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Introduction to ­Communication Studies
Studies in Culture and Communication
By John Fiske, Henry Jenkins (Essay By)

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Fiske's essential text aims to equip the reader with a range of methods of analysing examples of communication in our society, together with a critical awareness of the theories underpinning them.



@contents: Selected Contents: List of plates Acknowledgements Why Fiske Still Matters Henry Jenkins Structuralism and Semiotics, Fiske-Style Ron Becker, Elana Levine, Darrell Newton and Pamela Wilson Notes on Contributors General Editor¿s Preface Author¿s note INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? Chapter 1 COMMUNICATION THEORY Chapter 2 OTHER MODELS Chapter 3 COMMUNICATION, MEANING, AND SIGNS Chapter 4 CODES Chapter 5 SIGNIFICATION Chapter 6 SEMIOTIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 7 STRUCTURALIST THEORY AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 8 EMPIRICAL METHODS Chapter 9 IDEOLOGY AND MEANINGS CONCLUSION References Bibliography Further reading Books recommended for additional reading Index

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Fiske's essential text aims to equip the reader with a range of methods of analysing examples of communication in our society, together with a critical awareness of the theories underpinning them.



@contents: Selected Contents: List of plates Acknowledgements Why Fiske Still Matters Henry Jenkins Structuralism and Semiotics, Fiske-Style Ron Becker, Elana Levine, Darrell Newton and Pamela Wilson Notes on Contributors General Editor¿s Preface Author¿s note INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? Chapter 1 COMMUNICATION THEORY Chapter 2 OTHER MODELS Chapter 3 COMMUNICATION, MEANING, AND SIGNS Chapter 4 CODES Chapter 5 SIGNIFICATION Chapter 6 SEMIOTIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 7 STRUCTURALIST THEORY AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 8 EMPIRICAL METHODS Chapter 9 IDEOLOGY AND MEANINGS CONCLUSION References Bibliography Further reading Books recommended for additional reading Index

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9780415596497
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0415596491
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11 Tables, black and white
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21.3 x 13.7 x 2 centimeters (0.34 kg)

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@contents: Selected Contents: List of plates Acknowledgements Why Fiske Still Matters Henry Jenkins Structuralism and Semiotics, Fiske-Style Ron Becker, Elana Levine, Darrell Newton and Pamela Wilson Notes on Contributors General Editor’s Preface Author’s note INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? Chapter 1 COMMUNICATION THEORY Chapter 2 OTHER MODELS Chapter 3 COMMUNICATION, MEANING, AND SIGNS Chapter 4 CODES Chapter 5 SIGNIFICATION Chapter 6 SEMIOTIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 7 STRUCTURALIST THEORY AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 8 EMPIRICAL METHODS Chapter 9 IDEOLOGY AND MEANINGS CONCLUSION References Bibliography Further reading Books recommended for additional reading Index

About the Author

John Fiske is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

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"Shows a welcome ability to provide lucid and balanced summaries of a complex and diverse field."British Book News

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