Dennis D. Cali (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) is Professor and Chair of the Communication Department at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he has been awarded the President's Scholarly Achievement Award. He has authored or edited two other books, and his research appears in book chapters and in journals including China Media Research, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Explorations in Media Ecology, and the Journal of Mass Media Ethics, among others.

Foreword - Preface - Section One: Foundational Questions - What Is Media Ecology? - What Are the Primary Themes of Media Ecology? - What Are the Margins of Media Ecology? - Section Two: Canonical Figures - Marshall McLuhan-Canada's and the Field's Intellectual Comet - Walter J. Ong: Voice of Consciousness in Orality-Literacy - Jacques Ellul: Prophet of La Technique - Section Three: Orality-Literacy Studies - Orality-Literacy Studies - Section Four: Technology Studies - Technology Studies - Section Five: Culture Studies - Culture Studies - Section Six: Bias Studies - Bias Studies - Section Seven: Language Studies - Language Studies - Section Eight: "Doing" Media Ecology - Doing Media Ecology - Index.