Communication in History: Stone Age Symbols to Social Media

by Peter Urquhart (Editor), Paul Heyer (Editor)

Overview

This book is a comprehensive, introductory collection of essays and articles on the history of communication and communication technology, the relationship between culture and technology, and the impact of media as agents of social control and social change. The Third Edition offers more contemporary essays by scholars such as Walter Ong, Ultrich Keller, and Vicki Goldberg, as well as expanded coverage of visual communication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781003823292
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/26/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Peter Urquhart is Associate Professor in the Communication Studies Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Paul Heyer was Professor Emeritus in the Communication Studies Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Media of Early Civilization 1. The Earliest Precursor of Writing  2. Media in Ancient Empires 3. Civilization Without Writing—The Incas and the Quipu 4. The Origins of Writing Part Two: The Tradition of Western Literacy 5. The Greek Legacy 6. Writing and the Alphabet Effect 7. Writing Restructures Consciousness Part Three: The Print Revolution 8. Paper and Block Printing—From China to Europe 9. The Invention of Printing 10. Early Modern Literacies 11. Sensationalism and News Part Four: Electricity Creates the Wired World 12. Time, Space, and the Telegraph 13. Anti-Lynching Imagery as Visual Protest in in the 1890s Black Press 14. The Telephone Takes Command 15. Dream Worlds of Consumption 16. Wireless World Part Five: Image and Sound 17. Visual Reportage I 18. Visual Reportage II 19. Inscribing Sound 20. The Making of the Phonograph 21. Early Motion Pictures Chapter 22 “Talkies” and Stardom Part Six: Broadcasting 23. Early Radio 24. The Golden Age of Programming 25. Race on Radio 26. Television Begins 27. Making Room for TV 28. From Turmoil to Tranquility Part Seven: New Media and Old in the Digital Age 29. How Media Became New 30. Popularizing the Internet 31. The World Wide Web 32. A Cultural History of Web 2.0 33. Social Media Retweets History 34. How Algorithms Rule Online Discussion Questions

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent selection of seminal work by key scholars in the field of communications history. Introductions to each section connect technological developments in communications to the social, cultural and economic structures within a particular historical period. Excerpts are well-chosen to offer students accessible scholarship from a variety of disciplines.

-June M. Madeley, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada

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