Description
The Mass Comm Murders is a novel way (both literally and figuratively) to introduce students to mass communication theory. Berger's latest comic murder mystery again features Inspector Solomon Hunter and his sidekick, Sergeant Talcott Weams, in the search for who is snuffing out a group of media theorists-though only after each, in turn, explains his or her theory of mass communications. Highlighting theories from semiotics to the spiral of silence, Berger combines theoretical discussion with a satire of academia and a parody of the mystery genre, complete with eccentric professors and international intrigue. This fun and accessible text is an ideal supplement for courses in mass communication and communication theory.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Author's Note
Chapter 2 The Mass Comm Murders Personae
Chapter 3 "It's a very sad story," thought Elijah Ashdod-Sfard
Chapter 4 The Evangelical Hamburger
Chapter 5 "I'm Inspector Solomon Hunter," said the man in the tweed Brooks Brothers suit
Chapter 6 "Tell me, Professor Hadley-Lassiter," Hunter asked, "what you recall"
Chapter 7 Mikhaila Blotnik-Kiev Volo?inova looked scared
Chapter 8 Elijah Ashdod-Sfard gave a nervous smile
Chapter 9 "How can I help you?" asked Lisa Shauber Gurke
Chapter 10 "Simmul's room is surprisingly neat"
Chapter 11 "We've been really busy," said Dominick Wimmer
Chapter 12 "Nobody's seen Professor Gurke since last night"
Chapter 13 "She's not in her room," said Weems
Chapter 14 "Nothing here," said Weems
Chapter 15 Elijah Ashdod-Sfard's mind was racing
Chapter 16 Just as Weems and Hunter were getting out of the elevator
Chapter 2 The Mass Comm Murders Personae
Chapter 3 "It's a very sad story," thought Elijah Ashdod-Sfard
Chapter 4 The Evangelical Hamburger
Chapter 5 "I'm Inspector Solomon Hunter," said the man in the tweed Brooks Brothers suit
Chapter 6 "Tell me, Professor Hadley-Lassiter," Hunter asked, "what you recall"
Chapter 7 Mikhaila Blotnik-Kiev Volo?inova looked scared
Chapter 8 Elijah Ashdod-Sfard gave a nervous smile
Chapter 9 "How can I help you?" asked Lisa Shauber Gurke
Chapter 10 "Simmul's room is surprisingly neat"
Chapter 11 "We've been really busy," said Dominick Wimmer
Chapter 12 "Nobody's seen Professor Gurke since last night"
Chapter 13 "She's not in her room," said Weems
Chapter 14 "Nothing here," said Weems
Chapter 15 Elijah Ashdod-Sfard's mind was racing
Chapter 16 Just as Weems and Hunter were getting out of the elevator
Product details
| Published | 20 Mar 2002 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 9781461704812 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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