De-Westernizing Communication Research: Altering Questions and Changing Frameworks

Book Overview

The rise of postmodern theories and pluralist thinking has paved the way for multicultural approaches to communication studies and now is the time for decentralization, de-Westernization, and differentiation. This trend is reflected in the increasing number of communication journals with a national or regional focus. Alongside this proliferation of research output from outside of the mainstream West, there is a growing discontent with communication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415855020
• ISBN13: 9780415855020
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"