History of Communication Theory

Suggested Readings:

Barnouw, E., Gerbner, G., Schramm, W., Worth, T. L., & Gross, L. (Eds.). (1989). International encyclopedia of communications (4 volumes). New York: Oxford University Press.

Carey, J. W. (1989). Communication as culture: Essays on Media and  society. Winchester, MA: Unwin Hyman.

Hardt, H. (1992). Critical communication studies: Communication, history, and theory in America. London and New York: Routledge.

Kennedy, G. A. (1997). Comparative rhetoric: An historical and cross- cultural introduction. New York: Oxford University Press.

Mattelart, A. (1996). The invention of communication (S. Emanuel, Trans.). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

Mattelart, A., & Mattelart, M. (1998). Theories of communication: A short introduction (J. A. Cohen & S. G. Taponier, trans.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Peters, J. D. (1999). Speaking into the air: A history of the idea of communication. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Rogers, E. M. (1994). A history of communication study: A biographical approach. New York: Free Press.

Schiller, D. (1996). Theorizing communication: A history. New York: Oxford University Press.

Updated September 09, 2001