Communication Theory Today

by David Crowley (Editor), David Mitchell (Editor)

Overview

This state-of-the-art overview reflects the rich variety of approaches and disciplines embraced by contemporary communication studies. The book consists of thirteen original essays by some of the most prominent communication scholars, including Ien Ang, Deidre Boden, David Crowley, James M. Collins, Klaus Krippendorff, William Leiss, Denis McQuail, William Melody, Joshua Meyrowitz, David Mitchell, Mark Poster, Majid Tehranian, John B. Thompson and Teun A. van Dijk.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804723480
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	05/01/1994
Series:	Stanford Studies in the New Political Hi Ser.
Edition description:	1
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

David Crowley holds academic appointments in graduate studies at the University of Toronto's McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology and at McGill University's Graduate Program in Communications.

David Mitchell teaches in the Graduate Program in Communication Studies at the University of Calgary.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowlegements.

Communication in a Post-Mass Media World: David Crowley and David Mitchell.

Part I: Communication and the Mediation of Social Worlds:.

1. Social Theory and the Media: John B Thompson.

2. Medium Theory: Joshua Meyrowitz.

3. A Recursive Theory of Communication: Klaus Krippendorff.

Part II: Messages, Meanings, Discourse:.

4. Discourse and Cognition in Society: Teun A Van Dijk.

5. Risk Communication and Public Knowledge: William Leiss.

6.Talk, Text and History: Conversation Analysis and Communication Theory: Deidre Boden.

Part III: Contingency, Reflexivity, Post-Modernity:.

7. The Mode of Information and Postmodernity: Mark Poster.

8. In the Realm of Uncertainty: The Global Village and Capitalist Postmodernity: Ien Ang.

9. By Whose Authority? Accounting for Taste in Contemporary Popular Culture: James M Collins.

Part IV: Communication and Public Interests:.

10. Mass Communication and the Public Interest: Denis McQuail.

11. Electronic Networks, Social Relations and the Changing Structure of Knowledge: William Melody.

12. Communication and Development: Majid Tehranian.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"A sampling of recent theory work from twelve of the more interesting scholars concerned with communication in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. . . . The book is consistently more sociological than most work in communication studies. . . . I know of no other book that would be more useful in graduate sociology courses to address the relation between communication and social order."—Contemporary Sociology

From the Publisher

Offers an overview of current theoretical work in media and communications studies. Essays show how the changes currently taking place in information and communication are linked to developments at the global level and the individual level of interaction. Covers issues such as the intersection of communication theory with central themes in social theory and critical cultural studies, and the geopolitics of information and theories of development. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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