Philosophy of Communication Explored at International Conference
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies’ Communication Ethics Institute will host four acclaimed keynote speakers and feature competitive papers and panel presentations when it hosts the second biennial Philosophy of Communication Conference on campus.
The conference will be held Wednesday, June 3, through Friday, June 5, in the Power Center. It will highlight four themes:
- Rhetoric and Philosophy
- Organizational Communication/Corporate Communication
- Semiotics and Phenomenology/Communicology
- Media Ecology and History.
“We are delighted to host our distinguished keynote speakers and scholars from national and international venues,” said Dr. Ronald C. Arnett, chair of communication and rhetorical studies. “In addition, we are honored to present the first Richard L. Lanigan Philosophy of Communication Scholar Award to Dr. Calvin O. Schrag.”
The award, named in honor of distinguished international semiotics and philosophy of communications scholar Richard Lanigan, is bestowed upon a scholar with a national or international reputation and influence on the study of philosophy of communication. Schrag, a professor emeritus at Purdue University, is a graduate of Yale and Harvard; a Fulbright Scholar at Heidelberg and Oxford universities; a Guggenheim Fellow at the University of Freiburg; co-founder of the international quarterly Continental Philosophy Review; and the author of numerous influential works in continental philosophy.
Schrag will present his keynote address Rhetoric and Transversal Rationality for the Rhetoric and Philosophy section of the conference.
Dr. Linda Putnam, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present Contradictions and Paradoxes in Organizations: Unpacking Theoretical Perspectives for the Organization Communication/Corporate Communication keynote address at the conference. Her research has explored negotiation and conflict management in organizations, discourse studies in organizations, and gender and negotiation.
Dr. Frank J. Macke, professor of rhetoric, semiotics and communication theory at Mercer University, is the keynote speaker for the conference’s Semiotics and Phenomenology/Communicology section. He will discuss more about the field during his presentation What is Communicology? Reflections on Intimacy.
Dr. Gary Genosko, professor of communication at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, will pose the question Can We Do Without Senders and Receivers? Theoretical Prospects for Communication Modelling during his keynote address for the Media Ecology and History section. He is the author of numerous works on the evolution of communication.
Registration for the conference is $250 for faculty, $150 for graduate students and $75 for undergraduates and includes two evening receptions, Thursday’s lunch and Friday’s breakfast buffet. Registration beings at noon on June 3.
For more information, email cec@duq.edu or call 412.396.6446.