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Communication Literacy: An Introduction to Communication Studies
Subject: Media, Journalism & Communication Studies
Book Language: English
Audience: Students and Faculty in Higher Education in Communication Studies and Related Fields
Created date: August 26, 2020
Updated date: September 6, 2021
Target Release Date: 2021-05-31
License:
- Attribution
- Non-Commercial
- Share Alike
Needs:
- Ancillaries Contributors
- Authors
- Peer Reviewers
Description:
In today’s world, it’s difficult or even nearly impossible to function without some level of
communication literacy
. That term, communication literacy, refers to the ability of an individual to not only convey their ideas, information, and messages to others, but also to be able to interpret and understand the ideas, information, and messages that they receive. The processes involved in communicating, or transferring messages and ideas between people, are far more intricate than many people recognize. In today’s world, these processes include a variety of forms and styles, such as interpersonal, digital, public, media, intercultural, transnational, gendered, racial, group, and organizational communication, to name a few. We refer to people who have the ability to communicate effectively in one or more of these modes as having
communication competency
, which requires a high level of “communication literacy” and knowledge of how communication actually works.
Short Description:
This text provides a basic survey of the fields of communication studies. In this text, we explore different approaches to communication studies, from the study of speech communication, to communication as the basis of relationships, to media and digital forms of communication. We will explore how people construct identities using communication processes. We also take a look at the impact of culture on communication styles while simultaneously investigating how cultures are literally made of communication practices. We will explore how individual voices and communication abilities are used to reach out to a variety of audiences, market selves to potential employers and colleagues, interact with friends and relatives, and voice concerns and potentially change the wrongs perceived in the world.
Outline
Introduction to Communication Studies
This chapter outlines a basic introduction to the field(s) of communication studies.
Rhetoric
The History of Rhetoric
The Foundations of Rhetoric
Roman Rhetorics
The Dialectical Re-Turn
The Communication Fields
Communication Theory
Behavioral Theories and Models
Interpretive Theories
Critical Theory
Public Communication
Public Communication: Public Argument, Journalism, and Advocacy
Rhetorical Responsibility
The Fourth Estate
Advocacy and Strategic Communication
Communicating Identity
Identity and Performance as Communication Practice
From Rhetorical Identity to Performance Studies
Theories of Identity and the Self in Communication Studies
Performativities, Resistance, and Subversion
Communication and Culture
Communicating Culture
Intercultural Communication and the Foreign Service Institute
Ethnography of Communication
The Impact of Cultural Studies in Communication
Sex and Gender in Communication
Gender Communication
Gender, Sexuality, and Discourse
Feminist Media Studies
Sex and Gender as Rhetorically Constructed Commodities
Queer Communication
Relational Communication
Human Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Abuse and Conflict in Relationships
Small Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Popular Communication
Media Studies and Popular Communication
Two Approaches: Mass Communication and Media Studies
Popular Culture Studies: Bowling Green and Birmingham
Postmodern and Post-Structural Media Theory
Convergence Media
Digital Communication
Digital Communication Studies
Computer-Mediated-Communication
Digital Rhetoric
Digital Media Literacies
Communication Literacy
Communication Literacy
“Post-Truth” Communication Studies
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