Overview
While the broader field of communication studies is gaining more global prominence, this is an era when the underrepresented voices are fortunately becoming more recognized. Communication Theory and Application in Post-Socialist Contexts illustrates how Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe—the post-socialist region—represents a population of more than 400 million who embody a wide array of communication experiences. This book aims to capture significant communication tendencies in several post-socialist countries and situate these tendencies within communication theory and application. It contains the examples of theory-building and adaptation as well as applied projects implemented in national and local contexts. Only by inclusive incorporation of the underrepresented experiences in the field’s discussions can the communication discipline continue to assert its relevance in and for the global community. This book serves as a resource for anyone on the quest of diversifying and globalizing communication studies.
Full Product Details
Author: Maureen C. Minielli ,
Marta N. Lukacovic, Furman University ,
Sergei A. Samoilenko ,
Michael R. Finch
Publisher: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.80cm
Weight: 0.676kg
ISBN: 9781793641236
ISBN 10: 1793641234
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 14 March 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.
Reviews
This volume represents a truly stimulating contribution to comparative communication studies. Illustrated with attractive cases, it brings much-needed insight into how different theories, concepts and methods, from framing and government communication to rhetorical analysis, are applied in post-socialist contexts. The exclusivity of this book is that it operates on three levels: it investigates how communication theories are applied in practice, how they are reinforced through scholarly research and how they are embedded in education. Most importantly, the book makes a strong case for better integration of post-socialist experiences in global communication research.--Marijana Grbesa, University of Zagreb These outstanding scholars skillfully illuminate the theory and application of communication scholarship in post-socialist contexts. The authors are well qualified for the task; each lives or has spent considerable time in Eastern Europe or former Soviet Union countries, actively teaching and researching communication. The well-researched and masterfully-written chapters are an invaluable resource for scholars, educators, and students who seek to understand the role of communication scholarship and instruction past and present in post-socialist contexts, cultures, and countries. --Steven A. Beebe, Texas State University
""These outstanding scholars skillfully illuminate the theory and application of communication scholarship in post-socialist contexts. The authors are well qualified for the task; each lives or has spent considerable time in Eastern Europe or former Soviet Union countries, actively teaching and researching communication. The well-researched and masterfully-written chapters are an invaluable resource for scholars, educators, and students who seek to understand the role of communication scholarship and instruction past and present in post-socialist contexts, cultures, and countries."" --Steven A. Beebe, Texas State University This volume represents a truly stimulating contribution to comparative communication studies. Illustrated with attractive cases, it brings much-needed insight into how different theories, concepts and methods, from framing and government communication to rhetorical analysis, are applied in post-socialist contexts. The exclusivity of this book is that it operates on three levels: it investigates how communication theories are applied in practice, how they are reinforced through scholarly research and how they are embedded in education. Most importantly, the book makes a strong case for better integration of post-socialist experiences in global communication research. --Marijana Grbesa, University of Zagreb
These outstanding scholars skillfully illuminate the theory and application of communication scholarship in post-socialist contexts. The authors are well qualified for the task; each lives or has spent considerable time in Eastern Europe or former Soviet Union countries, actively teaching and researching communication. The well-researched and masterfully-written chapters are an invaluable resource for scholars, educators, and students who seek to understand the role of communication scholarship and instruction past and present in post-socialist contexts, cultures, and countries. --Steven A. Beebe, Texas State University
Author Information
Maureen C. Minielli is professor (in memoriam) at CUNY-Kingsborough. Marta N. Lukacovic is assistant professor of communication and mass media at Angelo State University. Sergei A. Samoilenko is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at George Mason University. Michael R. Finch is chair of the communication department at Bryan College and affiliate at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Deborrah Uecker is emeriti professor of communication at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
