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Critical Studies in Media Communication Special Issue:
Civil Discourse in the Face of Complex Social Issues

Critical Studies in Media Communication Today, as we move into the second decade of the twenty-first century, national and global social issues continue and emerge at a challenging pace. The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tsunamis in Asia, Hurricane Katrina, genocide in Darfur, the global economic crisis, driving while black and brown, the earthquake in Haiti, floods in Pakistan, the burgeoning prison industrial complex, the repeal and reinstatement of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, disappeared women in Juarez, Mexico, and tensions between North and South Korea - all of these environmental, economic, political, and social events, and many more like them, confront humans here and abroad in profoundly significant ways. Some might even go so far as to say philosophically that taking care of ourselves collectively is a necessary part of being human.

This special issue of Critical Studies in Media Communication, the first under the editorship of Kent Ono and Ron L. Jackson, explores the way transformation affects how we communicate and what we can do collectively to address humanity's problems.

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Journal of Applied Communication- Special issue Call for Papers

Special Issue of the Journal of Applied Communication: Examining the Linkages between Religion, Spirituality and Communication for Individual and Social Change

Overview: This special issue is devoted to research articles and essays that focus on the role and impact of religion and spirituality (R/S) on the design, impact and practice of communication via the media and between individuals. Papers that address practical implications and linkages between R/S and communication in areas such as health, well-being, personal relationships, instruction, policy, public understanding or social discourse will be ideal for this special issue.