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History is one of the most well-established themes in the study of
communication. Recent years have witnessed an intensification of this
interest in history. Those doing historical work in communication now
have a designated home in the International Communication Assocation:
the Communication History Interest Group.
The notion of 'communication history,' in this interest group, pulls
together no fewer than three major areas of research:
I) The History of Communication, including Media History
This branch of communication history involves research that concerns
itself with issues in the history of communication praxis. What is
commonly called media history will be a major component of this area of
communication history. Much of the historical work in the field of
communication addresses this set of issues.
II) The History of the Idea of Communication
Scholars who address this issue take on one of the fundamental task of
understanding how communication has been conceptualized, as well as how
and why these conceptualizations have changed over time.
III) The History of the Field of Communication
This subfield in communication history provides a home to those who ask
questions about how the study of communication has developed. Much as
other social sciences (including psychology, sociology, anthropology,
and economics) feature subfields that address their own histories, the
history of the field of communication allows us to engage in a reflexive
dialogue concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the institution of
communication studies.
The purpose of this Interest Group is to promote theory, research, and
professional education in the history of communication. This Interest
Group will bring together scholars who face similar intellectual and
methodological challenges.
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The Communication History Interest Group was established at ICA’s 2007 conference in San Francisco. This Interest Group is dedicated to providing a base for at least three kinds of historical scholarship in communication: the history of communication (including media history), the history of the field of communication, and the history of the idea of communication. Those who wish to familiarize themselves with this new Interest Group should visit our website: www.communicationhistory.org. We welcome papers, panels, and poster presentations on topics that relate to these broad areas of historical inquiry. The Interest Group reminds potential contributors that ‘history’ is linked to numerous methodological and theoretical approaches to scholarship, and encourages submitters to think broadly about history.
The Interest Group accepts full papers and panel proposals.
Full papers should be no longer than 30 pages in length, double-spaced.
Panel proposals should include:
1) Official panel listing as it would appear in the program
2) A 400-word rationale for the panel
3) A 150-word abstract of each of the papers on the panel
4) Complete contact information for each panelist
5) A 75-word description of the panel for the conference program
Authors should submit papers and panel proposals to the Communication History Interest Group online at the ICA website.
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