This edited volume seeks contributions from scholars whose subject matter, methods, or researcher
identities resonate with what might be considered peripheral in communication studies. We aim to
explore how diverse perspectives—often shaped by specific contexts, marginalized identities or
cases, or alternative approaches—can challenge, expand or be an alternative to traditional
paradigms, perspectives and cases in the field. The concept of the periphery is not defined here as a
rigid geographic or socio-political category, nor is it a simple counterpoint to the North or Western
paradigms. Instead, we understand the periphery as a space where various ‘ways of being’ and ‘ways