Bormann Ernest G.

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Ernest Bormann (1925-2008) was a communications scholar, most noted for authoring the Symbolic Convergence Theory of communication as well as Fantasy Theme Analysis. Both theories are intended as universal explanations of how human communities understand and make sense of human action.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Article Summaries 3 Additional Works/ Publications 3.1 Books 3.2 Articles/Essays 4 Further Readings 5 Other Scholarly Views 5.1 Agreement 5.2 Opposition 6 References 7 External Links

Biography

Bormann was Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Department of Speech-Communication. He received his B.A. from the University of South Dakota in 1949, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1953.

Article Summaries

Bormann, Ernest "Symbolic Convergence Theory" Bormann, Ernest "Fantasy Theme Analysis"

Additional Works/ Publications

Books

The Force of Fantasy: Restoring the American Dream

Forerunners of Black Power: the Rhetoric of Abolition

Articles/Essays

Fantasy and Rhetorical Vision: The Rhetorical Criticism of Social Reality

Symbolic Convergence Theory: a Communication Formulation

Further Readings

Brittanica's entry on Roland Barthes

Other Scholarly Views

Agreement

Opposition

References

External Links