Information and communication theories
a global history of the (con)fusion
Additional information
Authors
Balbi G.,
Negro G.,
Rikitianskaia M.,
Scolari C. A.,
Trudel D.
Type
Book chapter
Year
2025
Language
English
Abstract
Information and communication theories are often intertwined, making the boundaries between them blurry. This chapter is an attempt to de-Americanise the history of information and communication theories by focusing on four traditions of scholarship in this field: Chinese, Latin American, French, and Soviet/Russian. These theories and related debates emerged in different parts of the globe during the second half of the twentieth century—thanks to the increasing interconnectivity fostered by the spread of media and communication technologies. The four case studies aim to answer the following research questions: How were, or are, information and communication theories combined in the region? What were the most relevant concepts about information and communication and who suggested them? What are the main connections with other disciplines and other theorists all over the world—and, specifically, with American theorists of information?
Book
The Routledge Handbook of Information History
Pages (or article number)
536-551
Diffusion
License
CC BY-NC-ND
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Gold
