An undergraduate introduction to the research process and research methods in media studies. Uniquely student-centred, and built around first year teaching at the world’s #1 ranked media studies department.

An exploration of both the context and practice of increasingly automated welfare states. From the complex technological systems behind implementation, to the lived experiences of citizens and workers in these new systems, to the possibilities for resisting and re-directing this datafication.

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Foreign aid and international development frequently bring with it a range of unintended consequences. Providing a clear overview of what side effects to anticipate when planning, executing, and evaluating aid, this book will be an important resource for students, development practitioners, and policymakers alike.

This book offers an innovative approach to group therapy with an integrated and highly practical method. It is written for all group therapists. The book offers a solid base for professionals practicing group psychotherapy and for professionals working with structured, educational, or training-oriented therapy groups.

This book explores the flesh and breath of African feminist politics as embodied in activism over the past thirty years against sexism, militarism, homophobia and transphobia, global economic inequality, and religious fundamentalism, and towards freedoms that can be felt by African women and gender non-conforming people in the everyday.

In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, this landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.

Written by the founding father of media studies, this book offers a unique analysis of the dynamics and wider implications of communications inequality.

Discover everything you’ve ever wondered about the legendary spirits, creatures, and figures of Japanese folklore including how they have found their way into every corner of our pop culture from the creator of the podcast Uncanny Japan.

Welcome to The Book of Japanese Folklore: a fascinating journey through Japan’s folklore through profiles of the legendary creatures and beings who continue to live on in pop culture today.

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