Introduction: The Promethian imperative / Thomas J Billard and Silvio Weisbord -- Children and media / Amy Jordan -- Communication and digital technology / Rachel Kuo -- Media and technology policy / Philip M. Napoli -- Environmental communication / Chad Raphael -- Feminist studies / Paula Gardner -- Health communication / Holley Wilkin -- Intercultural communication / Srividya "Svrivi" Ramasubramanian -- Journalism studies / Sue Robinson, Yidong Wang, and Elaine Almeida -- Queer studies / Aymar Jean Christian -- Organizational communication / Stacey L. Connaughton -- Philosophy and critique / Susan Mancino -- Political communication / Daniel Kreiss and Shannon C. McGregor -- Race and ethnic studies / Danielle K. Brown -- Science communication / Todd P. Newman and Becca Beets -- Epilogue: Reflections on a half century of public scholarship / Larry Gross.
Summary:
"Prometheus brought the gift of enlightenment to humanity and suffered for his benevolence. This collection takes on scholars' Promethean view of themselves as selfless bringers of light and instead offers a new vision of public scholarship as service to society. Thomas J Billard and Silvio Waisbord curate essays from a wide range of specialties within the study of communication. Aimed at scholars and students alike, the contributors use approaches from critical meditations to case studies to how-to guides as they explore the possibilities of seeing shared knowledge not as a gift to be granted but as an imperative urging readers to address the problems of the world. Throughout the volume, the works show that a pivot to ideas of scholarship as public service is already underway in corners of communication studies across the country. Visionary and provocative, Public Scholarship in Communication Studies proposes a needed reconsideration of knowledge and a roadmap to its integration with community"-- Provided by publisher.
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