Gunther Kress

A new book in our field (amazon.com says it's a sub-field but there is a field out there for us, I'm sure), Multimodality: Exploring Contemporary Methods of Communication by Gunther Kress is coming out October 1st. I found this by the most scholarly of research methods, Amazon.com. Here is their quick book description:

"Multimodality is a new and rapidly developing sub-field of communication studies which looks beyond language to the multiple modes of communicating or making meaning - from images to sound and music. Gunther Kress, a pioneer in the field of multimodality and the co-author of the bestselling Reading Images, produces a comprehensive theoretical framework for the study of the topic providing sample analyses and suggestions for further reading. This exploration of this exciting new area in communication will be of interest to undergraduate and post graduate students in the fields of media, communication studies, education, English language and applied linguistics."

Here's the link if anyone wants to pre-order a copy. Amazon apparantly thought I would (I have a little thing for Gunther). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415320615/ref=pe_pe_5050_6688310_pe_snp_615