A Communication Perspective on the Military

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<<A Communication Perspective on the Military provides one of the first comprehensive studies of the communicative dimensions of military relationships, martial theories, and military practices. This insightful book extends the work of humanists and social scientists who investigate the unique challenges that confront military families and other communities who must cope with the mediated coverage of wars as well as other military rhetorics. I anticipate that in the coming years this book will be considered 'must' reading for those who will soon be preparing syllabi for courses in military communication, critical security studies, and strategic military communication.>>
(Marouf Arif Hasian, University of Utah)
<<Given the powerful pull of militarism in our current culture and the centrality of communication practices and technologies to military operations, not enough attention has been paid to military communication. Fortunately, A Communication Perspective on the Military brings the full force of the communication discipline to bear upon this inherently fraught and difficult-to-manage terrain. The volume succeeds in drawing together a wide array of theoretical and methodological traditions to expand and inform the collective conversation in which we should all participate. Sahlstein Parcell and Webb prove that beginning such a complex international discussion should start with serious intellectual investigation. >>
(Jeremy Packer, University of Toronto)
<<Sahlstein Parcell and Webb have produced the most comprehensive collection of essays and empirical studies on communication and the military that our discipline has seen to date - works that are timely, theoretically grounded, and rich with exemplars. The editors bring together scholars from several areas of the communication discipline (e.g., family communication, media studies, rhetoric) whose research explores the military. Too often these areas of scholarship are read in isolation from each other, but this volume illustrates the potential for creating points of intersections between them.>>
(Steven R. Wilson, Purdue University) <<A Communication Perspective on the Military provides one of the first comprehensive studies of the communicative dimensions of military relationships, martial theories, and military practices. This insightful book extends the work of humanists and social scientists who investigate the unique challenges that confront military families and other communities who must cope with the mediated coverage of wars as well as other military rhetorics. I anticipate that in the coming years this book will be considered 'must' reading for those who will soon be preparing syllabi for courses in military communication, critical security studies, and strategic military communication.>>
(Marouf Arif Hasian, University of Utah)
<<Given the powerful pull of militarism in our current culture and the centrality of communication practices and technologies to military operations, not enough attention has been paid to military communication. Fortunately, A Communication Perspective on the Military brings the full force of the communication discipline to bear upon this inherently fraught and difficult-to-manage terrain. The volume succeeds in drawing together a wide array of theoretical and methodological traditions to expand and inform the collective conversation in which we should all participate. Sahlstein Parcell and Webb prove that beginning such a complex international discussion should start with serious intellectual investigation. >>
(Jeremy Packer, University of Toronto)
<<Sahlstein Parcell and Webb have produced the most comprehensive collection of essays and empirical studies on communication and the military that our discipline has seen to date - works that are timely, theoretically grounded, and rich with exemplars. The editors bring together scholars from several areas of the communication discipline (e.g., family communication, media studies, rhetoric) whose research explores the military. Too often these areas of scholarship are read in isolation from each other, but this volume illustrates the potential for creating points of intersections between them.>>
(Steven R. Wilson, Purdue University)