Past Conference Papers
2012 Participants
Redesigning Women, Again: Even Newer Representations of "tough Women" in Cable Media
Lucy Chen, DePauw University
The "Eastern Western": Cross-cultural Hybridity and Violent Coexistence
Paul Dampier, Grinnell College
"A God for Our Times": Dionysis in 69 and 'New theatre'
Trevor Freudenburg, Hillsdale College
Living in Don Draper's Dubious Tomorrow: Nostalgia and its Use in Mad Men
Billy Hargis, Millsaps College
Femininity and Grace in Kabuki Theatre
Lauren Hughes, Hillsdale College
Music in the English Mystery Cycles
Mark Keller, Hillsdale College
My Arms Were My Legs: An Authoethnography
Nileema Khan, The College of Wooster
Pleasing the Plebeians: Jiggery on the Elizabethan Stage
Jory Murphy, Trinity University
Atreus
Anne Peterson, Hillsdale College
What a 'Peace' of Work: A Cultural Commentary on America's Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Courtney Rice, Allegheny College
Terence: Roman Slave and Master of Latin
Catherine Shilka, Hillsdale College
That's My Role, What's Yours?
Amy Shows, Millsaps College
"I love the ladies...but they don't belong in the newsroom": Gender Biases in Male and Female Anchor Teams
Anthony Corso, Christie Fogelstrom, Nicole Laskowski and Chelsea Pabon, Fairfield University
Traditional Media vs. Digital Media: Effects on Short-Term Memory
Caitlin Fitzpatrick, Amy Ingrilli, Ashli Kravari, Kenneth Muti and Anthony Raymond, Fairfield University
8 Ways to Maintain Your Man's Patriarchy: A Narrative and Ideological Analysis of the Editorial Text in Cosmopolitan and Men's Health Magazines
Holly Harlan, Millsaps College
Post 9/11 Advertisements: Determining New American Norms
Caroline Heyde, DePauw University
Representative of Body Image, Diversity, Self, and Agency in Popular Teen Magazine
Maritza J. Mestre, DePauw University
Sex and the City 2, the Western Gaze, and the Politics of Representation
Tia M. Osborne, Butler University
The Indian in the Cupboard: A Mirror of the Settler Colonialist Model
Rachel E. Presley, Washington & Jefferson College
Speaking the "L" Word: Self-reflexivity and Lesbian Televisual Representation on Showtime's The L Word
Zoe E. Schein, Grinnell College
"We Ain't Got A Dream No More": the Myth of Reform, American Drug Policy and The Urban Class as Seen through The Wire
Collins Swords, Millsaps College
The Fright to Remain silent: the Portrayal of McCarthyism in the Films
Jacob Westerfield, Boise State University
Rhetoric as Art of Persuasion: A Study in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
Kaitlin Jessica Bressler, University of Richmond
The Responses of First Ladies to Executive Office Sex Scandals: A Critical Analysis
Breena Brockmann, Ripon College
"Sharing Their Story": The Effects of Cultural Disparity and Personal Immersion on Students' Communication after Studying Abroad
Nicole Castro, Trinity University
Effects of Parental Divorce on Children of Different Ages and Sibling Relationships
Hannah Coy, Hanover College
Promoting Hegemonic Gender Roles One "Nice Move" at a Time: An Analysis of the Portrayal of Gender Roles on totalfratmove.com
Jesse Crow, Millsaps College
Male Vs. Female Emotional Expression in Text Messaging
Stephanie Gruner, Eastern Illinois University
The Truth Movement: Hip Hop's Response to 9/11
Crystal Lee, DePauw University
Freedom for the Few: in Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms
Brittany Mangold, University of Richmond
The Rhetoric of Oppositional DADT Editorial Cartoons
Rachael Leigh Specter, University of Richmond
The Problem With Perfection: A Study of Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
Nickolus Trevino, University of Richmond