California State University Northridge

Critical Encounters in Communication Studies Graduate Student Colloquium

Saturday April 14th, 2007
12:00-3:00 (It was really like 4:00)
Aranstam Library

12:00 Opening Comments
    Ben Attias, Graduate Coordinator (You can find these in the first file,)

12:15 - The Politics of the Commodity and the Commodity of Politic
  1. Rachel Levitt, "Hot and Easy: Commodification as Entitlement in the Contested Performances and Policing of Professors on Ratemyprofessor.com."
  2. Melanie Hilliard, "The California Dream: A Rhetorical Criticism of the Construction of Place."
  3. Anita Sarkeesian, "The Dividied Revolution: a Fantasy Theme Criticism of Hugo Chavez's Speech in the U.N."
  4. Question and Answer
1:15 - Communication and the Construction of Sexuality
  1. Rina Canzona, "The Rhetorical Function of Burlesque Genre; Past, Present and Future."
  2. Roxanne Banuelos, "Understanding and Situating the (Un)Said: A Study of Discourse on 'Transgender' Identity."
  3. Question and Answer
2:15 - Popular Culture and Communication
  1. Allison Brownlow, "The Rhetoric of Capital Punishment in Fox's Bones."
  2. Mia Briceno, "Political Humor in the 21st Century: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Colbert Report."
  3. Ryan Montague & Adam Kaminsky, "Colloquial Quotes."
  4. Question and Answer
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