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This volume examines the effects of the decolonization of communication studies. It shows that the discipline has undergone a rapid paradigm shift since the launching of the Ferment in the Field special edition of the Journal of Communication, in which scholars were called upon to rethink the field because of the crisis it was facing.

Grounded in media studies, this chapter discusses how different minority languages are served by the media in various contexts. It specifically addresses how the needs of minority language speakers are fulfilled by the media in different languages. A pertinent issue in this context is how users of minority languages consume media in various languages in the emerging digital media ecosystem. Our focus on minority languages can contribute to many aspects of research on language contact, such as issues of language conflict, ethodologies useful for studying language contact, language standardization, language shift, and language planning, policy, and politics. This focus is particularly interesting, as minority language speakers often have more varied language skills and needs (which they fulfill through their daily media habits) than the 'average' mainstream media consumer. Furthermore, minority languages tend to be more threatened than nurtured by the media, as a result of varied and asymmetric language contacts. ; Peer reviewed

SENIOR THESIS - Communication Studies, Spring 2002 Laura Veazey. Deborah Tannen Meets Walt Disney: A Study of Gender Communication in Animated Films. 5-03-02. 22 pgs. Bridgette Horsley [title page not included] 24 pgs. Athena Oliff. Do You See What I am Saying? A Study of Meaning in Signs. May 5, 2002. 20 pgs. Elizabeth Rose Hadrys. Excercising the Lungs and the Hands of Justice Amending the Constitution Through the Rights of Flag Burning .May 2, 2002. 20 pgs. Stephanie Ann Stevens. Bridging the Gap: A Case Study of the Effect of Popular Music/ Culture, MTV and BET. April 24, 2002. 25 pgs. Blakley Edwards Why Does American Love Reality Television. May 6, 2002. 21 pgs. David Gregory. Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood and the Concept of the Emerging Adult. May 5, 2002 22 pgs. Matthew Steven Rinker. The Centralization of Political Campaigning. Spring 2002. 27 pgs. Eric Foor. Television Violence and Perception : The Difference Between Males and Females. April 24, 2002. 22 pgs. Allyson Blake. [untitled/no title page included] Spring 2002. 20 pgs

Introduction to Communication Studies for Southern African Students 2nd edition is an introductory textbook on the theories of and approaches to communication studies for first-year students. Building on the framework of the first edition it reflects the dynamic evolution of communication studies in the recent past, introducing new insights and approaches to communication media and digital communication. Acknowledging the unique requirements of the African communication environment, the text is illuminated with a range of uniquely South and southern African examples to contextualise the theory, with chapters written by leading academic authors from East and Southern Africa.

1. Communication theory -- 2. Other models -- 3. Communication, meaning, and signs -- 4. Codes -- 5. Signification -- 6. Semiotic methods and applications -- 7. Structuralist theory and applications -- 8. Empirical methods -- 9. Ideology and meanings.

This volume assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. For students who have never studied Communication Studies before, it will give an idea of what to expect. For students already studying Media or Communication Studies at school or college, it will provide a concise but comprehensive learning aid.Part One includes an overview of Communication Studies, a survey of the current approaches to and theories about Communication that are taught in the majority of UK universities, and the Communication Studies Toolkit - a roundup of the different approaches used to make sense of their objects of study, including semiotics, discourse analysis, social constructionism, visual rhetorics, historical materialism, psychoanalysis, gender criticism (including feminism, postfeminism, and queer theory), structuralism and poststructuralism, postmodernism and postcolonialism.Part Two covers study skills for undergraduate communication - the level of reading required, types of assignments and assessment, time management, how to use a tutorial, recording notes in lectures, writing skills and revising for and passing examinations (including 'model' exam questions and answers)