Dominique Trudel

The Ventriloquial Configuring of Communication: International Communication Association Presidential Addresses as Legitimizing Rituals

Adopting a discursive perspective rooted in the Communicative Constitution of Organizations (CCO) tradition, we analyze 35 presidential addresses delivered at the International Communication Association (ICA) to show how they contribute to legitimizing the communication discipline. Drawing on Cooren’s ventriloquial framework, we argue that these addresses gi