Uncertainty and Communication
New Theoretical Investigations
1st Edition
Published on 25. July 2007
IX, 205 pages
978-0-230-22293-9 (ISBN)
Description
Sharing a commitment to the theory of communication to Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action , Grant here issues a range of challenges to it. He critiques theories of dialogism and intersubjectivity, proposes a rethinking of the communicating subject in society and explores the new contingencies of culture and media in today's world.
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COLIN B. GRANT is Professor of Communication Studies and Head of School, Department of Culture and Communication at the University of Surrey, UK. He is Chair, Philosophy of Communication Section, European Communication Research and Education Association. His publications include
Literary Communication From Consensus to Rupture
,
Functions and Fictions of Communication
(co-editor with D. McLaughlin),
Language-Meaning-Social Construction, Rethinking Communicative Interaction
(editor).
Content
Acknowledgements Why Communication is Not as Certain as We Might Think Intersubjectivity, Dialogue and the Limits of Sharedness The Limited Reach of Universal Pragmatics The Limited Reach of Communication Systems Uncertainty and Social Communication Theory The Communicating Subject Radical Translation and Interpretation Across Ideologies and Cultures New Communication Uncertainties and Mediapolitics Notes Bibliography Index
