Communication Uncovered: General Semantics and Media Ecology - Softcover

Anton, Corey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982755953 ISBN 13: 9780982755952

Publisher: Institute of General Semantics, 2011

Synopsis

In this highly readable and well-arranged compilation-including his much-celebrated "The Practice of Reading Good Books" and award-winning "Playing with Bateson"-Corey Anton brings together some of his most accessible and well-received essays. The collection, in addition to advancing and integrating the fields of media ecology and general semantics, will be of great interest to people who are concerned over the changing role of reading and literacy in contemporary life. A stimulating and provocative book having wide relevance to scholars and students in the areas of semiotics, rhetorical theory, orality/literacy studies, philosophy of communication, pedagogical theory, and communication theory, Communication Uncovered offers countless insights and broad-based orientations regarding the nature of language, linguistic and communicative habits, communication technologies, and symbolic practices more generally. This is a "must have" resource for anyone interested in multidisciplinary communication theory.

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About the Author

Corey Anton (PhD., Purdue University) is Professor of Communication Studies at Grand Valley State University. His publications can be found in journals such as: Philosophy and Rhetoric, Communication Theory, Semiotica, afterimage, Communication Studies, and Human Studies.  He is author of Selfhood and Authenticity (2001, SUNY Press), Sources of Significance: Worldly Rejuvenation and Neo-Stoic Heroism (2010, Purdue University Press), and is the editor of Valuation and Media Ecology: Ethics, Morals, and Laws (2010, Hampton Press).  Past Editor of the journal Explorations in Media Ecology, and Past-Chair of the Semiotics and Communication Division of the National Communication Association, Anton currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Institute of General Semantics, and on the editorial boards of both The Atlantic Journal of Communication and Explorations in Media Ecology.

From the Inside Flap

"Superb scholarship. The range and depth of the author's comprehension is stunning. Professor Anton has made a groundbreaking contribution to the field.
Scholars, take note!"
--Lee Thayer, Distinguished Professor (ret.) and author of Explaining Things

"Anton's thoughts on reading and education, especially poignant in this time of rapidly declining literacy, are nicely complemented by the suggestions and observations on ecology of media. His characteristic wit and wisdom enliven every essay herein."
--Eric McLuhan

"Corey Anton brings a brilliantly original voice to the discipline of general semantics, the field of media ecology, and the theories associated with cybernetics and the systems view. Scholarly, passionate, and inspired, this collection of essays should be required reading for anyone interested in human communication, signification, symbolization, and mediation."
--Lance Strate, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University; author of On the Binding Biases of Time and Other Essays on General Semantics and Media Ecology; past president of the Media Ecology Association and former Executive Director of the Institute of General Semantics

"This book is for the growing number of professors who are concerned about reading and traditional literacy skills in education. Aspects of communication are revealed in Anton's provocative essays which guide us to a better humanistic understanding of communication."
--Susan B. Barnes, Professor, College of Liberal Arts, RIT

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of General Semantics
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0982755953
• ISBN 13: 9780982755952
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 198