Christian Vukasovich

Books

Vukasovich, C & Dejanovic-Vukasovich, T, (Pending). A chapter titled The Weaponization of Reporting: Using Nightmares to Sell War and Conflict will be published in The Global Handbook of Conflict and Peace Communication in September 2022 (Edited by Sudeshna Roy and published by Wiley Blackwell). The chapter, co-authored with Tamara Dejanovic-Vukasovich, demonstrates the role of fear appeals in conflict reporting used to establish the pretext for state violence in military conflicts. The book is an edited volume that utilizes case studies and conflict communication theory to posit workable and innovative peace communication strategies informing contemporary conflicts and communication practices.https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119246350/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_E44ST2VHRGSM6XMHAXWX.

Vukasovich, C. (under review). The Medium is the Weapon: The Business of War (Reporting). Book manuscript underway in the Media, War and Security series for Routledge, edited by Adam Hoskins and Oliver Boyd-Barrett. Currently under consideration for contract.

Journal Articles

Vukasovich, C. & Kostic, M. (Pending). Communicating During COVID-19 and Other Acute-Event Scenarios: A Practical Approach, will appear in the October 2022 issue of the Journal of Business and Technical Communication. The article presents pragmatic theory-grounded recommendations for adapting familiar discourses, semiotics, and mental scripts for more effective organizational communication during acute crises to ease organizational transitions and decrease uncertainty.

Vukasovich (USM), Cristina Negoita (Oregon Tech), Abou El-Makarim Aboueissa (USM), Marko N. Kostic (Durham College), and Tamara Dejanovic-Vukasovich (independent scholar), "Health Canada framing during COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Effective or not?" accepted to The Canadian Journal of Communication for 2023.