{"product_id":"communication-a-criticalcultural-introduction-9781516525348","title":"Communication: A Critical\/Cultural Introduction","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCommunication: A Critical\/Cultural Introduction - Third Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003cem\u003eCommunication: A Critical\/Cultural Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive, yet focused, overview of communication theory, interpersonal communication, and public communication and culture through the lens of contemporary critical theory. The text shows how we produce our world through communication, challenging us to explore power, ideology, and diversity through daily interactions, both public and private.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCore Content and Structure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with explanations of how communication relates to culture and power, how to distinguish between representative and constitutive communication, and how to build a message for an audience with an emphasis on social advocacy. Later chapters explore the responsibilities of speakers and listeners, alliance-building, the application of communication theory in the study of identity and perception, the relationship between language and culture, nonverbal communication, and more. The text closes with a discussion of communication as a means of social action, encouraging readers to use communication as a foundation for the advancement of issues that matter most to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExpert Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Deanna L. Fassett\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eCritical Communication Pedagogy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook\u003c\/em\u003e (both with John T. Warren). Her published research has appeared in an array of communication studies journals, including \u003cem\u003eBasic Communication Course Annual\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCommunication and Critical\/Cultural Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCommunication Education\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eText and Performance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Keith Nainby\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. His publications include book chapters in \u003cem\u003eThe SAGE Handbook of Communication and Instruction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as journal articles in \u003cem\u003eLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLanguage and Intercultural Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEducational Foundations\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. John T. Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e was a professor of communication at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He was the author of numerous books including \u003cem\u003ePerforming Purity: Whiteness, Pedagogy and the Reconstitution of Power\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCasting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCritical Communication Pedagogy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook\u003c\/em\u003e. He authored articles for several education and communication studies journals, including \u003cem\u003eCommunication and Critical\/Cultural Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCommunication Education\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEducational Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eText and Performance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Academic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681058492690,"sku":"9781516525348","price":155.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d5a68e1-13fe-4ceb-a874-df39d505f90d.jpg?v=1733948433","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/communication-a-criticalcultural-introduction-9781516525348","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}