Communication & Media Arts Of the Humanities & the Future

The field of communication was added to the menu of higher education in the early part of the twentieth century. One hundred years later, it is thriving at colleges and universities throughout the United States and gaining a foothold abroad as well. This essay recounts its growth, surveys its campus...

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Published inDaedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 151; no. 3; pp. 153 - 165
Main Author Hart, Roderick P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209, USA MIT Press 22.08.2022
Subjects
20th century
Colleges & universities
Communication
Computer mediated communication
Cultural identity
Cultural tradition
Education
Fiction
Higher education
Humanities
Mass media
Misinformation
Traditions
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Summary:The field of communication was added to the menu of higher education in the early part of the twentieth century. One hundred years later, it is thriving at colleges and universities throughout the United States and gaining a foothold abroad as well. This essay recounts its growth, surveys its campus manifestations, and explores the challenges it now confronts. In a world of ever-advancing technologies, of evolving forms of online interaction, and of massive amounts of misinformation and disinformation, no citizen can ignore the changing media environment. While the communication discipline can take pride in its growth, it must also heed the demands of the Old Humanities: to sort fact from fiction, to identify cultural traditions worth honoring, to question how power is arranged and whom it serves, and to help students formulate messages for a diverse and changing world. The field of communication has many challenges before it and that is a glorious thing.
Bibliography:2022
ISSN:0011-5266
1548-6192
DOI:10.1162/daed_a_01935