February 1st, 2017 Notes
Chapter 2 - The Field of Communication from Historical and Contemporary
Perspective:
Focus Questions:
o What is the origin of the communication discipline?
o What methods do communication scholars use to conduct
research?
o What areas of study and teaching compose the discipline of
communication today?
o What themes unify areas of study within the fields of
communication?
Overview of chapter 2
o Long and intellectual history of the discipline
o Methods of conducting research
o Surveys the major areas of the contemporary field
Classical roots
o Plato
o Aristotle
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Liberal Education
o National association of Teachers of Public Speaking
o John Dewey
o AEJMC
o National Communication Association
Steeped in humanities
Broadening the Field
o International communication association
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