COMMUNICATION IBD

Sinopsis

The third edition ofáCommunication: A Critical/Cultural Introductionáprovides a comprehensive, yet focused, overview of communication theory, interpersonal communication, and public communication and culture through the lens of contemporary critical theory. The text shows how we produce our world through communication, challenging us to explore power, ideology, and diversity through daily interactions, both public and private.áThe book begins with explanations of how communication relates to culture and power, how to distinguish between representative and constitutive communication, and how to build a message for an audience with an emphasis on social advocacy. Later chapters explore the responsibilities of speakers and listeners, alliance-building, the application of communication theory in the study of identity and perception, the relationship between language and culture, nonverbal communication, and more. The text closes with a discussion of communication as a means of social action, encouraging readers to use communication as a foundation for the advancement of issues that matter most to them.Dr. Deanna L. Fassettáis a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University. She is the author ofáCritical Communication PedagogyáandáCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebooká(both with John T. Warren). Her published research has appeared in an array of communication studies journals, includingáBasic Communication Course Annual,áCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies,áCommunication Education,áLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, andáText and Performance Quarterly.Dr. Keith Nainbyáis a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. His publications include book chapters ináThe SAGE Handbook of Communication and InstructionáandáThe Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students, as well as journal articles ináLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies,áLanguage and Intercultural Communication, andáEducational Foundations.Dr. John T. Warrenáwas a professor of communication at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He was the author of numerous books includingáPerforming Purity: Whiteness, Pedagogy and the Reconstitution of Power,áCasting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Contexts,áCritical Communication Pedagogy, andáCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook. He authored articles for several education and communication studies journals, includingáCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies,áCommunication Education,áEducational Theory, andáText and Performance Quarterly.