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UNINA9910787923703321 |
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Autore |
Dalton Philip |
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Coarseness in U.S. public communication / / Philip Dalton and Eric Kramer |
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Madison : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-61147-694-1 |
1-61147-504-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in communication studies ; ; 7 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Communication - Political aspects - United States |
Communication - Social aspects - United States |
Vulgarity - Social aspects - United States |
Communication and culture - United States |
Mass media and culture - United States |
Mass media - Social aspects - United States |
United States Civilization 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Co-published with The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction: Atlas Slouched; 1 Noise, Fragmentation, and Absurdity in U.S. Public Communication; 2 Coarseness in the Public Sphere; 3 Coarseness in U.S. Politics; 4 Coarseness and Reason; 5 Art and Cultivated Vulgarity; 6 Postdenominational Christianity and Coarseness; 7 Entertainment and the Entertainment Market-as-Democracy Meme; Conclusion: Our Age of Cynicism; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span><span>Proceeding from the assumption that all manner of public communication in the United States is becoming increasingly coarse, this book argues that shared cultural notions of decency are being eroded by market logic - a decision making calculus based solely upon the aggregate preferences of self-interested individuals. The instrumentality of communication in this paradigm eclipses communication's expressive potential, leaving our culture to |
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