Combining established theory with original analysis, this book provides a clear account of the social benefits and drawbacks of new media trends and technologies such as emoji, wearables and chatbots and calls for a more critical approach to the rollout of emotional AI in public and private spheres.

The bestselling guide to both the theory and practice journalism. An essential resource for all students of journalism.

The SAGE Handbook of Media and Migration

From time immemorial, thunder and lightning were seen as a wrathful Deity’s instruments of punishment. But then, in 1752, came Benjamin Franklin’s paradigm-shifting invention of the lightning rod, and the way we view God and nature was changed forever.

In Lightning in the Age of Benjamin Franklin. Facts and Fictions in Science, Religion, and Art Jan Wim Buisman shows how, in the second half of the eighteenth century, our scientific, religious, and artistic conceptions of one of nature’s...

Media and Communication traces the historical development of media and communication studies in the 20th century, forming an invaluable resource for students across the discipline as well as cultural studies and sociology.

Taking a distinctive, multi-theoretical look at popular music's place in contemporary society, this book is both an original inquiry and an assessment of the state of popular music - its protagonists, audiences and practices.

Hoewel het Afrikaanse continent wordt beschouwd als de bakermat van de mensheid, is de recentste geschiedenis ervan lang in geheimzinnigheid gehuld

gebleven. Vele beschavingen zijn ontstaan en weer verdwenen zonder geschreven documenten na te laten, met majestueuze kunstwerken als enige

getuigen van hun grootsheid. De meeste van die verdwenen culturen werden pas in de loop van de 20ste eeuw herontdekt, vaak toevallig, en de

wetenschap heeft zich ingespannen om de puzzelstukken van de laatste ...