Browsing Theses/Dissertations - Communication Studies by Title
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Barack Obama and the rhetoric of American exceptionalism : race, economy, security, and the exceptional rhetorical apparatus of sovereign power.
(, 2012-08-08)This thesis examines President Barack Obama’s use of the rhetoric of American exceptionalism to establish authority for the exercise of sovereign power. I perform a close reading of three speeches to examine how Obama ... -
Bill Clinton's 1994 European tour : expanding the democratic order in the post-Cold War world.
(, 2012-08-08)In 1994, President Bill Clinton made four trips to Europe. In January, he advocated for the expansion of NATO through the Partnership for Peace plan and signed the first nuclear disarmament agreement with former Soviet ... -
The building of the X-men transmedia franchise and how expansive storytelling is affecting Hollywood.
(, 2014-06-11)This thesis investigates the effects of transmedia storytelling on Hollywood franchises through a case study of the four X-Men films and the comic book series The Uncanny X-Men. This thesis shows how the adaptive process ... -
The cinematography of "Closet memories."
(, 2013-09-16)The cinematography of a film heavily influences the audience’s mood and their perception of tension. The way a director of photography uses lights and the camera can enhance or destroy the moments of a film a director has ... -
The cinematography of In Paradise.
(, 2014-06-11)A film's cinematography should interpret and render the various elements of the story in visual terms and add levels of meaning that enhance the action and dialogue. Lighting, framing and camera movement should be used to ... -
Closeness in the same-sex friendships of men in long-distance and geographically close platonic relationships.
(2011-05-12)The present study sought to find how men negotiate closeness in their same-sex long-distance friendships. Findings from Fehr (2004) were used to guide the hypotheses. Men were believed to prefer the use of shared activity ... -
College women’s perceptions of role in the workforce and the wage gap.
(2015-07-30)The purpose of this study is to look into the career choices women make that lead to the wage gap by exploring how traditionally college-aged women make sense of their role in the workforce, how identity influences opinions ... -
Communication expectations between younger superiors and older subordinates.
(, 2013-09-16)One of the most important workplace relationships is that of superiors and subordinates. However, it is not clear if this relationship becomes more complex if traditional age roles are reversed and a younger superior ... -
Communio a meditation on the theological transformation of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem.
(2019-04-30)The following is a thesis outlining the creative influences, research, methodology, and resulting production of a short documentary entitled Communio about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theological transformation in Harlem. -
Contemporary high-level political rhetoric surrounding climate change — how Gore, Bush, and Obama approach the issue.
(, 2012-08-08)Climate change has become a hot button issue spanning the fields of economics, politics, religion, race, ethics, and identity. This thesis provides a rhetorical criticism analyzing how three high-level politicians, namely ... -
Digital characters in cinema : phenomenology, empathy, and simulation.
(2018-05-01)Digital production practices in the contemporary film industry have reinvigorated discussions of ontology and viewer experience in film studies. Of particular interest is the phenomenon of audiences emotionally investing ... -
Directing, producing, and co-writing the short film, The Gorilla.
(2016-11-08)This thesis details the journey of co-writing, producing and directing the short film, The Gorilla. In addition to the documented events, it will also explore the difficulties in making a comedic film, and the choices ... -
Economic frames : transitional rhetoric under Clinton, Bush, and Obama.
(, 2013-09-16)During boom and bust periods, the dynamic status of the economy has become a perennial issue in the political arena. In this thesis, I engage in a rhetorical criticism analyzing how three presidents, Bill Clinton, George ... -
Editing as directing : editing the feature film, In Paradise.
(, 2014-06-11)The editing process of a narrative film shares many artistic similarities to directing. Through a critical examination of the editing process for the film In Paradise, this thesis will highlight the directorial aspects of ... -
Editing Closet Memories : theory and methodology.
(, 2013-09-16)Editing is a unique aspect of the filmmaking process that involves crafting production footage and audio into a cohesive story. The editor must also approach the film with an objective eye in order to craft the best ... -
Employee sensemaking following an organizational change: a case study on the role of identification, framing, and dissent.
(2016-03-07)This research explored how identification, framing, and dissent influenced employee sensemaking following an organizational change implementation. Retrospective narrative interviews were conducted with 20 individuals who ... -
An exploratory study on virtual reality head mounted displays and their impact on player presence.
(, 2014-06-11)This study explores how a video game player's sense of being in a game world (i.e., spatial presence) is impacted by the use of a virtual reality head-mounted display. Research focused on virtual reality research has fallen ... -
Film and intuition : an exploration of rhythm, pace, and the moving image.
(, 2011-12-19)Well-edited films are deeply rooted in the concepts of rhythm and pace. Many film editors argue that this sense of rhythm and pace is born out of a generalized sense of “intuition.” This concept of intuition is very rarely ... -
Ghosts, ghouls, and the general election : horror framing in 21st century presidential campaign advertisements.
(2019-04-01)Horror is one of the dominant pop culture elements in the United States. Within this genre, two frames of horror are common: the classic and the conflicted. This work demonstrates how these generic frames are deployed by ... -
Girls with guns : understanding gender and violence in contemporary action cinema.
(, 2011-12-19)Since Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) there has been a steady trend toward movies featuring women using firepower. These films have been, for the most part, shunned by the critical community. They are regularly called sexist ...