This introductory research text trains students to develop research arguments by designing studies, gathering research evidence, and thinking critically about them. This textbook is ideal for the student with little or no research background. Fundamental research issues are discussed in detail and provide building blocks for further study, giving students both comfort and knowledge. This textbo…
Sustainability Communication across Asia distils the core components of environmental communication in the diverse milieu of Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and China. The chapters in this book engage readers in a clear-sighted view of issues, challenges, and strategies related to sustainability communication in Asia, examining fundamental principles, digit…
How To Do Media and Cultural Studies diperuntukkan bagi mahasiswa program S 1 yang akan melakukan penelitian, dan juga dosen mereka. Sebagian besar mata kuliah mengharuskan mahasiswa untuk menulis esai panjang berdasarkan penelitian mandiri yang dilangsungkan pada periode tertentu selama studi mereka. Apakah esai penjang ini disebut tugas akhir atau skripsi, proyek tersebut biasanya berlangsung…
Buku ini bermanfaat bagi siapa saja yang sedang meneliti karena pada Bab 1 dan 2 khusus memaparkan kajian epistemologi penelitian. Secara khusus, buku ini ditunjukkan untuk mahasiswa/peminat komunikasi. Sesuai dengan judul, Paradigma dan Model Penelitian Komunikasi, buku ini memfokuskan kepada paradigma dan model penelitian komunikasi yang diawali dengan paparan perencanaan dan tahapan peneliti…
This broad-ranging text offers a comprehensive outline of how visual images, language and discourse work as `systems of representation'. Individual chapters explore: representation as a signifying practice in a rich diversity of social contexts and institutional sites; the use of photography in the construction of national identity and culture; other cultures in ethnographic museums; fantasies …
To what degree can the human exchanges we observe online be called "sociability"? In other words, do these exchanges amount to any meaningful type of social organization? Are they more than the mere froth of collective emotion discharging its energy with a lot of noise but little consequence against the wave breakers of social media? Do the social interactions that take place in virtual space-a…