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Joli Jensen

    Joli Jensen's work delves into the complex landscape of media and communication studies. Her analyses critically examine how messages are constructed, disseminated, and how they shape our perception of reality. Jensen emphasizes a thoughtful approach, offering readers fresh perspectives on the media environment we inhabit. Her writing encourages a deeper consideration of the power and influence inherent in mass communication.

    Is Art Good for Us?
    Write No Matter What
    • 2017

      Write No Matter What

      • 178 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.4(564)Add rating

      Writing in academe. Letting go of the dream ; Demystifying academic writing ; Craftsman attitude -- Using tools that work. Three taming techniques ; Securing time ; Securing space ; Securing energy -- Challenging writing myths. Draining the drama ; Demons in for tea ; The magnum opus myth ; The impostor syndrome ; The cleared-deck fantasy ; The hostile reader fear ; Compared with X ; The perfect first sentence ; One more source -- Maintaining momentum. Follow the lilt ; Beginnings and endings ; Finding the lost trail ; Effective feedback ; Handling revisions and rejections ; Working with stalls ; Relinquishing toxic projects ; Back-burner projects ; Breaks, summers, and sabbaticals -- Building writing support. Overcoming isolation ; Creating faculty writing groups ; Building campus writing support.

      Write No Matter What
    • 2002

      Is Art Good for Us?

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Are the arts good for us? This work questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts.

      Is Art Good for Us?