Ernest G. Bormann (July 28, 1925 – December 27, 2008
) was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Speech-Communication at the
University of Minnesota
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. He received his B.A. from the University of South Dakota in 1949 and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1953. He originated the
Symbolic Convergence Theory of human
communication
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...
, which emphasizes the sharing of group "
fantasies
Fantasy is a genre of fiction.
Fantasy, Fantasie, or Fantasies may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* Fantasia (music), a free-form musical composition
* ''Fantasie'' (Widmann), a 1993 composition for solo clarinet by Jörg Widmann
* ...
" (
creative interpretations) as a method of developing shared meaning. Furthermore, he is the author of numerous books and articles.
Publications
* Bormann, E. G. (1972). Fantasy and rhetorical vision: The rhetorical criticism of social reality. ''Quarterly Journal of Speech'', ''58''(4), 396–407.
* Bormann, E. G. (1980). ''Communication theory''. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
* Bormann, E. G. (1980). The paradox and promise of small group communication revisited. ''Central States Speech Journal'', ''31''(3), 214–220.
* Bormann, E. G. (1982). Fantasy and rhetorical vision: Ten years later. ''Quarterly Journal of Speech'', ''68''(3), 288–305.
* Bormann, E. G. (1985). ''The source of fantasy: Restoring the American dream''. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.
* Bormann, E. G. (1985). Symbolic convergence theory: A communication formulation. ''Journal of Communication'', ''35''(4), 128–138.
* Bormann, E. G. (1990). ''Small group communication: Theory and practice'' (3rd ed.). New York: Harper & Row.
External links
* In Memoriam Ernest G. Bormann, 1925-2008: http://comm.umn.edu/bormann.html
* Official Homepage: http://www.vayne.com/bormann.us
References
Communication theorists
1925 births
2008 deaths
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