James W. Carey and communication research : reputation at the university's margins / Jefferson Pooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pooley, Jefferson, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Research--History.

Mass media.

Communication--Research--History.

Communication.

Carey, James W.

Communication--Research.

Mass media--Research.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2016]

Summary:

James W. Carey, by the time of his death in 2006, was a towering figure in communication research in the U.S. In this book, Pooley provides a critical introduction to Carey's work. The book is an attempt to understand the unusual if also undeniable significance that Carey holds for so many communication scholars, as well as making his work accessible to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Contents:

Introduction

Thesis drift

Innis in Urbana

A cultural approach

A plea for public life

The return of the repressed

Conclusion: reputation at the university's margins.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781433108464

1433108461

9781433108471

143310847X

OCLC:

952700800