Media studies

We must continue to demand justice and compassion for victims of Catholic clergy abuse.

This book investigates the role of the internet and social media in political processes in non-western and non-democratic contexts.

The Multiverse as Theory in Postmodern Speculative Fictional Narratives considers the concept of the multiverse beyond the immediacy of being merely an excuse or scenario for the development of stories, instead positioning the multiverse as a theoretical method in which speculative fiction narratives can explore diverse issues to bridge ideas across cultural, social, and philosophical analysis.

Sherman's March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War.

Image, Perception, and the Making of U.

Charges of "e;fake news"e; tend to be politically motivated whether made by Republicans or Democrats.

Helms Hall of Fame's brothers William M.

Contrary to the common notion that news regarding the unfolding Holocaust was unavailable or unreliable, news from Europe was often communicated to North American Poles through the Polish-language press.

From the dime novels of the Civil War era to the pulp magazines of the early 20th century to modern paperbacks, lurid fiction has provided thrilling escapism for the masses.

This book presents a scholarly investigation of the development and culture of Japanese videogame arcades, both from a historical and contemporary point of view.

Aren't we all TV critics?

For over 125 years, the Daily Tar Heel has chronicled life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at times pushed and prodded the university community on issues of local, state, and national significance.

For aspiring journalists, the challenges of dyslexia can seem insurmountable, especially in the face of an educational system that is ill-equipped to help.

The book analyzes the process by which the collective image of professional baseball was formed.

Evangelical Christianity--the faith professed by one in four Americans--exerts an enormous influence in American society.

When the members of the first baseball players' union formed their own league in open revolt against the reserve clause and other restrictive practices of the National League, baseball journalism became less of a "e;curiosity shop"e; phenomenon and moved into the mainstream.

A figure from ancient folklore, the doppelganger--in fiction a character's sinister look-alike--continues to appear in literature, television and film.

This book reveals what is happening in small communities across the United States as their newspapers struggle to survive.

In 1923, William Lewis Judy purchased Dog World magazine for just over $1,000.

A mainstay of modern life, the global media gives out information about disabilities that is often inaccurate or negative and perpetuates oppressive stigmas and discrimination.

In the 1920s, newspapers and real estate developers colluded in a scheme to sell tiny vacation lots to subscribers.

What role did America's newspaper advice columnists play in shaping and forming societal attitudes toward LGBTQ people throughout the 20th century?

The debut of Saturday Night Live and the 1976 presidential election between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter had enduring effects on American culture.

Many scholars recognize the importance of Harry Potter as a vehicle for discussions about society--from race relations and gender studies to economic, political, religious and educational applications of the texts.

Daniel Coston's career in photography began accidentally.

Nine of the 192 Union military hospitals during the Civil War circulated newspapers edited and printed by convalescents.

Twenty-first century American television series such as Revolution, Falling Skies, The Last Ship and The Walking Dead have depicted a variety of doomsday scenarios--nuclear cataclysm, rogue artificial intelligence, pandemic, alien invasion or zombie uprising.

This volume presents carefully selected, and annotated, articles about major-leaguers serving at home and overseas in the U.

The impact of cyberspace on newsprint journalism is at the core of this text.

Belgium in the First World War--the first country invaded, the longest occupied, and when the war finally ended, the first forgotten.

This is the first book to document the history of cigarette advertising on college and university campuses.

This captivating book explores the intersection where performing art meets human interaction and delves into the application of human factors' principles in this field.

This history of radio news reporting recounts and assesses the contributions of radio toward keeping America informed since the 1920s.

This is the first biography of journalist Robert Pierpoint, a contemporary of Edward R.

For many of us, the only way we meet "e;dangerous"e; dogs is through news reports about vicious attacks, and films and TV shows that feature out-of-control versions of man's best friend.

The most trying times in a child's life are during their pre-teen and teen years.

National panics about crime, immigrants, police, and societal degradation have been pervasive in the United States of the 21st century.

One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day, Walt Kelly's Pogo took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R.

The debate surrounding "e;fake news"e; versus "e;real"e; news is nothing new.

William Lloyd Garrison's life as an abolitionist and advocate for social change was dependent on his training as a printer.

Cultural Specificity in Transnational Television Drama examines two European television industries: those of Germany and Wales.

Platforming Cancel Culture: Digital Media, Identity and Cultural Intersections delves into one of the most polarizing phenomena of the digital age.

"SO FUNKTIONIERT DIGITALISIERUNG" gibt anhand leicht verständlicher und praxisnaher Kapitel Jugendlichen einenbeispielhaften ersten Überblick über Digitalisierung in unserer modernen internationalen Wirtschaft.

This book offers an original analysis of the primacy of media spectacle in the politics, social history, and major events of the 21st century which highlights the importance of critical analysis and interpretation of broadcasting, the Internet, and social meaning in understanding the key historical events and the multiple factors that produce them during the contemporary era.

This book analyses 1960s-1970s US underground comix, a ‘counterculture’ art form that satirised mainstream values and taboos.

Within Africa, radio provides an important platform for accommodating diverse linguistic groups and enabling speakers to express themselves in their own local languages.

Communicology is Vilem Flusser's first thesis on his concepts of technical images and technical imagination.