<ENGLISH ONLY, NO TRANSLATION NECESSARY> May be of interest to many of you. Please respond soon to klustyik(ATMARK)ithaca.edu, the books are going fast. ================= The International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics is looking for reviewers for its forthcoming special issue, "Convergences: Civil Society Media (CSM) and Policy" with guest editor, Gabriele Hadl (University of Tokyo), to be published Feb. 2009. Please find below a list of books available for review. We invite reviews of around 1000 words (one book) or 1200 (two books), towards the following editorial deadline: October 27, 2008. If you are interested in reviewing any of these books, please contact the book reviews editor Kati Lustyik with with your contact information and areas of specialization. E-mail: klustyik(ATMARK)ithaca.edu (NOTE: replace (ATMARK) with @) Books: 1. Understanding Alternative Media By Olga Bailey, Bart Cammaerts, Nico Carpentier Published by McGraw-Hill, 2007, AND Autonomous Media: Activating Resistance & Dissent By Andrea Langlois, Frédéric Dubois, Cumulus Press, 2005. 2. Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation By Steve Buckley, Kreszentia M. Duer, Toby Mendel, Sean O Siochru, Published by Univ of Michigan Press, 2008, AND Speech Rights in America: The First Amendment, Democracy, And the Media By Laura Lynn Stein, Published by University of Illinois Press, 2006. 3. Media and Ethnic Identity: Hopi Views on Media, Identity, and Communication By Ritva Levo-Henriksson, Published by Routledge, 2007, AND Something New in the Air: The Story of First Peoples Television Broadcasting in Canada By Lorna Frances Roth, Lorna Roth, Published by McGill-Queen's Press, 2005. 4. From the Margins to the Cutting Edge: Community Media and Empowerment By Peter M. Lewis, Susan Jones, Published by Hampton Press, 2006. 5. Alternative Media Handbook By Alan Fountain, Kate Coyer, Tony Dowmunt, Fountain Alan, Published by Routledge, 2008. 6. Communication for Social Change Anthology: Historical and Contemporary Readings By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Thomas Tufte, Published by CFSC Consortium, Inc., 2006. 7. Making Our Media: Global Initiatives Toward a Democratic Public Sphere Clemencia Rodríguez, Dorothy Kidd and Laura Stein (editors), Publication: forthcoming. Hampton Press. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information on the International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics please visit http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals.php?issn=17408296 and http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~icsks/mcp/aims.htm. For more information on the special issue, visit: http://homepage.mac.com/ellenycx/MCPSpecial/