological lens. The essays selected for this text, which are drawn from a variety of news media and online sources, are clustered around important themes and discussed in terms of their impact on society.

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TWILIGHT FOR THE GODS THE ART AND HISTORY OF FILM EDITING

This text is a passionate exploration of the important role played by editing in the process of film-making and a functional guide to using editing most effectively. Filled with examples from well-known films, the book explores all aspects of film editing from the first flash of inspiration to the latest technological advances.

BEST PRACTICES IN DIGITAL MEDIA

This book teaches beginning digital media students how to initiate, organize, and structure a digital media project and discusses how strong organizational skills will help them in the industry. The book is best-suited to any introductory digital media or primary web course.

This text provides an inventive way to understand and interpret popular culture and how it relates to everyday life. It clarifies what constitutes popular culture and helps readers understand the importance of formal popular culture study. The book combines original content based on current and emerging theories with a selection of articles and essays taken from a wide range of sources

This anthology helps readers form a firm understanding of the development of media in the United States. It introduces them to primary sources from the field and charts media history from the growth of the young nation to the online revolution.

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This text provides insight into how public relations practitioners can work most effectively with journalists in today’s world of economic limitations, social media, and at times, opposing priorities and agendas. The book compares the historical evolution of the two professions individually and as integrated entities. It also shares detailed suggestions for how practitioners in each field can encourage the best possible relationship between the two.

MEDIATED PERSPECTIVES

Focusing on the history of the media from a media ecology perspective, this anthology encourages students to think about the media system, not merely as a source of entertainment, but as a business designed to target viewers and sell products. It asks readers to actively engage in questioning their own assumptions and media participation.

MEDIA ETHICS TODAY

This book charts a thoughtful path through increasingly complex ethical issues faced by today’s journalism, advertising, and public relations practitioners. It explores issues involving privacy, deception, plagiarism, and diversity; analyzes dilemmas arising from the use of digital imagery; and discusses social media’s implications for public engagement, from citizen journalism to consumer reviews.

This book explores key themes and modes of criticism in the fields of gender studies and popular culture. The chapters address topics such as masculinity and looking, femininity, domesticity, and television, pornography and representation, and the romance novel as “pornography” for women.

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This text teaches students about the First Amendment, free speech, and the role of the press in a free society. The text provides an introduction to the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. It also provides a definition of the news, coverage of journalistic ethics, public trust in the news media, broadcast regulations, the right to a fair trial versus freedom of the press, libel, and invasion of privacy.

This book teaches students the fundamentals of good reporting tactics and gives them a solid command of basic writing techniques. Students will learn how to report and write for television, radio, the web, and emerging technologies, and develop writing skills for every professional arena.

CRIME AND MEDIA STUDIES

This text concisely and efficiently pulls the curtain back on the reality of crime and punishment and the role media has played in the United States becoming the world’s leader in incarceration. Divided into the key parts of the criminal justice system (crime, law enforcement, courts, corrections, etc.), the text explores prominent issues (drugs, domestic violence, race, gender, etc.) facing the criminal justice system.

ONE HIT WONDERS

One Hit Wonders is a complete introduction to the music industry from the initiation of production to distribution of the final product. Each chapter is related to a popular film about the industry, making the content student-friendly and highly accessibl. The book neatly sidesteps conventional organization, with material grouped into clean, clear sections that focus on archetypes, emotions, and experiences.

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MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS

This anthology provides models and theories for interrogating many universal themes that span media and global culture. Using film as a gateway to critical readings, students learn to think creatively and critically about media, society, technology, and popular culture. topics include social media, networks, spectacle, hyperreality, media futures, and apocalypse culture.

FAST BREAK SPORTS

This text presents the idea that sports and media are inseparable and interdependent, and that they will continue to be connected as long as athletic competition exists and can be recorded. The book addresses topics and issues such as racial barriers in professional sports, the role of amateur athletics, agents, endorsements, advertising, and sports films.

ALWAYS CONNECTED

This anthology helps students become knowledgeable consumers of electronic media. By exploring topics such as social media, reality TV, censorship, and social isolation, students begin to think critically about the role the media plays in such wide-ranging areas as individual materialism, changes in family values, the obsession with fame, and children’s food choices.

BEHIND THE MANIPULATION

This text offers readers a step-by-step guide to writing brand advertising for all media—including social media. The core chapters teach students how to create individual ads and commercials, and how to combine them into full, multimedia branding campaigns. The book culminates with twelve creative briefs that readers can use as a starting point in creating campaigns for their own portfolios.

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PRIME TIMEN

THE GAME OF TELEVISION

This book is the players’ manual to a role-playing simulation of America’s television business. Students will develop a first-hand understanding of television as a multi-billion dollar industry subject to powerful outside pressures as well as internal competition. The book offers an active, creative, hands-on learning experience for students of media, television, and communications.

This user-friendly textbook chronicles television’s unique history from the drawing board to the living room, and beyond. The text includes fascinating information about the historical milestones that made television not just a form of entertainment, but a social mediator, a political force, and American’s window into the human experience and condition. It is ideal for courses in the areas of media history, entertainment history, and media communications.

This book explores the functions, roles, and impact of broadcast and electronic news. It works to enhance student appreciation and critical evaluation of various public and commercial broadcast and electronic news sources, as well as provide an understanding of how radio, television, and online news is defined and produced.

THE MEDIA BUSINESS

This book introduces students to the business of media in all its forms—print, electronic, the Internet, and mobile. Readers will learn about prospective markets and audiences, the sales process, selling cross-platform, and calculating and closing the sale. The book closes with chapters on legal and ethical issues.

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POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT

This text introduces students to the ways in which performance, spectacle, culture and competition influence not only various forms of popular entertainment, but society’s interactions and choices when producing and receiving such entertainment.

This anthology addresses all forms of mass media including traditional print, electronic media such as television, film, and radio, and new forms of digital media. The book teaches students how to analyze and interpret media messages, prepares them to produce credible and responsible critiques and theories on forms of media and messaging, and inspires them to create powerful and effective media messages of their own.

SATIRE’S BREW

This book takes a fresh approach to media critique by using a fictional character to guide the reader through an analytical journey of political and social satire. As readers engage with the story they have a front row seat to lectures about the state of media and politics, violence in animation, and the comedy of outrage. The audience becomes familiar with the fifth estate and is presented with some of its best examples of media satire.

This anthology places mass media within the context of the greater cultural, social, historical, and ideological world. Introductory chapters cover how media works, semiotics, ideology, and media literacy. Subsequent chapters examine news and the culture of journalism, magazines, sound, recording and popular music, and radio broadcasting from its inception.

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This book provides an interdisciplinary, theoretical framework and a historical context for understanding the full impact of media on contemporary culture. Students learn how photography and cinema work together to create stories, and bring unnoticed elements and hidden meanings to the forefront of the viewing experience. They also explore the limits media impose on users in terms of realistic representation.

This textbook serves as a valuable learning tool for courses in media and communication studies, cultural studies, women’s and LGBT studies, and composition courses organized thematically around popular culture. Students are given the theoretical tools to engage popular media as dynamic sites of cultural struggle and knowledge production.

This anthology is designed to help students detect and address stereotypes and hidden prejudices. It also gives readers key tools that will help them approach every group with fairness. The book brings together essays from a variety of prominent scholars and experts, providing readers access to a range of views and creating an engaging and thought-provoking reading experience.

This anthology contains a unique selection of twenty-four essays covering the various mass media channels, including television, film, and the Internet. It introduces a variety of theoretical tools, concepts and frameworks to help readers better understand and analyze mass media socialization studies.

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VAMPIRES OVER THE AGES

This book gives students the materials to analyze the way the vampire image has changed over the centuries, particularly as it relates to politics, sexuality, and culture. It can be used in film and literature courses, as well as those that focus on popular culture and early scientific theories about vampire plagues.

The essays in this anthology examine various perspectives on topics relevant to students including online identity, the ethics of online presence, video games and online role-play, digital-age creativity and piracy, virtuality, and cyberculture.

This text gives students a strong introductory foundation in communication skills. Many texts in the field focus on either fundamentals of communication or mass communication. This anthology addresses both and provides useful information about careers in the field.

This anthology forces readers to think about why they enjoy popular culture by asking questions about its relationship to power. Additional emphasis on food, fashion, television, film, music, political cartoons, virtual communication, and physical bodies increases the likelihood that students will identify with the content found in this book and connect the readings with their lived experiences.

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This text draws on research and insights from professionals to discuss the functions of the organizational spokesman from a range of perspectives. Each of the chapters focuses on a specific aspect of the role to help readers understand and appreciate the skills and challenges. Case studies give readers the opportunity to see how the target skills and functions are manifested in the real world.

This book provides an entry point for thinking, deliberating, and discussing ethical topics surrounding videogames and their accompanying technologies. A unique collection of writings on videogames and ethics by leading scholars and practitioners, the book includes game analyses, case studies, and thoughtprovoking essays that serve as a valuable companion to traditional ethics textbooks.

This anthology introduces students to basic concepts of economics, law, competition, and regulatory governance, and to the fundamentals of communications and antitrust policy. It develops familiarity with the field and increases understanding of the specific rules and regulations that underlie governmental policy intervention.

THE FUTURE OF NEWS

This book examines the tension and congruence between legacy and new media and the evolving economic models of both as well as what the lessons of the past can teach us about the future of news. It also looks at how social media creates an opportunity for an ever-more satisfying and engaging user experience with news.

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This casebook is designed to help readers understand the complexities of censorship and expressive freedom in America during the past century. By focusing on concrete cases and examples, the volume encourages students and other readers to explore the underlying conflicts of values that First Amendment and censorship controversies promote.

Collected in this volume are some of the most important, provocative, and groundbreaking studies of mediation, communication, and culture. Some papers collected here define the field. Others are less-known, but no less important. All mark out ways for understanding a territory — a technological lifeworld in which the dominant forms of capital include information, communication, and mediation.

This collection looks at the historical and theoretical nature of the media. It ncludes analyses from academics, practitioners, and young media professionals. The book also provides analysis of investigative journalism, media criticism, sports, wireless technologies, and other aspects of the current and future media environment.

This text presents essays that challenge readers to examine and take responsibility for their role as media consumers. The readings will ultimately create a discussion on defining the relationship and responsibilities between media and society; this is especially important at a time when the democratization of media has allowed audiences to become content producers themselves.

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This anthology exposes the reader to a range of voices and perspectives on media issues and effects. It helps students examine popular culture from both critical and empirical perspectives. In particular, students explore the persuasive effects of various new media.

This anthology includes articles that are both scholarly and readable. They represent various methodological approaches, including historical and critical/ cultural studies, as well as qualitative and quantitative analyses. The book also includes a summary of the major theories of mass communication.

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