Theme: communicating through chaos: emerging research
Publication Name
Communication Research and Practice
Abstract
In 2022, ‘permacrisis’ was declared word of the year. A portmanteau of ‘permanent’ and ‘crisis’, the term aptly summarises the collective fatigue felt globally following years of COVID-19 lockdowns, environmental disasters, and political upheaval. The result is a world that communicates through a high degree of chaos. While many would synonymise ‘chaos’ with instability and confusion, the word also lends itself to a reading of evolutionary possibility. This special themed issue, ‘Communicating through Chaos’ of Communication Research and Practice highlights the work of Higher Degree Research students and Early-Career Researchers from the ANZCA 2022 conference. The articles that follow reflect the necessity of novel approaches for interrogating connections and disruptions that have transpired as part of the permacrisis, and their innovative perspectives on the significant changes of the last few years.
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