Thomas J Billard and Silvio Waisbord curate essays from a wide range of specialties within the study of communication. Aimed at scholars and students alike, the contributors use approaches from critical meditations to case studies to how-to guides as they explore the possibilities of seeing shared knowledge not as a gift to be granted but as an imperative urging readers to address the problems of the world. Throughout the volume, the works show that a pivot to ideas of scholarship as public service is already underway in corners of communication studies across the country.

Visionary and provocative, Public Scholarship in Communication Studies proposes a needed reconsideration of knowledge and a roadmap to its integration with community.

Contributors: Elaine Almeida, Becca Beets, Thomas J Billard, Danielle K. Brown, Aymar Jean Christian, Stacey L. Connaughton, Paula Gardner, Larry Gross, Amy Jordan, Daniel Kreiss, Rachel Kuo, Susan Mancino, Shannon C. McGregor, Philip M. Napoli, Todd P. Newman, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Chad Raphael, Sue Robinson, Silvio Waisbord, Yidong Wang, and Holley Wilkin

Introduction: The Promethean Imperative Thomas J Billard and Silvio Waisbord

1. Children and Media Amy Jordan
2. Communication and Digital Technology Rachel Kuo
3. Media and Technology Policy Philip M. Napoli
4. Environmental Communication Chad Raphael
5. Feminist Studies Paula Gardner
6. Health Communication Holley Wilkin
7. Intercultural Communication Srividya Ramasubramanian
8. Journalism Studies Sue Robinson, Yidong Wang, and Elaine Almeida
9. Queer Studies Aymar Jean Christian
10. Organizational Communication Stacey L. Connaughton
11. Philosophy and Critique Susan Mancino
12. Political Communication Daniel Kreiss and Shannon C. McGregor
13. Race and Ethnic Studies Danielle K. Brown
14. Science Communication Todd P. Newman and Becca Beets

Epilogue: Reflections on a Half Century of Public Scholarship Larry Gross

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