Women In Grassroots Communication

Author : Pilar Riano,Pilar Riaño
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994-05-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780803949065

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Women in Grassroots Communication by Pilar Riano,Pilar Riaño Pdf

The dramatic contribution of grassroots organizations to effecting social change is brought into vivid detail in this unique perspective on women from around the globe. Each contributor has been instrumental in grassroots processes of media production or has worked within the community communication field and discusses concrete action within a theoretical framework. These diverse accounts of women, participation and communication take place in a variety of geographical, social and cultural settings and provide rich material for comparative analysis.

Author : Catherine Heung Luen Liu
Publisher : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Women
ISBN : 0612169820

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Sisters are Doin' it for Themselves [microform] : Grassroots Communication and Socioeconomic Change : a Case Study of a Rural Women's Society in West Bengal, India by Catherine Heung Luen Liu Pdf

Author : Donna Allen,Ramona R. Rush,Susan J. Kaufman
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106013031718

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Women Transforming Communications by Donna Allen,Ramona R. Rush,Susan J. Kaufman Pdf

The renowned contributors to this reader fight fire with fire, using mass media communication such as newspaper, magazine, and television journalism, as well as communication research and scholarship to ensure full inclusion of women and minorities in all areas. A platform for feminist discourse on topics such as the military academy, pornography, grassroots communication, culturally diverse organizations, and courtroom justice, each chapter voices issues important to women entering the 21st century.

Author : Katharine Sarikakis,Leslie Regan Shade
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780742579927

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Feminist Interventions in International Communication by Katharine Sarikakis,Leslie Regan Shade Pdf

This cutting-edge work critiques today's global mediascape through feminist perspectives, highlighting concerns of policy, power, labor, and technology. Starting with the general state of international communications, the book uses feminist political-economic and policy analyses to explore the globalization of media industries, including questions about women's employment and media content that is globally produced and consumed. A top-notch group of authors covers cases on online news, pornography and explicit material, political participation and democracy, policies for women's development, violence against women, labor practices and information workers, print media and publishing, public 'telecentres,' media coverage of HIV/AIDS, and more. Providing fresh feminist insights into international communication, this essential book shows the important strides taken toward women's justice in these areas and how far there is yet to go.

Author : Shirley A White
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015049632048

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The Art of Facilitating Participation by Shirley A White Pdf

How can facilitators be used to enable people's participation in development processes and projects? This book presents the experiences of facilitators from a variety of settings. It combines their conceptual thinking with practical `how-to' hints for successful participatory projects.

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 17176 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136630538

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Communication Yearbooks Vols 6-33 Set by Various Pdf

The Communication Yearbook annuals originally published between 1977 and 2009 publish diverse, state-of-the-discipline literature reviews that advance knowledge and understanding of communication systems, processes, and impacts across the discipline. Topics dealt with include Communication as Process, Research Methodology in Communication, Communication Effects, Taxonomy of Communication and European Communication Theory, Information Systems Division, Mass Communication Research, Mapping the Domain of Intercultural Communication, Public Relations, Feminist Scholarship, Communication Law and Policy, Visual Communication, Communication and Cross-Sex Friendships Across the Life Cycle, Television Programming and Sex Stereotyping, InterCultural Communication Training, Leadership and Relationships, Media Performance Assessment, Cognitive Approaches to Communication.

Author : Cheris Kramarae,Dale Spender
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2050 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-16
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135963156

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Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women by Cheris Kramarae,Dale Spender Pdf

For a full list of entries and contributors, sample entries, and more, visit the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women website. Featuring comprehensive global coverage of women's issues and concerns, from violence and sexuality to feminist theory, the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women brings the field into the new millennium. In over 900 signed A-Z entries from US and Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, and the Middle East, the women who pioneered the field from its inception collaborate with the new scholars who are shaping the future of women's studies to create the new standard work for anyone who needs information on women-related subjects.

Author : Guy Bessette
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552502242

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People, Land, and Water by Guy Bessette Pdf

In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams and other stakeholders to jointly identify research and development parameters and contribute to decision making. Ideally, the research or development process itself generates a situation of empowerment in which participants transform their vision and become able to take effective action. Used increasingly widely in resource management, this process is known as Participatory Development Communication (PDC).This book presents conceptual and methodological issues r.

Author : Alfonso Gumucio Dagron,Thomas Tufte
Publisher : CFSC Consortium, Inc.
Page : 1409 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Communication in social action
ISBN : 9780977035793

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Communication for Social Change Anthology by Alfonso Gumucio Dagron,Thomas Tufte Pdf

Contains nearly 200 readings published between 1927 and 2005, in English or translated from other languages, on the historical roots and pioneering thinking regarding communication for social change. Covers a variety of topics, including the radio, tv and other mass communication, information and communication technology, the digital gap, the formation of an information society, national information policies, participatory decision making, communication of development, pedagogy and entertainment education, HIV/AIDS communication for prevention, etc.

Author : Caroline Sweetman
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0855984279

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Gender in the 21st Century by Caroline Sweetman Pdf

Women throughout the world are still economically, politically and socially marginalised at a time when globalisation is radically changing our world. From the perspective of development specialists and feminist activists, this book considers the challenges facing gender and development practitioners and policy-makers in the 21st century.

Author : Karen Ross,Carolyn M. Byerly
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470798478

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Women and Media by Karen Ross,Carolyn M. Byerly Pdf

Comprised of original research in diverse genres and medias, Women and Media: International Perspectives brings together eight international scholars to explore key issues of the gender-media relation. Provides important insights into how gender is implicated in media industries. Address key issues of the gender-media relation, from an analysis of news media’s coverage of women politicians, to the marketing of ‘girl power’, to strategizing for equality in newsrooms. Highlights the theme that media have the potential both to reinforce the status quo in power arrangements in society but also to contribute to new, more egalitarian ones. Includes an introduction by the editors that carefully maps the contours of the international struggle between feminists and the media, section overviews, bibliographies, key terms, and discussion questions.

Author : Bonnie J. Dow,Julia T. Wood,Dr Julia T Wood
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781412904230

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The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication by Bonnie J. Dow,Julia T. Wood,Dr Julia T Wood Pdf

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Author : Caroline Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136354731

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Women and Radio by Caroline Mitchell Pdf

Combining classic work on radio with innovative research, journalism and biography, Women and Radio offers a variety of approaches to understanding the position of women as producers, presenters and consumers as well as offering guidelines, advice and helpful information for women wanting to work in radio. Women and Radio examines the relationship between radio audiences, technologies and programming and reveals and explains the inequalities experienced by women working in the industry.

Author : Divya McMillin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405172622

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International Media Studies by Divya McMillin Pdf

International Media Studies is a bold introduction to thefield that focuses on a de-centering of media epistemology torepresent a more thorough world-view. A comprehensive textbook exploring the current state of mediastudies as it is being practised across the world Takes discussions about media studies beyond other textbooks,by situating the subject firmly in an international contextappropriate to the globalized, 21st century Surveys our reception of a wide variety of media content andformats including television, magazines, fiction, newspapers, andpopular music Considers both theoretical and much-needed ethnographicperspectives on media studies Showcases global and local media patterns in a variety ofcountries around the world, including examples from Asia, Africa,and Latin America

Author : Philip M. Napoli,Minna Aslama
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780823233465

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Communications Research in Action by Philip M. Napoli,Minna Aslama Pdf

"This volume is an important contribution to academic and activist knowledge. It is ambitious in the range of issues areas it covers, challenging in the depth and breadth of analysis of the individual chapters. All in all, this is a treasure trove of new insights, experiences, and innovative approaches to politically committed and scholarly work that aim to make a difference."--Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths, University of London --