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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:56:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43555_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lotman and Cultural Studies: Encounters and Extensions]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A collection of articles about Lotman&#39;s work and his influence on our understanding of Culture. One of the most widely read and translated theorists of the former Soviet Union, Yurii Lotman was a daring and imaginative thinker. A cofounder of the Tartu-Moscow school of semiotics, he analyzed a broad range of cultural phenomena, from the opposition between Russia and the West to the symbolic construction of space, from cinema to card playing, from the impact of theater on painting to the impact of land-scape design on poetry. His insights have been particularly important in conceptualizing the creation of meaning and understanding the function of art and literature in society, and they have enriched the work of such diverse figures as Paul Ricoeur, Stephen Greenblatt, Umberto Eco, Wolfgang Iser, Julia Kristeva, and Federic Jameson. In this volume edited by Andreas Schonle, contributors extend Lotman&#39;s theories to a number of fields. Focusing on his less frequently studied later period, &quot;Lotman and Cultural Studies&quot; engages with such ideas as the &quot;semiosphere,&quot; the fluid, dynamic semiotic environment out of which meaning emerges; &quot;auto-communication,&quot; the way in which people create narratives about themselves that in turn shape their self-identity; change, as both gradual evolution and an abrupt, unpredictable &quot;explosion;&quot; power; law and mercy; Russia and the West; center and periphery. 
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/meaning"  title="meaning">meaning</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/Lotman"  title="Lotman">Lotman</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/contexts"  title="contexts">contexts</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:46:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43548_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>meaning</category><category>Lotman</category><category>contexts</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Observations in Small-Scale Research]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A really useful beginners guide to classroom observations. Covers advantages/disadvantages of observation, outlines key methods for data collection, discusses roles, relationships and ethical issues and how to process and analyse these. A great pocket-size book.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/data"  title="data">data</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/observation"  title="observation">observation</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/research"  title="research">research</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/classroom"  title="classroom">classroom</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/contexts"  title="contexts">contexts</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/qualitative"  title="qualitative">qualitative</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:23:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43545_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>data</category><category>culture</category><category>observation</category><category>research</category><category>classroom</category><category>contexts</category><category>qualitative</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Participant Observation]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A guide to developing observation skills for research. Useful book for beginners new to research. Very good overview of enthonography and cultural perspectives.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/data"  title="data">data</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/ethnography"  title="ethnography">ethnography</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/research"  title="research">research</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/contexts"  title="contexts">contexts</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/qualitative"  title="qualitative">qualitative</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:18:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43544_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>data</category><category>culture</category><category>ethnography</category><category>research</category><category>contexts</category><category>qualitative</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Spaces/Social Spaces: Culture Clash in Computerized Classrooms]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[An interesting overview of the impact of technology in the classroom. An early review dating from circa 2000-2002. Has a really interesting first chapter on cultural perspectives and classroom contexts.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technology"  title="technology">technology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/classroom"  title="classroom">classroom</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/contexts"  title="contexts">contexts</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/contestation"  title="contestation">contestation</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/distuptive"  title="distuptive">distuptive</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:15:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43543_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>technology</category><category>culture</category><category>classroom</category><category>contexts</category><category>contestation</category><category>distuptive</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[An absolutely fabulous and inspirational bio of Stephen Wozniak. Really interesting in terms of learning, passion and alternative views of teaching and learning and invention.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/biography"  title="biography">biography</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technology"  title="technology">technology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/innovation"  title="innovation">innovation</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/learning"  title="learning">learning</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/apple"  title="apple">apple</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/Wozniak"  title="Wozniak">Wozniak</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:11:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_23080_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>biography</category><category>technology</category><category>innovation</category><category>learning</category><category>apple</category><category>Wozniak</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[An immensely readable, early review of the use of new media technologies in the classroom.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/web"  title="web">web</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technology"  title="technology">technology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/blogging"  title="blogging">blogging</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/podcast"  title="podcast">podcast</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/wikis"  title="wikis">wikis</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/2"  title="2">2</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/classroom"  title="classroom">classroom</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:09:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_23839_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>web</category><category>technology</category><category>blogging</category><category>podcast</category><category>wikis</category><category>2</category><category>classroom</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cult of iPod]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A light-hearted look at iPod culture.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technology"  title="technology">technology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/digital"  title="digital">digital</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/ipod"  title="ipod">ipod</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:07:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43546_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>technology</category><category>culture</category><category>digital</category><category>ipod</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets of Podcasting: Audio Blogging for the Masses]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A how-to book for new podcasters. How to get started, how to make the best of the podcasting world, includes tutorials and guides to open source software and distribution sites.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/web"  title="web">web</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/audio"  title="audio">audio</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/blogging"  title="blogging">blogging</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/podcast"  title="podcast">podcast</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/2"  title="2">2</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:06:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43542_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>web</category><category>audio</category><category>blogging</category><category>podcast</category><category>2</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, Second Edition]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A comprehensive and useful guide to podcasting for beginners to intermediate users. Covers all the basics from software to distribution of podcasts.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/web"  title="web">web</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technology"  title="technology">technology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/media"  title="media">media</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/new"  title="new">new</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/podcast"  title="podcast">podcast</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/2"  title="2">2</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:03:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43541_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>web</category><category>technology</category><category>media</category><category>new</category><category>podcast</category><category>2</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Cybercultures]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A collection of short stories about Cyberculture - what it is, what it means with a particular focus on narrative, culture and communities in cyberspace.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/narrative"  title="narrative">narrative</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/cyberspace"  title="cyberspace">cyberspace</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/digital"  title="digital">digital</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/cyberculture"  title="cyberculture">cyberculture</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:01:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43540_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>narrative</category><category>cyberspace</category><category>digital</category><category>cyberculture</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A really interesting book about collaborative culture and the use of wikis to proliferate knowledge.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/knowledge"  title="knowledge">knowledge</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/collaboration"  title="collaboration">collaboration</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/wikis"  title="wikis">wikis</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:58:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43539_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>knowledge</category><category>collaboration</category><category>wikis</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[An overview of mobile communication technologies alongside discussions from sociology, artificial intelligence, economics and anthropology... and their cultural impact and influence.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/mobile"  title="mobile">mobile</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/ai"  title="ai">ai</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technologies"  title="technologies">technologies</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:56:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_1093_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>mobile</category><category>culture</category><category>ai</category><category>technologies</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theory of Fun for Game Design]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[Was intrigued by this title when searching for The Glass Bead Game.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/design"  title="design">design</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/game"  title="game">game</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/fun"  title="fun">fun</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:52:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_13990_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>design</category><category>game</category><category>fun</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpretation of Cultures]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A useful introduction to culture and cultural studies - very readable.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/anthropology"  title="anthropology">anthropology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/semiotics"  title="semiotics">semiotics</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/ethnomethodology"  title="ethnomethodology">ethnomethodology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/Geertz"  title="Geertz">Geertz</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:49:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_27940_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>anthropology</category><category>culture</category><category>semiotics</category><category>ethnomethodology</category><category>Geertz</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Glass Bead Game]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A very interesting novel about knowledge, complexity and culture set in the 23rd century.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/game"  title="game">game</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/knowledge"  title="knowledge">knowledge</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/meaning"  title="meaning">meaning</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/Hesse"  title="Hesse">Hesse</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:36:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43536_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>game</category><category>knowledge</category><category>meaning</category><category>Hesse</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-Reading Saussure: The Dynamics of Signs in Social Life]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[A really interesting revisitation of Saussures work. Particularly interesting discussion of langue and parole.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/semiotics"  title="semiotics">semiotics</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/semiology"  title="semiology">semiology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/Saussure"  title="Saussure">Saussure</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/langue"  title="langue">langue</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/parole"  title="parole">parole</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/thibault"  title="thibault">thibault</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:32:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_43531_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>semiotics</category><category>semiology</category><category>Saussure</category><category>langue</category><category>parole</category><category>thibault</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature and Semiotics: A Study of the Writings of Yuri Lotman]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/semiotics"  title="semiotics">semiotics</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/Lotman"  title="Lotman">Lotman</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:28:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_22243_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>semiotics</category><category>Lotman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Vision of Vygotsky]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[This book will introduce students to Vygotskian theories of teaching, learning, and development and show how that theory can be applied in current classrooms. Vygotsky&#39;s work continues to be applied and studied in Teacher Education and Educational Psychology. 
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/education"  title="education">education</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/sociocultural"  title="sociocultural">sociocultural</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/activity"  title="activity">activity</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:26:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_22242_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>education</category><category>culture</category><category>sociocultural</category><category>activity</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charting the Agenda: Educational Activity after Vygotsky]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[Vygotsky was one of the most talented and creative Soviet psychologists. His innovative theories of thought and speech are important not only for psychology but for other disciplines also - linguistics, education, semiotics and sociology. As the ideas of Piaget have decreased in popularity so those of Vygotsky have increased and his impact in these other areas has begun to be felt. This is especially so in the field of education, and in Charting the Agenda Harry Daniels has brought together a range of experts to explore the work of Vygotsky and its influence and impact for educational practice. The book is divided into three parts. The first two provide a general introduction to Vygotsky&#39;s work and explore the theoretical developments. The final part is concerned with the educational implications of Vygotsky&#39;s work. 
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/education"  title="education">education</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/language"  title="language">language</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/thought"  title="thought">thought</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/activity"  title="activity">activity</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/tool"  title="tool">tool</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:25:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_22241_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>education</category><category>culture</category><category>language</category><category>thought</category><category>activity</category><category>tool</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Process of Communication]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/semiotics"  title="semiotics">semiotics</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/communication"  title="communication">communication</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/meaning"  title="meaning">meaning</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/semiosis"  title="semiosis">semiosis</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:23:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_22240_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>semiotics</category><category>communication</category><category>meaning</category><category>semiosis</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communications as Culture: Essays on Media and Society]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[Carey&#39;s seminal work joins central issues in the field and redefines them. It will force the reader to think in new and fruitful ways about such dichotomies as transmissions vs. ritual, administrative vs. critical, positivist vs. marxist, and cultural vs. power-orientated approaches to communications study. An historically inspired treatment of major figures and theories, required reading for the sophisticated scholar&#39; - George Gerbner, University of Pennsylvania &quot;...offers a mural of thought with a rich background, highlighted by such thoughts as communication being the &#39;maintenance of society in time&#39;.&quot; - Cast/Communication Booknotes These essays encompass much more than a critique of an academic discipline. Carey&#39;s lively thought, lucid style, and profound scholarship propel the reader through a wide and varied intellectual landscape, particularly as these issues have affected Modern American thought. As entertaining as it is enlightening, Communication as Culture is certain to become a classic in its field. <br />
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/communication"  title="communication">communication</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:22:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_22239_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>culture</category><category>communication</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discourse and Technology: Multimodal Discourse Analysis]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/bakuvia</link><description><![CDATA[The overarching theme of Discourse and Technology is cutting-edge in the field of linguistics: multimodal discourse. This volume opens up a discussion among discourse analysts and others in linguistics and related fields about the two-fold impact of new communication technologies: The impact on how discourse data is collected, transcribed, and analyzed-and the impact that these technologies are having on social interaction and discourse. As inexpensive tape recorders allowed the field to move beyond text, written or printed language, to capture talk-discourse as spoken language-the information explosion (including cell phones, video recorders, Internet chat rooms, online journals, and the like) has moved those in the field to recognize that all discourse is, in various ways, &quot;multimodal,&quot; constructed through speech and gesture, as well as through typography, layout, and the materials employed in the making of texts. <br />
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia">bakuvia</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/technology"  title="technology">technology</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/linguistics"  title="linguistics">linguistics</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/communication"  title="communication">communication</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/discourse"  title="discourse">discourse</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/bakuvia/multimodality"  title="multimodality">multimodality</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:19:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_22238_3629</guid><dc:creator>bakuvia</dc:creator><category>technology</category><category>linguistics</category><category>communication</category><category>discourse</category><category>multimodality</category></item></channel></rss>
