SOS : Medien des Überlebens : die existenzielle Bedeutung von Lebenszeichen in Notfällen /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Siegler, Martin (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]
Series:	Undisziplinierte Bücher ; Bd. 9.
Subjects:	Distress signals. Sociolinguistics. Mass media and language. Assistance in emergencies. Signaux de détresse. Sociolinguistique. Médias et langage. Secours d'urgence. sociolinguistics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Item Description:	Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 2021. "SOS signals, knocks, flares, or messages in a bottle: when people find themselves in distress, they must use all possible means to draw attention to themselves. They have to send distress signals in order to stay alive. This book examines numerous catastrophes to show why people in emergencies are existentially dependent on media and means of communication."--Publisher's website.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 313-337) and index.
ISBN:	9783111075341 3111075346