Architects of Communication Scholarship - Silvio Waisbord, Post-Discipline & Commonalities in Communication
In this episode, Professor Pablo Boczkowski interviews Professor Silvio Waisbord on his experiences of getting his PhD during the military dictatorship in Argentina. They discuss toxic forms of communication in the digital era and how positive forms of communication can be scaled up. As the previous editor of Journal of Communication, Silvio shares how he found commonalities in communication research and bridged them.
Featuring
Ellen Wartella
Pablo Boczkowski
Silvio Waisbord
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More from the host & speakers:
Host
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University
Twitter: @pablobochon
Guest
Director and Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University
Twitter: @silviowaisbord
Works referenced in episode:
Waisbord, S. (2019). The communication manifesto. John Wiley & Sons.
Waisbord, S. (2019). Communication: A post-discipline. John Wiley & Sons.
Waisbord, S. (2019). Communication: A post-discipline. John Wiley & Sons.
Copy and Audio Editors:
Dominic Bonelli
Sharlene Burgos
Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown