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Author Swartz, Omar

Title Social Justice and Communication Scholarship
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (288 pages)
Series Routledge Communication Series
Routledge communication series.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; About the Editor; About the Contributors; 1 Reflections of a Social Justice Scholar; 2 Social Justice and the Challenge for Communication Studies; 3 Across the Great Divides: From Nonpartisan Criticism to Partisan Criticism to Applied Communication Activism for Promoting Social Change and Social Justice; 4 Communication, Charity, Social Justice, and the Abolition of Homelessness; 5 Voice and the "Other": Interactive Theatre as a Model for Education and Liberation on University Campuses
6 Challenges of International Women of Color in the United States: The Complicated "Rights" of Belonging in Globalization7 A Knife of Fire: Social Justice, Real Politick, and "Foreign" Policy in a New World; 8 Media Activism in a "Conservative" City: Modeling Citizenship; 9 Social Justice in Interpersonal and Family Relationships; 10 The Desire to Know and to Love Is Never Too Small: My Musings on Teaching and Social Justice; 11 Reflections on a Project to Promote Social Justice in Communication Education and Research; 12 Conclusion: On the Material Consequence of Defining Social Justice
Summary Social Justice and Communication Scholarship explores the role of communication in framing and contributing to issues of social justice. This collection, a first on the subject of communication and social justice, investigates the theoretical and practical ways in which communication scholarship can enable inclusive and equitable communities within American society. It analyzes ways in which to construct communities that protect individual freedom while ensuring equality and dignity to everyone. In this unique anthology, Swartz brings together both senior scholars and junior colleagues to rep
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Subject Social justice.
Social change.
Communication and culture.
Communication in politics.
Communication in families.
Communication and culture
Communication in families
Communication in politics
Social change
Social justice
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136683848
1136683844