Studies in Communications is a series that presents contemporary scholarship on the central dynamic of society - communications. Theoretically grounded, empirical studies drawn from the social sciences focus on the institutional patterns and the dynamic processes of meaning construction. Drawing from theories in mass media/communications, critical theory, comparative and historical analysis, qualitative and quantitative research yield compelling themes. Applications for policy and for teaching are incorporated. New themes under the editorship of Diana Papademas will include: human rights and media; children/youth and new media; communities and information technology; communications and stereotypes; visual sociology. *Examines human rights and media from the perspective of the communications discipline*Focuses on human rights media and civil society and media discourse on diverse human rights issues*Includes a wide range of topics, from Eurpoean media to genocide in Bosnia, the Holocaust, and empowerment of women and children