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August 14, 2026International Journal of Listening

An Analysis of Listening Theory in a Community of Practice of International Listening Scholars, 1987 – 2025

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BSBrandon ShanksColorado State University

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Implication

Mixed-method analysis reveals implicit sociopsychological and cybernetic dominance in listening scholarship, suggesting the need for theoretical cosmopolitanism across communication research.

Key Points

  • To conduct a comprehensive metatheoretical mapping of listening scholarship from 1987 to 2025 and evaluate how listening aligns with broader communication theory.
  • Analyzed a corpus of N=45 theoretical articles published in the International Journal of Listening between 1987 and 2025.
  • Applied Craig's communication metamodel using a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative thematic analysis with quantitative semantic analysis.
  • Sociopsychological and cybernetic traditions dominated the scholarship thematically but were rarely named explicitly in semantic analysis.
  • Rhetorical and critical traditions were frequently referenced across articles but were rarely implemented as primary theoretical frameworks.

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Brandon Shanks (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec707b70b84ec8b913249https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2026.2714473
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