Communication as--: perspectives on theory

"In Communication as ... : Perspectives on Theory, editors Gregory J. Shepherd, Jeffrey St. John, and Ted Striphas bring together a collection of 27 essays that explores the wide range of theorizing about communication, cutting across all lines of traditional divisions in the field." "The essays in this text are written by leading scholars in the field of communication theory, with each scholar employing a particular stance or perspective on what communication theory is and how it functions. In essays that are brief, argumentative, and forceful, the scholars propose their perspective as a primary or essential way of viewing communication with decided benefits over other views."--Page 4 de couv.

Relationality / Celeste M. Condit -- Ritual / Eric W. Rothenbuhler -- Transcendence / Gregory T. Shepherd -- Constructive / Katherine Miller -- A practice / Robert T. Craig -- Collective memory / Carole Blair -- Vision / Cara A. Finnegan -- Embodiment / Carolyn Marvin -- Raced / Judith N. Martin and Thomas K. Nakayama -- Social identity / Jake Harwood -- Techné / Jonathan Sterne -- Dialogue / Leslie A. Baxter -- Autoethnography / Arthur P. Bochner and Carolyn S. Ellis -- Storytelling / Eric E. Peterson and Kristin M. Langellier -- Complex [ta1]organizing / James R. Taylor -- Structuring / David R. Seibold and Karen Kroman Myers -- Political participation / Todd Kelshaw -- Deliberation / John Gastil -- Diffusion / James W. Dearing -- Social influence / Frank Boster -- Rational argument / Robert C. Rowland -- Counterpublic / Daniel C. Brouwer -- Dissemination / John Durham Peters -- Articulation / Jennifer Daryl Slack -- Translation / Ted Striphas -- Communicability / Briankle Chang -- Failure / Jeffrey St. John.