Abstract

The current positioning of research on Communication from a historiographic perspective and its legitimacy through the creation of symbolic capital are addressed. The research is divided into three parts: (1) the origins of the academic disciplines of Communication are inspected through the creation of the first faculties of Communication Sciences and the incorporation of their first professors; (2) the emergence of the areas of knowledge, which establish the current division within the disciplines of Communication Sciences, is observed; (3) the creation of symbolic capital related to the discipline is analyzed through the awarding of honorary doctorates (honoris causa) by the faculties of Communication Sciences in Spain.