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Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studiesby Richard Jones - The Saylor Foundation , 2013
The book overviews the time-tested conceptual foundations of the field, while incorporating the latest research and cutting-edge applications of these basics. Each chapter will include real-life examples of communication concepts in action.
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Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practiceby Douglas Eyman - University of Michigan Press , 2015
What is digital rhetoric? This book aims to answer that question by looking at a number of interrelated histories, as well as evaluating a wide range of methods and practices from fields in the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences...
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Digital Humanities Pedagogy: Practices, Principles and Politicsby Brett Hirsch (ed.) - Open Book Publishers , 2012
The book offers views on the practical realities of teaching digital humanities at undergraduate and graduate levels, presenting case studies of the experiences alongside models for future courses and reflections on pedagogical successes or failures.
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Language in Use: Cognitive and Discourse Perspectives on Language and Language Learningby Andrea E. Tyler, et al. - Georgetown University Press , 2005
Language in Use creatively brings together, for the first time, perspectives from cognitive linguistics, language acquisition, discourse analysis, and linguistic anthropology. The unifying theme is studying how language is used in context ...
(8788 views)
Interdisciplining Digital Humanitiesby Julie Thompson Klein - University of Michigan Press , 2014
The book sorts through definitions and patterns of practice over roughly 65 years of work, providing an overview for specialists and the general audience alike. It depicts the ways this new field is being situated within individual domains ...
(7424 views)
Statistics for the Humanitiesby John Canning - British Academy , 2013
This book is a beginner's guide to statistics which uses examples from the humanities subjects. The book is aimed primarily at undergraduate humanities students, especially those who have not studied mathematics since the age of 16.
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Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grailby Alfred Nutt - The Folk-lore Society , 1888
The present work is a collection of 'Studies.' It does not profess to give an exhaustive or orderly account of the Grail romance cycle; it deals with particular aspects of the legend, and makes no pretence of exhausting even these.
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The Theory of the Theatreby Clayton Hamilton - H. Holt and company , 1910
Contents: The New Art of Making Plays. Pictorial Stage. Decorative Drama. The Drama of Illusion. The Modern Art of Stage Direction. A Plea for a New Type of Play. Period of Pragmatism. Undramatic Drama. The Value of Stage Conventions. etc.
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Tracking Changes in the Humanitiesby Malcolm Richardson - American Academy of Arts & Sciences , 2005
Critics of the contemporary university have argued that the humanities are losing ground inside America's colleges and universities. Verifying if this is true requires reliable and measurable data about such topics as trends in university financing.
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A Companion to Digital Humanitiesby Susan Schreibman, Ray Siemens, John Unsworth - Wiley-Blackwell , 2004
A complete yet concise overview of this emerging discipline. The book addresses the central concerns of those interested in the subject. The articles are grouped into topical sections focusing on the experience of particular disciplines.
(11960 views)
Tertium Organumby P.D. Ouspensky - Manas Press , 1920
The mystery of space and time. Shadows and reality. Occultism and love. Animated nature. Voices of the stones. Mathematics of the infinite. The logic of ecstasy. Mystical theosophy. Cosmic consciousness. The New Morality. Birth of the superman.
(18877 views)