Communication Arts

Beyond the Screen presents an expanded conceptualization of cinema which encompasses the myriad ways film can be experienced in a digitally networked society where the auditorium is now just one location amongst many in which audiences can encounter and engage with films.

New edition of a reference that explains telecom technologies, terms, and architectures in everyday English, with clear diagrams. 250 up-to-date articles on topics from access charges and multimedia networking to voice-date convergence and the World Wide Web; bandwidth management systems, local multipoint distribution services, and voice over IP; and details on LANs, WANs, voice, data, regulations and standards. Contains 150 illustrations. Topics are arranged alphabetically.

Intended for students and practitioners. 4,000 common and professional terms drawn from 120 books, articles, and Web sites listed at the end of the volume. Includes acronyms, legislative acts , major market research firms, marketing directories, marketing publications, traditional marketing terms, concepts, and Web-related terms.

The Dynamics of Persuasion presents an up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to persuasive communication and attitude change

Three hundred entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields--from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy--survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture in this new work. The articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory. From introductions to Barthes and Bakhtin to analyses of gossip and myth, this is a valuable reference for students and scholars.

Most of the 309 signed entries run less than 1,500 words, have black-and-white photos, and include even minor players that other books would omit.

The landscape in which journalists now work is substantially different to that of the twentieth century. The rise of digital and social media necessitates a new way of considering the ethical questions facing practicing journalists. This volume considers the various individual, cultural and institutional influences that have an impact on journalistic ethics today.

Since the beginning of time, people have developed new ways to communicate with each other. This fascinating illustrated volume traces the methods of human communication, emphasizing its technology and chronological development. Readers learn about sign language, cave paintings, motion pictures, e-mail, cell phones, electronic publishing, satellites, telepathy, the Information Superhighway, microelectronics, and videos. They also learn about inventors and other key people who contributed to communications development. A unique and timely addition for every library.

Simplified communications terms, definitions, acronyms, charts, equations, and a wealth of related information Over ten thousand definitions of phrases important to the field. Many definitions incorporate basic tools for problem solving not found in other publications #249;such as drawings, graphs, charts, and references to IEEE standards.

Almost 3,500 cross-referenced entries, which include screen captures and helpful examples.

Journalistic ethics are defined, explored, and analyzed in this comprehensive and timely volume. Readers can also find summaries of relevant ethical codes, for example, the American Society of Newspaper Editors Code of Ethics and the American Federation of Advertising Principles.

Includes illustrations and small essays from the book's author, the founder of "Computer Technology" magazine.

Written by experts in the field, this dictionary covers all aspects of film studies, including terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism, national, international and transnational cinemas, film history, film movements and genres, film industry organizations and practices, and key technical terms and concepts in 500 detailed entries.

The Dictionary of Media and Communication is an authoritative and wide-ranging A-Z providing over 2,200 entries on terms used in media and communication, from concepts and theories to technical terms, across subject areas that include advertising, digital culture, journalism, new media, radio studies, and telecommunications.

Author Shel Leanne dissects Obama’s style to reveal his remarkable communication tactics—which you can put to use right away.

Scientists and engineers seek to discover and disseminate knowledge so that it can be used to improve the human condition. Style and Ethics of Communication in Science and Engineering serves as a valuable aid in this pursuit--it can be used as a textbook for undergraduate or graduate courses on technical communication and ethics, a reference book for senior design courses, or a handbook for young investigators and beginning faculty members.

An introductory theatre text focusing on theatre practitioners and their processes. Using an accessible tone and a focused exploration of how theatre artists work, the book covers playwrights, directors, actors, designers of sets, costumes, props, lights, sound, and new technology, as well as the varying roles of scholars, critics, and dramaturgs.

What Media Classes Really Want To Discuss focuses on topics that introductory textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in students' minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give students a more precise critical language to discuss “common sense” phenomena about media.