Abstract
The researches defined as state of the art or state of the question, among several names used, apparently do not constitute a real concern among researchers in Communication. Based on the understanding that this work is not only necessary, but also urgent, this research focuses on the stricto sensu academic production about reception studies developed in the past two decades. Thesis and dissertations produced in the Graduate Programs in Communication from 1990 to 2009 were analyzed, aiming to map the theoretical and methodological scenario adopted by researchers who made efforts to understand this complex phenomenon of relations between “Media and audiences”. The results point to a slow growth of these studies and several theoretical challenges as regards facing such theme.
Keywords:
Reception theory; State of the art; Communication; Methodology; Literature review