The Mass Comm Murders: Five Media Theorists Self-destruct
- ISBN-10
- 0742517217
- ISBN-13
- 9780742517219
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 146
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Arthur Asa Berger
Description
The Mass Comm Murders is a novel way (both literally and figuratively) to introduce students to mass communication theory. Berger's latest comic murder mystery again features Inspector Solomon Hunter and his sidekick, Sergeant Talcott Weams, in the search for who is snuffing out a group of media theorists--though only after each, in turn, explains his or her theory of mass communications. Highlighting theories from semiotics to the spiral of silence, Berger combines theoretical discussion with a satire of academia and a parody of the mystery genre, complete with eccentric professors and international intrigue. This fun and accessible text is an ideal supplement for courses in mass communication and communication theory.
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