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The Francophone Bande Dessinée
Editions Rodopi 2005; US$ 61.60Known as Frances Ninth Art, the bande dessinée has a status far surpassing that of the equivalent English-language comic strip. This publication, one of the first predominantly in English on the subject, provides a thorough introduction to questions of BD history, context and bibliography. Theoretical issues including the reception... more...
Empire and Communications
Dundurn 2007; US$ 9.99Empire and Communications is one of Inniss most important contributions to the debate about how media influences the development of consciousness and societies. more...
Silence in Intercultural Communication
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2007; US$ 158.00How and why is silence used interculturally? Approaching the phenomenon of silence from multiple perspectives, this book shows how silence is used, perceived and at times misinterpreted in intercultural communication. Using a model of key aspects of silence in communication ? linguistic, cognitive and sociopsychological ? and fundamental levels of... more...
Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Academic Discourse
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2009; US$ 143.00The goal of this volume is to examine academic discourse (AD) from cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives. The adjective Cross-cultural in the volume title is not just limited to national contexts but also includes a cross-disciplinary perspective. Twelve scientific fields are under scrutiny in the articles. One of the unique aspects of... more...
Fredric Wertham and the Critique of Mass Culture
University Press of Mississippi 2005; US$ 22.00Too often remembered solely as the psychiatrist and cultural critic whose testimony in Senate subcommittees sparked the creation of the Comics Code, Fredric Wertham was a far more complex man. Author Bart Beaty traces the evolution of Wertham's attitudes toward popular culture and reassesses his place in the debate about pop culture's effects... more...
Dialogue in Intercultural Communities
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2009; US$ 149.00This book explores the meanings of educational interactions which aim to promote peace and positive relationships. This analysis is based on theories of communication and active participation in education systems, in particular in intercultural settings. The book investigates the cultural presuppositions of dialogues which can empower participants?... more...
Electronic Elsewheres
University of Minnesota Press 2009; US$ 75.00Media do not simply portray places that already exist; they actually produce them. In exploring how world populations experience place through media technologies, the essays included here examine how media construct the meanings of home, community, work, nation, and citizenship. Tracing how media reconfigure the boundaries between public... more...
The Language of Outsourced Call Centers
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2009; US$ 158.00The Language of Outsourced Call Centers is the first book to explore a large-scale corpus representing the typical kinds of interactions and communicative tasks in outsourced call centers located in the Philippines and serving American customers. The specific goals of this book are to conduct a corpus-based register comparison between outsourced... more...
Speaking of India
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2007; US$ 24.95Westerners and Indians are working more closely together and in greater numbers than ever before. The opportunities are vast, and so is the cultural divide. Misunderstanding, misinterpretation, missed deadlines and frustration due to cultural differences raise havoc on success. Any Westerner conducting business with Indians, and any Indian trying to... more...
Acculturated
Templeton Press 2011; US$ 12.99“Sizing up and taking down the things we read, watch, and play, this all-star team of analysts provides a series of delights and surprises that will make you ponder anew the deep structures that inform our lives, even when we think we’re off-duty.”—Kyle Smith, movie critic, New York Post Contemporary popular culture,... more...









