ABSTRACT

The Communication Yearbook annuals publish diverse, state-of-the-art literature reviews across the field of communication. Sponsored by the International Communication Association, volumes offer insightful descriptions of research as well as reflections on the implications of those findings for other areas of the discipline. Editor Christina S. Beck presents a diverse, international selection of articles that highlight empirical and theoretical intersections in the communication discipline.

chapter 1|37 pages

Social Construction in Communication

Re-Constituting the Conversation

chapter 2|47 pages

Theorizing Resistance in a Global Context

Processes, Strategies, and Tactics in Communication Scholarship

chapter 4|49 pages

Meaningful Work and Personal/Social Well-Being

Organizational Communication Engages the Meanings of Work

chapter 6|45 pages

“Oxygen of Publicity” and “Lifeblood of Liberty”

Communication Scholarship on Mass Media Coverage of Terrorism for the Twenty-first Century

chapter 7|35 pages

Exposing the Spectrum of Whiteness

Rhetorical Conceptions of White Absolutism

chapter 8|41 pages

Mapping Media Literacy

Key Concepts and Future Directions