{"title":"Paddy Scannell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaddy Scannell\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate ways humans connect through communication and expression. His works delve into the social and cultural dimensions of how we interact, offering thoughtful insights into everyday conversations and the deeper meanings behind our words and songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect to engage with texts that bridge education and cultural studies, inviting reflection on the roles that language and music play in shaping human experience. Scannell’s writing invites both curiosity and understanding in the realms of communication and media.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-and-communication-by-paddy-scannell-9781509547531","title":"Love and Communication","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking a 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing these linkages, Scannell makes the case for recognising what a religious sensibility might reveal about these technologies and the fundamental differences between a human-made 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, the essential conundrum of today is highlighted: do we wish to remain in a human world, or embrace something beyond?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362803859692,"sku":"9781509547531","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12497563482725.jpg?v=1772901143"},{"product_id":"why-do-people-sing-by-paddy-scannell-9781509529438","title":"Why Do People Sing?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Do People Sing?\u003c\/i\u003e, Paddy Scannell explores some of the mysteries at the heart of vocal communication. What explains the communicative musicality of the voices between parent and child as a baby learns to talk? Can readers of fiction hear the voices of authors and characters within soundless written texts? How has radio affected voice, talk, music, and singing, and how has it made them public in new ways? By putting the voice into recordings, to what extent have broadcasting technologies provided a radically new resource for historians? These questions and more are explored in the first three chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the final chapter, Scannell boldly puts into words the inexpressible experience of listening to singing, wherein the glory of the human voice finds its purest expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis highly original book makes a distinctive intervention by stressing the inherently positive qualities of talk (rather than language) as the basis for communication. Concise and beautifully written, it is suitable for students and scholars of media, communication, and other disciplines across the humanities, as well as general readers with an interest in this fascinating topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464780759276,"sku":"9781509529438","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509529438-why-do-people-sing.jpg?v=1775054635"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/paddy-scannell.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}