The Many-Sided Franklin Ford and the History of a Post-Discipline

IF 4.7 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Theory Pub Date : 2022-03-22 DOI:10.1093/ct/qtac007

Dominique Trudel, J. De Maeyer

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Abstract

Building on recent works emphasizing the “post-disciplinary” status of communication research, this article explores the implications of this thesis for the history of communication studies. While a portion of the existing historiography fits the disciplinary framework, the post-disciplinary thesis raises theoretical, methodological, and empirical challenges. In order to meet those challenges, we argue that historical research should also be directed toward intellectual and institutional projects that predated or transcended the institutionalization of communication as a discipline. To this end, we revisit the contribution of American journalist Franklin Ford (1849–1918) as an entry point into a historical moment when the study of communication was considered intellectually, socially, and institutionally relevant—for reasons that differ from the post-World War II institutionalization of communication as a discipline. Based on archival research, our approach emphasizes how Ford’s project diverges from the conventional disciplinary histories.

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多方面的富兰克林·福特和后学科的历史

本文在近年来强调传播学研究“后学科”地位的基础上，探讨了本文对传播学研究史的启示。虽然现有史学的一部分符合学科框架，但后学科论文提出了理论、方法和实证挑战。为了应对这些挑战，我们认为历史研究也应该指向早于或超越传播作为一门学科的制度化的智力和制度项目。为此，我们重新审视了美国记者富兰克林·福特（1849-1918）的贡献，将其作为进入一个历史时刻的切入点，在这个历史时刻，传播研究被认为在智力、社会和制度上具有相关性——原因与二战后传播学作为一门学科的制度化不同。基于档案研究，我们的方法强调了福特的项目如何与传统学科历史有所不同。

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Communication Theory COMMUNICATION-

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9.00

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2.70%

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