News and the anthropology of conflict communication -- The dark side of the media: news as control communication -- Two theories of news: the civic model and the conflict discourse systems model -- The news act: news analysis and semiotic theory -- News and law as conflict commu…
News stories provide an essential confirmation of our ideas about who we are, what we have to fear, and what to do about it: a marketplace of ideas, shopped by rational citizen decision makers but also a shared resource for grounding our contested narratives of identity in objec…
News stories provide an essential confirmation of our ideas about who we are, what we have to fear, and what to do about it: a marketplace of ideas, shopped by rational citizen decision makers but also a shared resource for grounding our contested narratives of identity in objec…
"Intelligent, provocative, and challenging, Disability Theory revolutionizes the terrain of theory by providing indisputable evidence of the value and utility that a disability studies perspective can bring to key critical and cultural questions. Tobin Siebers persuasively argue…
Intelligent, provocative, and challenging, Disability Theory revolutionizes the terrain of theory by providing indisputable evidence of the value and utility that a disability studies perspective can bring key critical and cultural questions. Tobin Siebers persuasively argues th…
"This book explores new social ties and forms of intimate bonding. Social and personal relationships are being profoundly transformed by changing lifestyles triggered by perceived crises in family, community, work and leisure, and by developments in global media technologies. Ar…
Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Gesellschaft abrupt verändert - und ihre Folgen werden lange nachwirken. Zu Beginn beherrschte die Expertise der Virologie die öffentliche Debatte. Angesichts der Tragweite der Veränderungen ist jedoch klar, dass auch sozial- und kulturwissenschaftlic…
Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Gesellschaft abrupt verändert - und ihre Folgen werden lange nachwirken. Zu Beginn beherrschte die Expertise der Virologie die öffentliche Debatte. Angesichts der Tragweite der Veränderungen ist jedoch klar, dass auch sozial- und kulturwissenschaftlic…
Edible Ideologies argues that representations of food-in literature and popular fiction, cookbooks and travel guides, war propaganda, women's magazines, television and print advertisements-are not just about nourishment or pleasure. Contributors explore how these various modes o…
Aims to bridge the gap between the psychosocial realities of clients and the dominant clinical practices. This book combines historical, ethical, and experiential foundations for the development of social justice based practices. It also explores conceptual frameworks, clinical …
Aims to bridge the gap between the psychosocial realities of clients and the dominant clinical practices. This book combines historical, ethical, and experiential foundations for the development of social justice based practices. It also explores conceptual frameworks, clinical …