Media & Communications Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Market for Our Minds From: Reset View House of Anansi Press	Chapter 1 explores the economic engine that underlies social media: the personal data surveillance economy. Social media platforms describe themselves in many different, seemingly benign ways: …	Ronald J. Deibert	40	2020	$4.00 Add
From The Olive Farm From: Man at the Airport View twp	In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida.	Hassan Al Kontar	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From The Power of the Passionate Few From: Spin View House of Anansi Press	From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age	Clive Veroni	26	2014	$2.60 Add
From NEW! The Third Wave It’s a Tsunami From: Shadows and Light View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Five examines the crushing reality of the third wave with more aggressive Covid-19 variants. Topics discussed include anti-vaccination protests, climbing hospitalizations in Alberta …	Heather Patterson	29	2022	$2.90 Add
From Toxic Addiction Machines From: Reset View House of Anansi Press	Chapter 2 examines the interplay between social media and social psychology. The job of social media engineers is to design their products in such a way as to capture and retain users’ …	Ronald J. Deibert	55	2020	$5.50 Add
From Two Faces From: Man at the Airport View twp	This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began.	Hassan Al Kontar	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From What Is It with the Media! From: Man at the Airport View twp	In this chapter, Al Kontar discusses the media’s reaction to his social media campaign, and how the Western and Arab media organizations differed in their coverage.	Hassan Al Kontar	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From You’re a Celebrity Now From: Man at the Airport View twp	In this chapter, Al Kontar writes about his growing fame, and his interactions with people whose interest in him was motivated by selfish reasons.	Hassan Al Kontar	11	2021	$1.10 Add