William F. Eadie San Diego State University The Status of Communication As a Discipline in the U.S.: Historical insights and current status William F. Eadie San Diego State University

Communication Became a U. S. Academic Discipline Around 1982 AEJ became AEJMC Communication departments formed

Three Histories of U. S. Communication Study Journalism

Three Histories of U. S. Communication Study Speech

Three Histories of U. S. Communication Study

Three Lens For Looking at Each History Biographical

Three Lens For Looking at Each History Intellectual

Three Lens For Looking at Each History Political

Historical Lines of Communication Scholarship Shaper of Public Opinion

Historical Lines of Communication Scholarship Language Use

Historical Lines of Communication Scholarship Information Transmission

Historical Lines of Communication Scholarship Developer of Relationships

Historical Lines of Communication Scholarship Definer, Interpreter, and Critic of Culture

The Source of this Scholarship When Communication Became a Discipline an in-progress book discussing the period between 1964 and 1982, when other academic disciplines in the U. S. “gave up” on communication scholarship and speech and journalism professors made it a central part of their work, adding “communication” to their departmental identities in the process. For further information, contact me at weadie@mail.sdsu.edu