To the humanities: what does communication studies give?

@article{Mifsud2019ToTH,
  title={To the humanities: what does communication studies give?},
  author={Maria Mifsud},
  journal={Review of Communication},
  year={2019},
  volume={19},
  pages={77 - 93}
}
  • M. Mifsud
  • Published 3 April 2019
  • Art
  • Review of Communication
ABSTRACT This special issue of Review of Communication presents new offerings of the study of communication, forging present and future humanities. This Introduction engages the six essays in this special issue—which extend and intersect across categories of the humanistic study of communication: communication philosophy and ethics, rhetorical theory, history, pedagogy, criticism, and digital humanities—to explore their contributions in defense of the humanities. Taken together, these essays… 
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