Re?ections on and Reconstruction of Communication Studies: Re-readingSpeaking into the Air by J. D. Peters

DENG Jianguo

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2) : 151-173.

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Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2) : 151-173.

Re?ections on and Reconstruction of Communication Studies: Re-readingSpeaking into the Air by J. D. Peters

  • Deng Jianguo is associate professor at the School of Journalism, Fudan University. Email: dengjianguo@fudan.edu.cn.
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The author is the simplified Chinese version translator of communication philosopher J. D. Peters’ Speaking into the Air. This article traces the life experience, intellectual origins of Peter’s communication ideas, his critical re?ections of the bases on which the discipline of communication studies was founded mostly by Wilbur Schramm in 1950s, and his motivation behind and contribution to the coming into being of communication philosophy. The article also summarizes the academic reviews and commentaries on the book and encourages readers to crack “erudite” academic books.

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J.D.Peters / communication intellectual history / history of ideas of communication / communication philosophy

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DENG Jianguo. Re?ections on and Reconstruction of Communication Studies: Re-readingSpeaking into the Air by J. D. Peters[J]. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2017, 39(2): 151-173
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