All,<br><br>Don’t recall if I even did an intro, so just in case – HI! I am currently a lecturer in the Communication Studies and the Television, Radio, Film, and Theatre departments at San Jose State University in California.* My background is in media law and policy with a focus on activist use of media, specially micro radio. I am currently working on developing theory to address the formation of collective action networks in digital environments. I live in Santa Cruz.<br>
<br>* (pending the outcome of the current budget…)<br><br><br>Okay – I am current redesigning a Media Theory and Research course (again) and am looking for an exemplar (or at least very good) journal article (the newer the better) that uses semiotic analysis. My students are mostly media production majors so something “straight-forward” with a solid media hook would be ideal. I have something for them that gives them the basics. <br>
<br>I have been stymied by a 14 month embargo on Semiotica (just here or is this everywhere and if so, WHAT is up with that?). Actually, Arning’s 2009 <i>Kitsch, irony, and consumerism: A semiotic analysis of Diesel advertising 2000–2008</i> looked like it had potential but I can’t get at it.<br>
<br>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br><br>-TED<br>-- <br>Ted M. Coopman Ph.D.<br>Lecturer<br>Communication Studies<br>Television, Radio, Film & Theatre<br>San Jose State University<br>