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Critical Communication Studies: Essays on Communication, History and Theory in America (Communication and Society)
Critical Communication Studies Essays on Communication History and Theory in America - Communication and Society Author:Hanno Hardt Critical Communication Studies describes the intellectual and professional forces that have shaped research interests and formed alliances in pursuit of particular goals. Hardt reflects on the need to come to terms with the role of history in academic work and argues that terminologies, areas of scholarly interest and the domination of specific ... more »models of communication are products and expressions of cultural and historical conditions. Hardt locates this intellectual history within a context of competing social theories and in the proximity of social and political realities. Critical Communication Studies will provide a substantive foundation for understanding the field and will be a major text in courses dealing with communication history and theory.« less