Modes of dialogic communication, modes of reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22693148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Boris H J M Brummans (0000-0002-2921-119X, Université de Montréal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9916 • E-ISSN: 1460-2466 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/joc/jqag006 |
| OpenAlex | W7162760869 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
What if dialogue didn’t begin with individuals trying to connect, but with a deeper connectedness already unfolding? This theoretical essay explores that question by introducing two modes of dialogic communication, each expressing the ground of experience in a distinct way. Drawing on Buddhist philosophy, particularly Dzogchen, process philosophy, and traditions of dialogic thought, it proposes awaring as the emergent process through which the ground of experience arises. In the dialogue mode, grasping at this unfolding reinforces separation, making reality appear as an exchange between distinct selves seeking understanding. In the dialoguing mode, we recognize the ground’s inherent openness, in which voices, gestures, thoughts, and silences co-arise, making reality appear more spacious, relational, and compassionate. Structured in three spiraling movements (ground: awaring, expression: dialoguing, and fruit: recognizing), the essay culminates in a generative conversation with Arnett, Bencherki and Sénac, Cooren, and Peters, inviting a reimagining of dialogic communication theory and a deepened study of communicative relationality.
Buddhism · Common ground · Conversation · Dialogic · Generative grammar · Process (computing) · Social connectedness · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Social Representations and Identity
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Voicing Relationships
Dialogism
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Reassembling the Social
Adieu to Emmanuel Levinas
Dialoguing with the Unborn, the Unconscious, and the Dead
A new vision of reality for communication research
Traditions of communication theory and the potential for multicultural dialogue
Communication skills as generic objects
Fresh Perspectives in Dialogue Theory
Dialogic civility as pragmatic ethical praxis
Expression and reality
Naturalistic inquiry
Travels of a Buddhist Mind
Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Travels of a Buddhist Mind
Travels of a Buddhist Mind
Preliminary Insights into the Constitution of a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery through Autoethnographic Reflections on the Dual/Nondual Mind Duality
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |