Dissemination to State and Private Universities in Indonesia About the Urgency of Developing Communication History Studies

Abstract

Communication History falls under Communication Studies, which aims to study
human communication practices from a historical perspective. This study is
growing rapidly in several countries. Simonson et al (2013) wrote The Handbook
of Communication History which became one of the main references for studying
Communication History. In Indonesia, this study is relatively undeveloped
by Communication Studies academics. This has become a concern for the
Department of Communication Science FISIP Universitas Brawijaya (UB) in the
last decade. Several lecturers in the department formed an informal community
called Komunitas Pengkaji Komunikasi (KPK). KPK contributes to the development
of Communication History studies both within UB and nationally. Our community
service programme this year targets the academic community, namely lecturers
and students at various state and private universities in Indonesia. Our team
aims to introduce and invite the Communication Science academic community
to participate in developing the study of Communication History. This goal is
achieved through the production of videos containing dialogues that talk about
what is the scope of Communication History studies, the importance of this study,
and how the Department of Communication Science FISIP UB contributes to the
academic world by developing Communication History studies.