The Coordinated Management Of Meaning: A Festschrift In Honor Of W. Barnett Pearce (the Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series In Communication Studies)

Synopsis

At Home In The Universe With Miracles And Horizons: Reflections On Personal And Social Evolution / W. Barnett Pearce -- Cmm, Argumentation, And Moral Force / Vernon E. Cronen -- Elevating Generative Identity Stories As A Practice Of Compassion: Enacting The Seventh Miracle / Catherine Creede -- On Being Present And Participating: Projecting Into Twenty-first-century Media Life / Robyn Penman -- Social Worlds In Their Making: Systemic Thinking From Within Cmm / John Shotter And Cherrie Ravello -- Communication Competence And Systemic Practice / J. Kevin Barge -- Transforming Power Through Systemic Questioning In Dialogue: A Perspective From The Theory Of The Coordinated Management Of Meaning (cmm) / Victoria Chen -- Moral Conflict, Communication, And The Management Of Difference / Stephen Littlejohn -- Applying And Extending Principles Of Cmm To Framing And Conflict Transformation / Linda L. Putnam -- Power And The Possibility Of Generative Community Dialogue / Stanley Deetz -- Getting Hold Of The Difficulty Deep Down: Teaching From The Communication Perspective / John Chetro-szivos -- Mixing Metaphors And Metamorphosis: Cmm And The Discourse Of Making Better Social Worlds / John Lannamann -- Coordinating Logics Of Meaning And Action: Developing A Vocabulary Of (un)consciousness / Christine Oliver -- Making Change That Matters: A Story Of Social Transformation And Cmm / John Parrish-sprowl -- On The Significance Of The Seventh Miracle For Personal And Social Evolution / Kimberly Pearce. Edited By Stephen W. Littlejohn And Sheila Mcnamee. A Festschrift Meeting In The Fess Parker Doubletree Resort In Santa Barbara, California, January 13-14, 2011 Was The Specific Occasion For This Essay, Although The Content Emerges From My Ongoing Reflections On What I Have And Have Not Accomplished In This Life, And From My Current Interests And Challenges. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.