On the intellectual structure of the human communication discipline

Powers, John H.

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“…The discipline’s efforts to theorize world and word also implicate a second set of persistent concerns: who or what communicates? Though communication scholars often study the speech of individual humans, Powers (1995) notes that the discipline theorizes the connections between different ‘levels’ of communication. Researchers link the talk inside a person’s head (intrapersonal communication) with other-oriented talk (interpersonal communication) (e.g.…”

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Reflexive voicing: a communicative approach to intersectional writing

Harris

2015

Qualitative Research

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Intersectionality has increasing traction in interdisciplinary inquiry, yet questions remain about qualitative intersectional methods. In particular, scholars have yet to consider how to write qualitative research in the service of intersectionality. Drawing upon my disciplinary training in communication studies, I argue that the field's theoretical grounding offers useful resources for advancing intersectional writing. Because communication theory posits that symbols both reflect and make reality, it resonates with an intersectional desire to simultaneously describe and transform the world through critical analysis. Using exemplars from communication scholars, I highlight how this interplay of approaches can advance identity politics and trouble identity categories. Furthermore this approach can help qualitative writers to link what some perceive to be distinct 'levels' of analysis. By discussing techniques for coupling reflexivity and voice, I make communication theory intelligible for intersectional writing and also invite communication studies to become more intersectional.

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Reflexive voicing: a communicative approach to intersectional writing

Harris

2015

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“…These perspectives can enable listening scholars, teachers, and practitioners to identify more fully the principles underlying their work in this important communication function. Powers (1995) has offered a conceptual model for understanding the intellectual structure of the communication field, suggesting that we can organize our knowledge into tiers: content and form of messages; communicators; levels of communication; and communication contexts. Interestingly, most of the theory that groups in the "communicators" category centers on the communicator as producer/sender of the communication messages.…”

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Listening Engagement: Intersecting Theoretical Perspectives

Wolvin

2010

Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century

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In this chapter Wolvin reviews some of the principal research and theory in listening in order to provide a foundation for building listening theory. Recognizing that a great deal of work has been done in the study of listening, he proposes that this work can be characterized from physiological, psychological, sociological, and communicative perspectives which frame an engagement theory of listening. These perspectives can enable listening scholars, teachers, and practitioners to identify more fully the principles underlying their work in this important communication function. Powers (1995) has offered a conceptual model for understanding the intellectual structure of the communication field, suggesting that we can organize our knowledge into tiers: content and form of messages; communicators; levels of communication; and communication contexts. Interestingly, most of the theory that groups in the "communicators" category centers on the communicator as producer/sender of the communication messages.

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A study on construction and analysis of discipline knowledge structure of Chinese LIS based on CSSCI

Wang

Deng

2016

Scientometrics

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On the intellectual structure of the human communication discipline

Cited by 12 publications

References 182 publications

Reflexive voicing: a communicative approach to intersectional writing

Reflexive voicing: a communicative approach to intersectional writing

Listening Engagement: Intersecting Theoretical Perspectives

A study on construction and analysis of discipline knowledge structure of Chinese LIS based on CSSCI

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