Pragmatics of Human Communication: A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
Pragmatics of Human Communication: A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
The properties and function of human communication.Called “one of the best books ever about human communication,” and a perennial bestseller, Pragmatics of Human Communication has formed the foundation of much contemporary research into interpersonal communication, in addition to laying the groundwork for context-based approaches to psychotherapy. The authors present the simple but radical idea that problems in life often arise from issues of communication, rather than from deep psychological disorders, reinforcing their conceptual explorations with case studies and well-known literary examples. Written with humor and for a variety of readers, this book identifies simple properties and axioms of human communication and demonstrates how
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Monopoly Television: Mtv’s Quest To Control The Music (Critical Studies in Communication & in the Cultural Industries)
Monopoly Television: Mtv’s Quest To Control The Music (Critical Studies in Communication & in the Cultural Industries)
In August 1981, Music Television—now popularly known as MTV—was launched. Within a matter of years it revitalized a struggling record industry; made the careers of leading pop stars like Madonna, Boy George, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran; infiltrated traditional network television and the movie industry; revolutionized the advertising industry; and stimulated purchases in several markets, most notably fashion apparel. The reach of MTV has proven long and profitable. In this book, Jack Banks examines the historical development of music video as a commodity and analyzes the existing structures within which music video is produced, distributed, and exhibited on its premier music channel, MTV.Who controls MTV? What part do record companies
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