Communication Studies Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Interpersonal Communication

   Putting Theory into Practice

   By Denise Solomon, Jennifer Theiss

   Some of us may believe that interpersonal communication is a matter of common sense or that skillful communication is an innate ability that you either have or you don’t. In this text, Denise Solomon and Jennifer Theiss demonstrate that interpersonal communication skills are not just common...

   Published January 2nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Strategic Planning for Public Relations

   4th Edition

   By Ronald D. Smith

   This innovative and popular text provides a clear pathway to developing public relations campaigns and other types of strategic communication. Implementing the pragmatic, in-depth approach of the previous editions, author Ronald D. Smith presents a step-by-step unfolding of the strategic campaign...

   Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge
3. Digital Storytelling

   Capturing Lives, Creating Community

   By Joe Lambert

   Listen deeply. Tell stories. This is the mantra of the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) in Berkeley California, which, since 1998 has worked with nearly 1,000 organizations around the world and trained more than 15,000 people in the art of digital storytelling. In this revised...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
4. Evaluating Communication for Development

   A Framework for Social Change

   By June Lennie, Jo Tacchi

   Evaluating Communication for Development presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating communication for development (C4D). This framework combines the latest thinking from a number of fields in new ways. It critiques dominant instrumental, accountability-based approaches to development and...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Reader in Rhetorical Criticism

   Edited by Brian Ott, Greg Dickinson

   Bringing together 50 key readings on rhetorical criticism in a single accessible format, The Rhetorical Criticism Reader furnishes instructors with an ideal resource for teaching and practicing the art of rhetorical criticism. Unlike existing readers and textbooks, which rely on cookie-cutter...

   Published October 16th 2012 by Routledge
6. Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies

   By Bonnie S. Brennen

   This book introduces the essential qualitative methods used in media research, with an emphasis on integrating theory with practice. Each method is introduced through step-by-step instruction on conducting research and interpreting research findings, alongside in-depth discussions of the historical...

   Published September 24th 2012 by Routledge
7. Sports on Television

   The How and Why Behind What You See

   By Dennis Deninger

   In Sports on Television, Dennis Deninger provides an all-encompassing view of the sports television industry. He progresses from the need for this book, to the history of the industry and discipline, to the pioneering events of sports broadcasting and sports television, to a nuts-and bolts,...

   Published August 21st 2012 by Routledge
8. Exploring Health Communication

   Language in Action

   By Kevin Harvey, Nelya Koteyko

   Series: Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics

   Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as advanced undergraduates. Titles in the series are...

   Published August 20th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Public Relations Strategic Toolkit

   An Essential Guide to Successful Public Relations Practice

   By Alison Theaker, Heather Yaxley

   The Public Relations Strategic Toolkit provides a structured approach to understanding public relations and corporate communications. The focus is on professional skills development as well as approaches that are widely recognised as 'best practice'. Original methods are considered alongside well...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Media Studies Reader

    Edited by Laurie Ouellette

    Designed for the critical media studies curriculum, The Media Studies Reader is an entry point into the major theories and debates that have shaped critical media studies from the 1940s to the present. Combining foundational essays with influential new writings, this collection provides a tool box...

    Published July 17th 2012 by Routledge