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This study moves from a general consideration of how computers are changing literacy to a specific consideration of how computers are altering reading and writing fiction. It includes interviews with makers of hypertext fictions, close readings of digital fictions, and analyses of the genre.

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This study moves from a general consideration of how computers are changing literacy to a specific consideration of how computers are altering reading and writing fiction. It includes interviews with makers of hypertext fictions, close readings of digital fictions, and analyses of the genre.

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This collection examines the risks and social opportunities created by the growth of information and communication technologies. In particular, the contributors analyze how digital inclusion is affected by the social and cultural contexts of access around the world.

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This book takes a unique look at not only the presentation of disability in the media but also how image echoes impact individuals with disabilities and their identities and possible stigmatization. It provides an empirical analysis in the form of two case studies including primary research.

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This book provides a careful examination of the discordant narratives that embodied the chaos, tensions, and conflicts in the U.S. pandemic responses. The ultimate goal of this volume is to help groups and individuals understand just what went wrong in the U.S. pandemic responses.

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This book critiques the superiority theory of disparagement humor, rooted in Hobbess definition of laughter. Nathan Miczo offers the agn (Greek for contest) as a metaphor to demonstrate how within- and between-group dynamics shape the creation and reception of disparagement humor.

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A critique of conventional approaches to communication research, the authors argue that the impact of gender on research practives has been ignored.

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A critique of conventional approaches to communication research, the authors argue that the impact of gender on research practives has been ignored.

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Examines Eisenhower's skills as a communicator, showing how he used language to achieve carefully conceived strategic purposes in the Cold War. If he seemed befuddled, he actually knew exactly what he was doing and why, using half-truths, ambiguity and the right audience to his own ends.

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This edited collection offers a comprehensive examination of theory, research, and practice in crisis (hostage) negotiation from the perspectives of communication, law enforcement, psychology, sociology, and criminology.

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Economic Injustice and the Rhetoric of the American Dream explores public conversations about why some Americans are rich and others are poor. That question prompts a politically urgent and intellectually valuable inquiry into the rhetorical resources Americans employ to make sense of their peculiar economic arrangements.

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Electing Madam Vice President presents the presidential bids of the six women who ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 and the historic, groundbreaking vice-presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris.

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Embodied Activisms explores activists use of their bodies to resist hegemonic power and promote justice. This book spans historical perspectives, current contexts including police accountability activism and Black Lives Matter, and the most recent scholarship to interrogate activist engagement from the Americas to the Mediterranean.

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Focusing on the body as a visual and discursive platform across public space, this book explores marginalization as a sociocultural practice and hegemonic schema. It centers upon physical contexts, discursive spaces, and philosophical arenas to deconstruct seemingly intrinsic connections between body and behavior, whiteness, and normativity.

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Focusing on the body as a visual and discursive platform across public space, this book explores marginalization as a sociocultural practice and hegemonic schema. It centers upon physical contexts, discursive spaces, and philosophical arenas to deconstruct seemingly intrinsic connections between body and behavior, whiteness, and normativity.

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This book is about young children and their writing and reading development during their first few years of life. It stops at the point where most books on beginning writing and reading start: when the child is 5-6 years old and is able to write and read in ways recognized as actually being writing and reading.

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Empowering Women: Global Voices of Rhetorical Influence explores the topic of womens empowerment, offers a theoretical foundation to understand empowerment, and addresses the value of applying a rhetorical analysis to understand womens rights.

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This work argues that colleges and universities are important locations for building students capacities for civic participation. Grounded in literature and personal experience, the authors advance pedagogical strategies that promote civic responsibility and prepare students to navigate todays polarized political landscape.

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This book explores the exponential growth of true crime podcasting and its effects on the growth of criminal justice reform advocacy in the United States. Sherrill argues that true crime podcasts exist as hybrid organizations with multiple goals, including entertainment, criminal justice reform advocacy, and journalistic inquiry.

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This book provides valuable insights into the millennial generation and its impact in the workplace. The authors share experiences and suggestions in successfully working and communicating with millennials in a variety of settings, and readers will gain an understanding of the ways in which millennials are reshaping organizational cultures.

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This book explores how non-denominational evangelical organizations orchestrate commercial-grade entertainment media to amplify religious rhetoric.

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Families of children with special health needs frequently cite difficulties in their communications with physicians and other medical professionals.

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This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports ecology. The contributors include leading scholars and sports professionals who share historical and emerging perspectives on the importance of fantasy sports to larger issues of sport and society.