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Book cover: Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication StudiesCommunication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies
by - The Saylor Foundation ,
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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Book cover: Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, PracticeDigital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice
by - University of Michigan Press ,
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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Book cover: Digital Humanities Pedagogy: Practices, Principles and PoliticsDigital Humanities Pedagogy: Practices, Principles and Politics
by - Open Book Publishers ,
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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Book cover: Interdisciplining Digital HumanitiesInterdisciplining Digital Humanities
by - University of Michigan Press ,
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 ...
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Book cover: Statistics for the HumanitiesStatistics for the Humanities
by - British Academy ,
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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Book cover: Studies on the Legend of the Holy GrailStudies on the Legend of the Holy Grail
by - The Folk-lore Society ,
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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Book cover: The Theory of the TheatreThe Theory of the Theatre
by - H. Holt and company ,
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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Book cover: Tracking Changes in the HumanitiesTracking Changes in the Humanities
by - American Academy of Arts & Sciences ,
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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Book cover: A Companion to Digital HumanitiesA Companion to Digital Humanities
by - Wiley-Blackwell ,
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.
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Book cover: Tertium OrganumTertium Organum
by - Manas Press ,
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.
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