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Exploring the ways in which Black/African American communication works as part of a dynamic intercultural and interracial interaction, this book draws from critical accounts to highlight tensions and strategies for communicators and suggests that rhetorical devices illustrated in classic texts continue to inform intercultural and interracial communication today.

This is for reflective practitioners, for people wishing to inquire into what is involved in thinking "in the moment" when encountering unique, "first-time" events. It is also about complexity considered as a third realm of mysterious events subsisting between those we call problems which we can solve by rational thought, and those we call ineffable which we cannot at all describe in words

Divergent thinking tests are given more often than any other test of creativity. They are not actually tests of creativity per se but are instead assessments of creative potential. They are based on sound scientific theory and have been improved many times over the years. This volume describes the theory supporting the use of divergent thinking tests. It also presents specific research findings.

As writing researchers have begun untangling the complexities of ethical research practice, new practices have developed and new issues have arisen. This volume contributes to the continuing examination and development of ethically responsible, self-reflexive, and systematic research on writing.

For over forty years, Edward M. White, author seminal works in instruction and evaluation, has led debates about accountability by focusing on student learning. In this edited collection, thirty five leaders in assessment pay tribute to Professor White by documenting the landscape, strategies, consequence, and future of the field.

This book draws on scholarship that in theoretical and practical terms focuses on the centrality of communication as a scholarly pursuit, as an intellectual enterprise and as a pervasive element of everyday life. The authors examine the history and present contours of the field, bringing new insight and clarity into the role communication plays in academic and scholarship.

Provides an in-depth account of the Euro-American visualisation of the conflict in Afghanistan. Comparing images in public affairs, psychological warfare, journalism and the photo-book, the author argues that there are no strong boundaries between photography in war and photography about war.

Incorporating chapters by some of the top researchers in communication, this book covers communication work specific to difficult conversations and challenging issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.

Provides the analytical and conceptual framework from which to explore the issue of political economy of communication. The chapters introduce the reader to the knowledge of the features, inner contradictions and the dialectics of regional alternative communication versus information control.

Explores the relationship between American superhero comics and progaganda during World War II. The book argues that superhero comics were an important means by which the war was represented to the American people.