| Critical Communication Studies: Essays on Communication, History and Theory in America Contributor(s): Hardt, Hanno (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415071372 ISBN-13: 9780415071376 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 302.2 |
| LCCN: 91016892 |
| Series: Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.34" W x 8.64" (0.85 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |