Uncertainty and communication new theoretical investigations /

• Main Author: Grant, Colin B.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
• Subjects: Communication.; Uncertainty (Information theory); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies.; Communicatie.; Onzekerheid.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

We live in a risk society - or network society - that has turned liquid, inhabitants of a multi-layered information-rich environment. The uncertainties of noise, gossip, rumour, disinformation and 'chatter' surround us, demanding our interpretations. And yet, despite the abundance of socia...

Table of Contents:

• Why Communication is Not as Certain as We Might Think
• Intersubjectivity, Dialogue and the Limits of Sharedness
• The Limited Reach of Universal Pragmatics
• The Limited Reach of Communication Systems
• Uncertainty and Social Communication Theory
• The Communicating Subject
• Radical Translation and Interpretation Across Ideologies and Cultures
• New Communication Uncertainties and Mediapolitics.