Media & Communication Studies
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From  Sex and Sexuality Part BBrain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
The viewing of sexual activity or erotica online actually reduces, not raises, the interest in and the performance of real-life sexual activity. Lastly, and this was the eye-opener, in my study … | Mari K Swingle | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From Sex and Sexuality Part CFrom Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
It seems, with every passing decade, children are growing up faster. Innocence has been long lost with the aid of television and the music industry. Increasingly sexualized music videos for … | Mari K Swingle | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Shrapnel, Snakes, and Blistering Rage: On the Occupational Hazards of a Foreign CorrespondentFrom: The Next Big Thing |
"Stephanie Nolen came in from the field with her five rules for success as a foreign correspondent. She’s been doing that job and doing it well for two decades, filing memorable … | Stephanie Nolen | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Shun Thy NeighbourThe U.S.-Mexico Border From: Walls |
The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. | Marcello Di Cintio | 47 | 2013 | $4.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Sight and Site on the LineThe Cultural Imaginary of Borderlands in North America |
This chapter considers contemporary art and media projects located in North American border regions in the last decade and their role as critical practices and forms of translocal resistance … | Lee Rodney | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World CitizensPaul Gilroy’s Historical Sensibility From: Thinking While Black |
In this chapter the author further examines Paul Gilroy’s work and his contributions to cultural criticism and black academia. The topics explored in this chapter included, <Young Soul … | Daniel McNeil | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle BenFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines railway sleeping cars, the Black men who served as porters to tourists on the rails, and how these men were forced to conform to the Uncle Tom stereotype. | Cheryl Thompson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From SocializationChild's Play From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
In this chapter, I will start a discussion on how, in the name of discipline, safety, and humaneness, i-tech has found yet another niche. How, for better or for worse, i-tech is now the principal … | Mari K Swingle | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Someday My Prince Will ComeDisney and the World Without Shadows From: Disfigured |
Chapter 4 focuses on Disney’s interpretation of fairy tales, discussing topics including ‘Disneyfication’ of well-known fairy tales, elements of disability in Disney … | Amanda Leduc | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From Something Below HumanityThe Beautiful and the Beastly From: Disfigured |
Chapter 6 examines the archetype of beauty and the beast, exploring topics such as physical beauty, pity, humanity, isolation and childhood, beauty as good a sign of one’s characteristics, … | Amanda Leduc | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From Song of the South and Uncle Remus’s ReturnFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores Song of the South, a 1944 Disney movie that featured Uncle Remus. | Cheryl Thompson | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Sound Recording and Radio:Intersections and Overlaps From: Cultural Industries.ca |
The interrelationship between radio and sound recording is the overarching theme in Richard Sutherland’s article. | Richard Sutherland | 20 | 2012 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Step 3: Developing Strategies – CommunicationCommunication: Creating Effective Messages |
Much of human communication involves persuasion. Whether done by a four-year-old or a marketing firm, the aims are the same: to influence our attitudes and/or our behavior. The transition to a … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 21 | 2011 | $0.42 Add |
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From Step 5: Broad-scale Implementation and Evaluation |
When a pilot project has demonstrated that a behavioral change can be brought about cost-effectively, it is time to broadly implement the strategy. Prior to broad-scale implementation, collect … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 3 | 2011 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Story TakingFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry explores how colonialism and anti-Indigenous racism impact how the media reports on missing and murdered Indigenous wome. She offers a first hand account through her … | Tamara Cherry | 18 | 2023 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Taking on the titansCultural policy in the Trudeau era From: The Trudeau Record |
This chapter looks at the history of Canadian cultural policy and the assesses the Trudeau government’s record relating to the new challenges of digital platforms such as Amazon, Netflix … | Sharon Jeannotte | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
