William F. Eadie is professor emeritus of journalism and media studies and director of the School of Communication at San Diego State University.

An important mark of the maturing of a discipline is the maturing of its history, its sense of self. William F. Eadie’s When Communication Became a Discipline marks this stage of maturity, and is an important volume for that reason. This book examines a key turn of several decades’ making when today’s discipline of communication began to form the identity it has now. Scholars in communication, of course, but also in English and in journalism will find this volume essential for getting our bearings with the rest of the academy.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Discipline of CommunicationChapter 2 Histories of Communication StudyChapter 3 Becoming an Academic Discipline of Communication, 1964-1982Chapter 4 Communication as the Formation and Change of Individual and Public OpinionChapter 5 Communication as Language UseChapter 6 Communication as Information TransmissionChapter 7 Communication as Developer of RelationshipsChapter 8 Communication as Definer, Interpreter, and Critic of CultureChapter 9 After 1982: Communication’s Development as a Discipline

William F. Eadie is professor emeritus of journalism and media studies and director of the School of Communication at San Diego State University.

An important mark of the maturing of a discipline is the maturing of its history, its sense of self. William F. Eadie’s When Communication Became a Discipline marks this stage of maturity, and is an important volume for that reason. This book examines a key turn of several decades’ making when today’s discipline of communication began to form the identity it has now. Scholars in communication, of course, but also in English and in journalism will find this volume essential for getting our bearings with the rest of the academy.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Discipline of CommunicationChapter 2 Histories of Communication StudyChapter 3 Becoming an Academic Discipline of Communication, 1964-1982Chapter 4 Communication as the Formation and Change of Individual and Public OpinionChapter 5 Communication as Language UseChapter 6 Communication as Information TransmissionChapter 7 Communication as Developer of RelationshipsChapter 8 Communication as Definer, Interpreter, and Critic of CultureChapter 9 After 1982: Communication’s Development as a Discipline

William F. Eadie is professor emeritus of journalism and media studies and director of the School of Communication at San Diego State University.

An important mark of the maturing of a discipline is the maturing of its history, its sense of self. William F. Eadie’s When Communication Became a Discipline marks this stage of maturity, and is an important volume for that reason. This book examines a key turn of several decades’ making when today’s discipline of communication began to form the identity it has now. Scholars in communication, of course, but also in English and in journalism will find this volume essential for getting our bearings with the rest of the academy.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Discipline of CommunicationChapter 2 Histories of Communication StudyChapter 3 Becoming an Academic Discipline of Communication, 1964-1982Chapter 4 Communication as the Formation and Change of Individual and Public OpinionChapter 5 Communication as Language UseChapter 6 Communication as Information TransmissionChapter 7 Communication as Developer of RelationshipsChapter 8 Communication as Definer, Interpreter, and Critic of CultureChapter 9 After 1982: Communication’s Development as a Discipline