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In this section IAMCR members can announce their recently published books and book chapters to the IAMCR community and website visitors. If you are a member of IAMCR and would like to have your recent books or book chapters listed, send us an email...




Health Communication in Southern Africa

health_comm_southern_africaEngaging with Social and Cultural Diversity
L. Lagerwerf, H. Boer & H. Wasserman (eds.)

New book by IAMCR members

This book presents studies on health communication, in particular HIV/AIDS communication, in southern Africa, from a variety of scientific perspectives. It brings together approaches from usually divergent areas such as psychology, the analysis of social networks, studies of mass communication and the analysis of interpersonal communication, language and document design.

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Media Convergence

media_convergenceTim Dwyer

Rapid changes in technology and the media industries have led to new modes of distributing and consuming information and entertainment across platforms and devices. It is now possible for newspapers to deliver breaking news by email alerts or RSS feeds, and for audiovisual content to be read, listened to or watched at a convenient time, often while on the move.

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Cultural Barriers to the Success of Foreign Media Content

cultural_barriersWestern Media in China, India, and Japan
Ulrike Rohn

What media content attracts audiences across cultures and what does not? What does the cross-cultural audience demand depend on? The author takes a new approach to understanding cultural barriers to the success of foreign media content by analyzing the entry strategies of Time Warner, Disney, Viacom, News Corporation, and Bertelsmann with regard to China, India, and Japan in terms of their respective localization efforts.

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Patronizing the Public:

patronizing_the_public

American philanthropy's transformation of culture, communication, and the humanities
William J. Buxton (ed.)

This book is the first detailed and comprehensive examination of how American philanthropic foundations have shaped numerous fields, including dance, drama, education, film, film-music, folklore, journalism, local history, museums, radio, television, as well as the performing arts and the humanities in general.

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Youth Engaging With the World

youth_engaging_with_the_worldMedia, Communication and Social Change
Thomas Tufte, Florencia Enghel (eds.)

The Yearbook 2009 focuses on youth as a generation of actors and citizens who are increasingly exposed to and making use of media/ICT for entertainment and informational purposes, for social networking and mobilization, and for knowledge sharing.

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