穿越與溝通：懷念李金銓老師的貢獻和影響

Transcendence and Communication: Remembering Professor Chin-Chuan Lee’s Contributions and Influence

本文回顧李金銓老師的學術生平和成就。李老師從臺灣政治大學新聞系畢業後，獲獎學金到夏威夷大學東西中心研讀碩士課程，師從傳播學大師施拉姆，後來跟從羅傑斯到密歇根大學攻讀博士。畢業後他隨施拉姆到香港中文大學任教，開展了對香港的認識和研究興趣。他轉往美國明尼蘇達大學任職，期間設立時報社會與媒介研究中心，邀請不同界別人士參加各種主題的會議。九〇年代中曾再訪問香港中文大學，並進行一系列重要的新聞研究。2002年加入香港城市大學，創立新的學系和研究中心，又成立大陸新聞傳播青年學者到訪計畫，其「多聞雅集」成為一所無形學院。2018年退休返回臺北，成為政大的玉山學者。李老師是華人傳播學泰斗，在不同地方播種深耕，屢創新猷，學術著作豐富，研究議題廣泛，採取角度新穎，在兩岸三地及海外培養大量學生。他善於擔任溝通者角色，致力連繫傳播與其他人文及社會科學，穿越歷史古今，溝通中西學術，打破學術界與新聞界的藩籬，並強調要有歷史脈絡與全球視野。

This paper reviews the academic life and achievements of Professor Chin- Chuan Lee. Professor Lee attended University of Hawaii from Taiwan for his master’s degree and then the University of Michigan for doctoral studies. After graduation, he landed a teaching job at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1978. He then moved to the University of Minnesota in the United States in 1982 and stayed there for about two decades. In 2002, he joined the City University of Hong Kong. After retiring in 2018, he returned to Taipei, where he became a Yushan Scholar at National Chengchi University. Professor Lee is a towering figure in Chinese communication studies, breaking new ground in various places by producing a rich body of scholarly work and mentoring many students in different places. He excels in the role of a bridge-builder and emphasizes the importance of historical context and a global vision.