Browsing Theses/Dissertations - Communication Studies by Title
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Reading disability in the law and in Presidential rhetoric : the cases of Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush.
(2017-07-31)Using the close-text methods of rhetorical criticism, this study examines the history of discursive exclusion of people with disabilities from the polity, as evinced in presidential oratory. Specifically, this project ... -
Relationship between mothers' affection and young adults' well-being.
(2016-03-07)The importance of a mother’s affectionate communication with her child is significant; thus, the mother/child dyad is central many studies that place value on the significance of a confident, self-assured mother with the ... -
Relationship quality and its association with job satisfaction, quality of life, and mental health of first-responders.
(, 2013-09-16)First-responder firefighters deal with a number of stressors as a routine part of their careers. The current study examined the association between relationship quality and the effects of stress experienced by first responder ... -
Revolutionary style : parrēsia and the rhetoric of self-care in the autobiography of Angela Davis.
(2018-07-19)This thesis explores the rhetoric of self-care in the autobiography of Angela Davis. Staging a conversation between Davis, Michel Foucault, and Audre Lorde, I question how Davis navigates the rhetorical quagmire of writing ... -
The rhetorical construction of hacktivism : analyzing the Anonymous Care Package.
(, 2013-09-16)This thesis uncovers the ways in which Anonymous, a non-hierarchical, decentralized online collective, maintains and alters the notion of hacktivism to recruit new participants and alter public perception. I employ a ... -
Rhetorical constructions of civility in higher education : analyzing Salaita and Curry.
(2017-08-01)Higher education has seen an increase in pleas for civility. These calls have been in response to alleged instances of “incivility” demonstrated by their faculty members and students. Civility is understood as a requirement ... -
Spring as a seasonal political metaphor : the Prague and Arab Spring in presidential rhetoric.
(, 2014-06-11)Presidential rhetoric has historically adopted the common metaphor of “spring as political change” which serves as a metonymic naming of political periods or events characterized by change and vitality. This “spring as ... -
Status, likes and pokes : self-disclosure and motivations for using Facebook.
(, 2013-09-16)Facebook provides a unique online environment where the social networking site user engages in facets of self-disclosure, meanwhile having control over information in a reciprocal, interactive communication environment. ... -
Technopolis Gotham : an original transmedia intellectual property.
(, 2012-11-29)As the title indicates Technopolis Gotham is an original transmedia intellectual property. 'Transmedia' is an emergent trend in narrative design for commercial entertainment properties that focuses upon building a rich ... -
The impact of moral decision-making on video game enjoyment, appreciation and engagement.
(2016-04-24)This study seeks to explore the multidimensional nature of audience responses to video games. Specifically, appreciation as an audience response serves as an often overlooked but complimentary reaction to enjoyment. ... -
The latent manifest : Roe v. Wade and the rhetoric of maternal citizenship.
(2018-04-23)This thesis investigates how Roe v. Wade restricts the capacity of woman’s citizenship through the entrenched connection between woman and mother. I begin with a brief overview of scholarly treatments of citizenship, ... -
The not-so-blind date : how online information-seeking influences first date romantic attraction.
(2015-07-13)With the advent of social media, individuals like never before can gather information about a potential date prior to the first date. Previous research has explored both online information-seeking and attraction, yet little ... -
Toward a rhetoric of symbolic reparations : overlapping genres in George W. Bush's apology for slavery.
(2010-06-23)In 2003, George W. Bush apologized for slavery at Goree Island in Senegal, which was the site of the largest market for slaves during America's slave period. This apology contains both a mythic and a mundane frame for ... -
Turning points of closeness in the mother-son relationship.
(2008-10-15)The purpose of the current project is to investigate the historically understudied nature of the mother-son relationship. While there is a significant portion of research in parent-child relationships regarding gender ... -
Turning points of closeness in the sibling relationship.
(2008-04-15)The sibling relationship is an important relationship within the family system because it greatly affects the intellectual, emotional, and social development of these family members; as a result, the sibling relationship ... -
What does leadership look like on Twitter? Understanding perceptions of transformational leadership through social media use.
(2016-04-21)Transformational Leadership is a leadership style that has been studied since 1978 and continues to be a style that is currently being researched. At its core transformational leadership is a process in which the leader ... -
Writing and directing the short film, Barry.
(2017-07-31)The following thesis discusses the creative process behind the short film Barry, addressing the pre-production, production, and post-production phases of the film. This includes personal and professional goals for the ... -
Writing and directing the short film, Stray.
(2015-07-14)This thesis outlines the process of writing and directing the short film, Stray. It will also examine many of the underlying theoretical and filmic influences that have informed the director’s creative decisions and ... -
Writing race in Haiti's constitutions : synecdoche and negritude in post-revolutionary Haiti.
(2015-07-30)All political universals rely on a synecdoche in which a part of the population is taken to represent the whole. Modernity is characterized by a white supremacist synecdoche that selects the white portion of a population ...