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The recognition that identity is mutable, multi-layered and subject to multiple modes of construction and de-construction has contributed to problematizing the issues associated with its representation in discourse, which has recently been attracting increasing attention in different disciplinary areas. Identity representation is the main focus of this volume, which analyses instances of multimedia and multimodal communication to the public at large for commercial, informative, political or cultural purposes. In particular, it examines the impact of the increasingly sophisticated forms of expression made available by the evolution of communication technologies, especially in computer-mediated or web-based settings, but also in more traditional media (press, cinema, TV). The basic assumption shared by all contributors is that communication is the locus where identities, either collective, social or individual, are deliberately constructed and negotiated. In their variety of topics and approaches, the studies collected in this volume testify to the criticality of representing personal, professional and organizational identities through the new media, as their ability to reach a virtually unlimited audience amplifies the potential political, cultural and economic impact of discursive identity constructions. They also confirm that new highly sophisticated media can forge identities well beyond the simply iconic or textual representation, generating deeply interconnected webs of meaning capable of occupying an expanding - and adaptable - discursive space.

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Book category Books in English Language Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) Language learning: specific skills

• Full title: Identities across Media and Modes: Discursive Perspectives
• Author: Giuliana Garzone, Paola Catenaccio
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 379
• EAN: 9783034303866
• ISBN: 9783034303866
• ID: 10023234
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Weight: 544 g
• Dimensions: 153 × 225 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. March 2010

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