The Disappearance of Business Communication From Professional Communication Programs in English Departments

Since 1985, the field of professional communication has grown in size and reputation while maintaining a space within its primary disciplinary home English department. This article relies on historical evidence to examine how that was once evenly divided between business technical is now communication-centric, almost exclusion communication. The authors pose questions about faculty who consider be their discipline (regardless home) might play role future discussions related disciplinarity domains knowledge.