John Dewey; A Critical Introduction to Media and Communication Theory

ISBN-13: 9781433126307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 214 str.

Lana F. Rakow

Opis

Going beyond Dewey's reputation in received histories in communication, this book documents his role beginning at the University of Michigan in 1884 until his death in 1952 in establishing a view of communication as the means by which associated life and adaptation to the environment is possible.

Recenzje

"For what purposes is John Dewey's work relevant, a philosopher once asked. Lana F. Rakow offers a comprehensive critical account of the enormous range of Dewey's intellectual agendas and activist leadership. Whether readers have only heard passing references to the (in)famous Dewey-Lippmann debate or already appreciate Dewey's call for public-minded communication processes and systems that support participatory democracy, Rakow clarifies Dewey's approach to communication, leaving no doubt that he deserves a central place in communication studies." -Linda Steiner, University of Maryland

Spis treści

Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes About Dewey Citations - A Reintroduction to Dewey - A Field Remembers and Forgets - Dewey's Turn to Communication - Dewey's Turn to Culture - A Philosophy With Communication - From Machinery to Eloquent Media - Index.

O autorze

Lana F. Rakow is a professor emerita of communication at the University of North Dakota. She earned a doctorate in cultural studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and is the author or editor of four other books about gender and feminism.