This article introduces Figure/Ground Communication (www.figureground.ca), a research website at the intersection of media studies, continental philosophy and, broadly, the social sciences and the humanities. Through its scholarly interview series, Figure/Ground reflects the changing nature of scholarship and academia in…

This article introduces Figure/Ground Communication (www.figureground.ca), a research website at the intersection of media studies, continental philosophy and, broadly, the social sciences and the humanities. Through its scholarly interview series, Figure/Ground reflects the changing nature of scholarship and academia in…

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In this article, we argue that serious play and participatory development communication suggest complementary—even synergistic—methodological guidelines for enhancing communication in research. We begin by illustrating how four core functions of serious play closely correspond with key participatory development communication objectives.…

In this article, we argue that serious play and participatory development communication suggest complementary—even synergistic—methodological guidelines for enhancing communication in research. We begin by illustrating how four core functions of serious play closely correspond with key participatory development communication objectives.…

This study uses content analysis and in-depth interviews to examine the use and conceptions of hyperlinks among news websites, independent bloggers, and blogging journalists, particularly the way that they contribute to episodic, thematic, and conflict news frames. The news sites’…

Online social platforms collapse or converge public and private boundaries, creating both opportunities and challenges for pursuing publicity, privacy, and sociality. Presentations of the self thus become networked performances that must convey polysemic content to audiences, actual and imagined, without…

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