Approaches to communication; trends in global communication studies.

9781891859755

Approaches to communication; trends in global communication studies.

Ed. by Susan Petrilli.

Atwood Publishing

2008

381 pages

$27.95

Paperback

Language and communication series; v.3

P91

Petrilli (philosophy and theory of language, U. of Bari, Italy) compiles 17 essays on communication within the context of globalization and semiotics. Essays were drawn from lessons and seminars given in the Department of Linguistic Practices and Text Analysis at Bari U., Italy, between November 1999 and May 2000. They analyze fundamental concepts in semiotics, including Peircean sign studies and categories; the concepts of significance, dialogism, and modeling; communication and technology; feminist semiotics; and the theories of Georges Bataille. They also consider global communication and subjectivity, the voice, gender, aesthetics, cultural identity, artistic creativity, and interpretive processes.

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