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12%OFFMatthew W. Seeger - Narratives of Crisis: Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal (High Reliability and Crisis Management) - 9780804799515 - V9780804799515
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Narratives of Crisis: Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal (High Reliability and Crisis Management)

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Description for Narratives of Crisis: Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal (High Reliability and Crisis Management) Paperback. This book develops a typology of crisis narratives (accounts of blame, stories of renewal, victim narratives, heroic tales, and memorials), that provide an organizing framework for analyzing crises and understanding how competing stories battle for dominance in the wake of a disaster. Series: High Reliability and Crisis Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: KJM; KJP; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
How did you first hear about 9/11? What images come to mind when you think of Hurricane Katrina? How did your community react to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? You likely have your own stories about these tragic events. Yet, as a society, we rarely stop to appreciate the narratives that follow a crisis and their tremendous impact. This book examines the fundamental role that narratives play in catastrophic events. A crisis creates a communication vacuum, which is then populated by the stories of those who were directly affected, as well as crisis managers, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Stanford Business Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
High Reliability and Crisis Management
Condition
New
Weight
316g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804799515
SKU
V9780804799515
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About Matthew W. Seeger
Matthew W. Seeger>/b> is Dean of the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts and Professor of Communication at Wayne State University. Timothy L. Sellnow is Professor of Strategic Communication in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida.

Reviews for Narratives of Crisis: Telling Stories of Ruin and Renewal (High Reliability and Crisis Management)
People's lives require the defining logic, structure, meaning, and impact of narratives. In Narratives of Crisis, Seeger and Sellnow examine how people mainstream crisis communication and management. This clear, coherent mix of research and case illustration probes our narrative reactions to the uncertainty inherent in disaster.
Robert L. Heath
University of Houston
Seeger and Sellnow ... Read more

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