New York State Communication Association Fall 2025 Conference

Embracing Change

Since the time of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates, scholarly communication inquiry has often reflected a perspective white, male, and Western. From theories of persuasion to models of human interaction, this body of work has yielded important insights into and understanding of the human condition and the role communication and media play within it. Yet, in the intervening millennia, the world has changed dramatically, especially in the domain of the media of communication, and new perspectives and ideas have emerged to help transform the communication and media discipline. Contributions from diverse and inclusive scholars across the Global South and beyond are reshaping the field. Still, recent years have seen enormous push-back throughout society in the West and elsewhere, questioning these contributions and even the very legitimacy of the views, ideas, and scholarship espoused. Books have been banned in schools and public libraries, and curricula that teach Black history or…