Dr. Ellen Gorsevski was just awarded a grant of $1,000 from the Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC) to support her research for her book project on the Rhetoric of the Women Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
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Dr. Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Department of Journalism, is invited to give the opening keynote at the Conference and Workshop on Theories of Intercultural and International Communication, University of Mannheim, Oct. 29-31, 2009
The Network Intercultural und International Communication, has cordially invited Dr. Oliver Boyd-Barrett to the bilingual conference addressing one of the most innovative research areas in the field of media and communication studies. It deals with theoretical questions concerning mediated communication crossing national borders or cultural boundaries. A closer look reveals that the theoretical basis of this research area is still unclear, heterogeneous, and fragmented. The conference aims at critically discussing different theoretical approaches and traditions and at fostering theoretical integration.
Key topics will be:
• Disciplinary intersections in the study of international and intercultural communication
• Spatial patterns and temporal structures in international and intercultural communication
• Building theory from comparison
• Spatial patterns and temporal structures in international and intercultural communication
• Building theory from comparison
The following speakers and respondents have confirmed participation:
• Prof. Dr. Oliver Boyd‐Barrett, Bowling Green State University, USA
• Prof. Dr. Eytan Gilboa, Bar‐Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
• Prof. Dr. Monroe E. Price, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Prof. Dr. Daya K. Thussu, University of Westminster, London, UK
• Prof. Dr. Leo Van Audenhove, Free University Brussels, Belgium
Congratulations to Dr. Faulkner on her recent publications
The following articles just got accepted at Qualitative Health Research and her book is being promoted and is available October.
Faulkner, S. L. & Lannutti, P. J. (in press). Examining the Content and Outcomes of Young Adults’ Satisfying and Unsatisfying Conversations about Sex. Qualitative Health Research.
Faulkner, S. L. (forthcoming October 2009). Poetry as Method: Reporting Research through Verse. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
Also this book just came out with a chapter.
Faulkner, S. L., Calafell, B. M., & Grimes, D. S. (2009). Hello Kitty Goes to College: Poems about Harassment in the Academy. In M. Prendergast, C. Leggo, & P. Sameshima (Eds.), Poetic Inquiry: Vibrant Voices in the Social Sciences (pp. 187-208). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Congratulations to Dr. Atkinson for his recent publications
Atkinson, J. (2009) Networked activists in search of resistance: Exploring an alternative media pilgrimage across the boundaries and borderlands of globalization. Communication, Culture, and Critique, 2, 137-159.
Atkinson, J. & Calafell, B. (2009) Darth Vader made me do it!: Anakin Skywalker’s
avoidance of responsibility and the gray areas of hegemonic masculinity in the Star Wars universe. Communication, Culture and Critique, 2, 1-20.
• Dr. Terry Rentner in Columbus Dispatch article on binge drinking
“Sports and Communication” added to NCA site
NCA just added a section about “Sports and Communication” on their website. Dr. Michael Butterworth’s work is among those who are featured. http://www.natcom.org/index.asp?bid=13819
Paper cowritten by Dr. Ellen Gorsevski, Canchu Lin and Ray Schuck wins Top Paper Ranking
The paper submitted to the Association for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS) for the NCA 2009 Convention by Ellen Gorsevski, Canchu Lin and Ray Schuck has been ranked as a top paper.
Title of Paper:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: How The Rhetoric of Globalization Elides Human Rights in ‘The Bodies’ Museum Exhibits
The following is the time and place scheduled for this top paper panel:
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Sat, Nov 14 – 2:00pm – 3:15pm |
Place: Palmer House Hilton, Salon 3, Chicago, IL
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dr. Oliver Boyd Barrett invited to appear on panel for AEJMC
Dr. Oliver Boyd-Barrett will be appearing on the following panel (representing international communication research) at AEJMC:
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly is organizing a panel: “Does Journalism and Mass Communication Research Matter?” with leading scholars in the several different fields (international communication, health communication, political communication, and new media) for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention in Boston on August 6 Thursday from 5:00p.m.-6:30 p.m.
At its Business Meeting on May 21, the ICA’s Division of Global Communication and Social Change presented Dr. Boyd-Barrett with a plaque in honor of his leadership during the transition to full Divisional Status within ICA. The inscription read: The International Communication Association Division of Global Communication and Social Change Honors Oliver Boyd-Barrett for His Years of Service, Dedication and Leadership during a Time of Organizational Transition.
Chicago, Il, May 22, 2009
Dr. Michael Butterworth’s Essay published: “Do You Believe in Nationalism? American Patriotism in Miracle.”
Examining Identity in Sports Media (http://www.amazon.com/Examining-Identity-Sports-Heather-Hundley/dp/1412954606/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241712190&sr=8-2), edited by Heather Hundley and Andrew Billings, has been released by Sage. It includes Mike Butterworth’s essay, “Do You Believe in Nationalism? American Patriotism in Miracle.”
Dr. Gorsevski accepted to participate in summer training program of the Kroc Institute for Peace
Dr. Ellen Gorsevski been accepted as part of a team of BGSU faculty to participate in the prestigious summer training program of the Kroc Institute for Peace, which will be held this June 14 -19 at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. This is a competitive program and not all applicants were accepted, so it’s a positive step for BGSU’s Peace and Conflict Studies Minor, and it will be helpful training for all of us involved.