Critical Communication Studies: Essays on Communication, History and Theory in America (Communication and Society) - Hardcover

Hardt, Hanno

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138143944 ISBN 13: 9781138143944

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

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 and will be a major text in all courses dealing with communication history and theory.

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About the Author:

Hanno Hardt is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa. He is the author of many scholarly journal articles and of books such as "Social Theories of the Press: Early German and American Perspectives" (1979, second edition 2001), "Critical Communication Studies: Communication, History & Theory in America," (1992), and "Interactions: Critical Studies in Communication, Media, and Journalism" (l998).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138143944
• ISBN 13: 9781138143944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300