Batalhas simbólicas e controvérsias terminológicas: os discursos de pesquisadores sobre a identidade do campo da comunicação na área de comunicação organizacional

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to verify the hypothesis according to which the terminologies related to Communication appear among symbolic struggles. The top ten writers of Business Communication mentioned by Google Scholar have their discursive structures analysed. This project is based on a theory in which identities are conceived of as social constructions conducted by power struggles, which are also present in the classification. All the interviews carried out in depth with the researchers have been submitted to Content Analysis, as conceived by Bardin and to Critical Discourse Analysis, a technique used by Krieg-Planque. Focus groups have also been used to analyse the conceptions of lecturers and Communication professionals who work in Juiz de Fora. They have discussed to what extent they perceive symbolic struggles among the writers and how much the variety of terminologies can have an impact on their daily routine.