Communication Studies: Books & eBooks

This subject guide is a starting point for communication-related research, including mass media, speech communication, and more.

Selected Faculty eBooks

On the Frontier of Science An American Rhetoric of Exploration and Exploitation

Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity

Undercover Asian: Multiracial Asian Americans in Visual Culture

Things Worth Keeping: The Value of Attachment in a Disposable World

NGOs as Newsmakers: The Changing Landscape of International News

Collaborating against Human Trafficking : Cross-Sector Challenges and Practices

Chronicling Trauma: Journalists and Writers on Violence and Loss

Sourcebook of Nonverbal Measures: Going Beyond Words

God Willing? Political Fundamentalism in the White House, the "War on Terror," and the Echoing Press

With Malice Toward All? : The Media and Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions

Communicating the Future : Solutions for Environment, Economy and Democracy

Transcending Blackness: From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial

Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies

From Yahweh to Yahoo!: The Religious Roots of the Secular Press

Shaping Science with Rhetoric : The Cases of Dobzhansky, Schrodinger, and Wilson

Media Technologies: Essays on Communication, Materiality, and Society

Vigilante Newspapers: A Tale of Sex, Religion, and Murder in the Northwest

OurSpace : Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture

Historical Dictionary of African American Television

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Selected Books from UW Faculty

Collaborating Against Human Trafficking by Kirsten Foot
Call Number: Suzzallo and Allen Libraries Stacks: HQ281 .F656 2016

ISBN: 9781442246928

Publication Date: 2015-09-04

"In the fight against human trafficking, cross-sector collaboration is vital--but often, systemic tensions undermine the effectiveness of these alliances. Kirsten Foot explores the most potent sources of such difficulties, offering insights and tools that leaders in every sector can use to re-think the power dynamics of partnering."
Fotohistorias by Ricardo Gomez; Sara Vannini
Call Number: Suzzallo and Allen Libraries Stacks: HD5856.U62 W24 2015

ISBN: 9781517464660

Publication Date: 2015-09-21

"Fotohistorias (color version) is a participatory photography project that documents the life stories of migrants in the North, in the South, and at the US-Mexico Border, to help surface the richness, diversity and depth of their roots, experiences, and aspirations."
Global Asian American Popular Cultures by Shilpa Dave (Editor); LeiLani Nishime (Editor); Tasha Oren (Editor)
Call Number: UW Bothell/CC Library: E184.A75 G55 2016

ISBN: 9781479867097

Publication Date: 2016-05-16

"A toolkit for understanding how Asian Americans influence, consume and are reflected by mainstream media."
Journalism as Activism by Adrienne Russell
Call Number: Suzzallo and Allen Libraries Stacks: PN4751 .R88 2016

ISBN: 9780745671260

Publication Date: 2016-10-10

"Journalism remains one of the main sites of communication power, an expanded space where citizens, protesters, PR professionals, tech developers and hackers can directly shape the news. Adrienne Russell reports on media power from one of the most vibrant corners of the journalism field, the corner where journalists and activists from countries around the world cross digital streams and end up updating media practices and strategies."
Postracial Resistance by Ralina L. Joseph
Call Number: On order

ISBN: 1479886378

Publication Date: 2018-10-09

"How Black women in the spotlight negotiate the post-racial gaze of Hollywood and beyond."

Books in the UW Libraries

The UW Libraries arranges books by Library of Congress call numbers. Communication is covered in many academic disciplines (e.g., geography, history, medicine, political science, psychology, and sociology). You will find books related to communication topics throughout the UW Libraries.

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If you would like to suggest that the library purchase a communication-related book, please email Jessica. Provide as much of the following information as possible: author, title, publisher, year, or link to web page about the book.

E-Book Collections

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