Communications: Subject Guide

Accounting Resources

General Websites 

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Rhetoric

• American Rhetoric; Speech Archives

Communications Theories

• Communication Theories; University of Twente

Political Communication

• Political Communication Lab; Stanford University's Political Science and Communication departments

Related Topics

You can find more information in these guides about related subjects:

• Anthropology
• Biology
• Deaf Studies 
• Economics
• Sociology
• Psychology

Library Shelf Locations

• P1-1091 - Philology, Linguistics
• P87-96 - Communication, Mass Media
• P94.7 - Interpersonal Communication
• P95-95.6 - Oral Communication, Speech
• P98-98.5 - Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing
• P99-99.4 - Semiotics, Signs and Symbols
• P99.5-99.6 - Nonverbal Communication
• P101-410 - Language, Linguistic Theory, Comparative Grammar

Collection Highlights

Click through to see some of the communications books at the library.

WNC Links

• Find Academic Coaching help with Communications
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• Full Research Guide list
• Library Homepage
• WNC Homepage

 

Professional Associations

National Communication Association
The National Communication Association advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social, scientific, and aesthetic inquiry. NCA serves the scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. (About NCA Mission)

Global Communication Association
Established in 2007, the Global Communication Association (GCA) is a not-for-profit professional body intended to promote academic research and collaboration in a wide range of topics related to mass media, journalism, public relations, advertising, social media, broadcasting, cultural studies, political communication, new media technologies, and intercultural communication studies. Through its conferences, GCA facilitates joint projects, networking, and research opportunities among scholars and students. (GCA Home)