ISBN:
9780415071376
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (295 p)
Series Statement:
Communication and Society
Parallel Title:
Print version Critical Communication Studies : Essays on Communication, History and Theory in America
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The development of communication studies has been a lively process of adoption and integration of theoretical constructs from Pragmatism, Critical Theory and Cultural Studies. Critical Communication Studies describes the intellectual and professional forces that have shaped research interests and formed alliances in the pursuit of particular goals. Hanno Hardt reflects on the need to come to terms with the role of history in academic work and locates the intellectual history within the context of competing social theories. The book provides a substantive foundation for understanding the field
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgments; Chapter 1 On defining the issues: Communication, history and theory; Chapter 2 On discovering communication: Pragmatism and the pursuit of social criticism; Chapter 3 On ignoring history: Mass communication research and the critique of society; Chapter 4 On introducing ideology: Critical Theory and the critique of culture; Chapter 5 On understanding hegemony: Cultural Studies and the recovery of the critical; Chapter 6 On locating critical concerns: Communication research between Pragmatism and Marxism
Description / Table of Contents:
Notes and referencesIndex
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
