Social justice research: Alive and well in the field of communication

Hans-Georg Gadamer'sPraxis: Implications for Connection and Action in Communication Studies

“…According to Frey et al, social justice research ''identifies and foregrounds the grammars that oppress or underwrite relationships of domination and then reconstructs those grammars'' (p.112). And Wood (1996) has noted that ''egregious inequities and intolerable oppression still poison social life and should not be ignored by responsible scholars'' (p. 132).…”

Dialectic of Unity and Fragmentation in Feeding the Homeless: Promoting Social Justice Through Communication

“…In fact, the communication discipline "would benefit from the commitment of a larger, more coordinated share of our energies to studies, practices, and teaching that promote social justice" (Frey et al, 1996, p. 110). Wood (1996) echoed this perspective when she contended that the discipline of communication should commit strongly to research, teaching, and practice focused on social justice. Not only do few communication scholars focus on social justice, the work of those who do is often relegated to the margins (Wood, 1996).…”

“…Wood (1996) echoed this perspective when she contended that the discipline of communication should commit strongly to research, teaching, and practice focused on social justice. Not only do few communication scholars focus on social justice, the work of those who do is often relegated to the margins (Wood, 1996).…”

Problems of exclusionary research criteria: The case against the “usable knowledge” litmus test for social justice communication research

“…n a 1996 Communication Studies' dialogue section, five Loyola University faculty led by Lawrence R. Frey 1 initiated a discussion on "social justice' 9 research and its role in the Communication discipline = As they hoped, their position provoked a lively exchange that included critiques by other social justice scholars including Julia T. Wood (1996) and Josina M. Makau (1996). This essay accepts the Loyola group's closing invitation to extend that discussion (Pollock et aL, 1996, p. 151), especially given one member's subsequent claim that presumption has shifted to favor their parameters for identifying and publishing social justice communication research (Pearce, 1998, p. 273).…”