Lost Holism in the Transformation of the University: A Glance at Communication Studies and Education via Unsal Oskay’s Works
Communication started being studied as a field in higher education by the 1960s in Turkey and the very first academics who hold a PhD in communication emerged at the same period. Ünsal Oskay, as one of the piooneers of the field, has gathered a significant position, with the lectures he has given, h...
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| description | Communication started being studied as a field in higher education by the 1960s in Turkey and the very first academics who hold a PhD in communication emerged at the same period. Ünsal Oskay, as one of the piooneers of the field, has gathered a significant position, with the lectures he has given, his translations, and his studies. The title “first” which is attributed to Oskay, is not the only reason giving him this significancy. The main reason of his prominence is the consistency of perspective in his lectures and works, which is also reflected to the theme selection of the issues he focuses on. This reflection appears as completeness and criticism.
In this study, the influences of the structural transformation of the university under the pressure of the market on both the broad tendency in communication studies and the education in the communication faculties will be summarized. In this context, a descriptive framework will be presented by referring to the studies of Ünsal Oskay as an intellectual and academic who was not trapped in “narrow specialisation” and resisted to the compartmentalisation and isolation of thought and science. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe551be8ccc8421593e2f37c102c5b2a2023-02-15T16:18:51ZengMarmara UniversityMarmara İletişim Dergisi1300-40502529-00532015-11-012311110.17829/midr.20152316039Lost Holism in the Transformation of the University: A Glance at Communication Studies and Education via Unsal Oskay’s WorksKaan TaşbaşıCommunication started being studied as a field in higher education by the 1960s in Turkey and the very first academics who hold a PhD in communication emerged at the same period. Ünsal Oskay, as one of the piooneers of the field, has gathered a significant position, with the lectures he has given, his translations, and his studies. The title “first” which is attributed to Oskay, is not the only reason giving him this significancy. The main reason of his prominence is the consistency of perspective in his lectures and works, which is also reflected to the theme selection of the issues he focuses on. This reflection appears as completeness and criticism. In this study, the influences of the structural transformation of the university under the pressure of the market on both the broad tendency in communication studies and the education in the communication faculties will be summarized. In this context, a descriptive framework will be presented by referring to the studies of Ünsal Oskay as an intellectual and academic who was not trapped in “narrow specialisation” and resisted to the compartmentalisation and isolation of thought and science.http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/206424Ünsal OskayCommunication StudiesCommunication EducationCritical Thought |
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| title | Lost Holism in the Transformation of the University: A Glance at Communication Studies and Education via Unsal Oskay’s Works |
| title_full | Lost Holism in the Transformation of the University: A Glance at Communication Studies and Education via Unsal Oskay’s Works |
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| title_short | Lost Holism in the Transformation of the University: A Glance at Communication Studies and Education via Unsal Oskay’s Works |
| title_sort | lost holism in the transformation of the university a glance at communication studies and education via unsal oskay s works |
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