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"You are looking at the tip of the top of a gigantic iceberg," begins the introduction of this single-volume media study, which considers alternative formats and grassroots experiences in communication media such as songs, graffiti, film, print, and the Internet. This encyclopedia focuses on 20th- and 21st-century social movement media, a topic on which editor Downing (director, Global Media Research Ctr., Southern Illinois Univ.) has written extensively. The A-to-Z entries come from varied and diverse contributors. A list of entries and an extensi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 9 Up—Debates may swirl about whether recent uprisings in the Middle East and Africa really owe their origins to Facebook or Twitter, but even die-hard Luddites must admit that social media had some role in facilitating the revolutions. Downing's fascinating work provides background to this subversive phenomenon over time and across the world in articles such as "Alternative Comics (United States)," "Angry Budd...Log In or Sign Up to Read More