{"product_id":"love-and-communication-hardback-9781509547524","title":"Love and Communication (Hardback) 9781509547524","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLove and Communication\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaddy Scannell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509547524, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.1 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLove and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e marks yet another chapter in Paddy Scannell’s searching and brilliant investigations of media, communication, and everyday life. Working through ideas about language and talk, Scannell provides a fascinating account of what restores our trust in the goodness of daily, everyday life: faith, hope, and love. For a new generation of media scholars grappling with a digital world on edge, this book is an indispensable guide.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAswin Punathambekar, University of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This rare and special book is the synthesis of a career considering the most fundamental issues of communication. It brings together talk and communication, language and writing, radio and television, along with three worlds: God’s world of yesterday, the human world of today, and the machine world of tomorrow.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Durham Peters, Yale University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Paddy Scannell’s new thought-provoking book is a sort of intellectual and scholarly testament...this profound study is a great deal more than merely a summary of a prominent communications scholar’s research and reflections. He also feels forced to explore hitherto largely ignored territory.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoegelinView\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing philosophical and religious inquiry into the meaning of “talk” – and ultimately the meaning of “being human.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking an historical approach, Paddy Scannell argues that the fundamental media of communication are (and always have been) talk and writing. Far from being made redundant by twentieth-century new media (radio and television), these old media laid the foundation for today’s technologies (AI and algorithms, for instance). Emphasizing these linkages, Scannell makes the case for recognizing what a religious sensibility might reveal about these technologies and the fundamental differences between a humanmade world and a world that is beyond our grasp. Drawing on the pioneering work of John Durham Peters, the book proposes that communication and love go together, which can be understood in two ways: as a human accomplishment, or a divine gift. Ultimately, the essential conundrum of today is highlighted: do we wish to remain in a human\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book draws on a lifetime of academic work and the author’s personal experience. It will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, who will welcome this highly original and searching examination of love as communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part One\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Talk and communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Writing and language\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One     The Still Face Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two     Talk and writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three   The wonder of the world \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part Two\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Miracles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four    Heidegger’s teacup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five    Miracles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six     Love and communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441808699672,"sku":"9781509547524","price":38.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509547524.jpg?v=1785026385","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/love-and-communication-hardback-9781509547524","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}