Resources: Media Psychology
This is a list of publications that I found riveting enough to actually purchase when I was doing some grad work on Media Psychology & Social Change. I don’t think this should be kept to just Psychology or Media Studies alone. Even those seeking to effectively promote themselves, especially in a creative profession, should absorb as much on this topic as one can. It will greatly improve how you look at and approach your own communication solutions.
Groundswell, Expanded and Revised:
Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies
Originally published by Harvard Business Press, this one stays in line with it’s own topic and continually updates with new editions. Click on the image thumbnail to the left or HERE for the new Groundswell, Expanded and Revised edition. Don’t stare at the cover too long or you’ll go blind. Just saying.
Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide
Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award
2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
This was required reading for me, and there are a lot of positive reviews and ratings on it out there that will probably encourage you to buy your own copy. It’s pretty good stuff… I’ve read it.
How We Decide
“Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of both feeling and reason—and the precise mix depends on the situation. How We Decide shows how people are taking advantage of the new science to make better television shows, win more football games, and improve military intelligence. His goal is to answer two questions that are of interest to just about anyone, from CEOs to firefighters: How does the human mind make decisions? And how can we make those decisions better?”
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
#1 New York Times Bestseller
“With unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life.”
