{"product_id":"microhistories-of-communication-studies-mapping-the-future-of-communication-through-local-narratives-nca-studies-in-communication-9780367028398","title":"Microhistories of Communication Studies Mapping","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of an academic discipline is usually conveyed in grand movements and long spans, but it can also be told through the lives of individual scholars, through the development of specialties, through the creation and change of departments, and through the formation and transformation of organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing twelve histories of micro-dimensions of communication studies, this volume shows how sometimes small decisions, single scholars, individual departments, and marginalized voices can have dramatic roles in the history and future of an academic discipline. As a compilation of micro-histories with macro-lessons this volume stands alone in communication studies. Read as a companion to \u003ci\u003eA Century of Communication Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, the National Communication Associationâs centennial volume, it offers rich detail, missing links, and local narratives that fully flesh out the discipline. In either case, no education in communication studies is complete without an understanding of the themes, challenges, and triumphs embodied by the twelve micro-histories offered in this book. This book was originally published as two special issues of \u003ci\u003eReview of Communication. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Hundred Paths, a Shared Journey\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e1. A Well-Trained Tongue: The Origins of the Public Speaking Curriculum at the University of Minnesota, 1890-1910\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2. Herbert A. Wichelns at the Discipline’s Centennial Mark: Re-Reading a Prospectus for Rhetoric As an Independent Discipline\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eLambda Pi Eta: \u003c\/i\u003eThe Founding and Evolution of Communication’s Undergraduate Honor Society from a Systems Perspective\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e4. The Rhetoric of James J. Murphy: Continuity, Commitment, Community\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e5. Anonymity, Confidentiality, Privacy, and Identity: The Ties That Bind and Break in Communication Research\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e6. Narrative Theory and Criticism: An Overview Toward Clusters and Empathy\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e7. Exploring Organizational Communication (Micro) History Through Network Connections\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e8. Mapping a History of Applied Communication Research: Themes and Concepts in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Applied Communication Research \u003c\/i\u003e9. Forging a Path: Past and Present Scope of Critical Race Theory and Latina\/o Critical Race Theory in Communication Studies\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e10. An LCSD \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eLa Raza \u003c\/i\u003eMicrohistory: The Latina\/o Communication Studies Division \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eLa Raza \u003c\/i\u003eCaucus of the National Communication Association\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e11. Experience Is the Best Teacher: the NCA Experiential Learning in Communication Division\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e12. Disciplining Communication Study at the University of Illinois at Chicago, 1973-2007 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017830465879,"sku":"9780367028398","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367028398.jpg?v=1750774809","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/microhistories-of-communication-studies-mapping-the-future-of-communication-through-local-narratives-nca-studies-in-communication-9780367028398","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}