Comm studies undergraduates win awards at annual research showcase

CSU’s Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) is an annual event that showcases the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students across various disciplines. The showcase culminates in a closing ceremony that recognizes all participants and honors award winners. This year, CURC’s showcase was held on Thursday, April 20. Out of over 500 CSU students, three […]

Returning to an in-person Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference

From April 12 to 15, the annual Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS) Conference convened in Denver. It was the first in-person SCMS Conference since 2019. Many faculty and graduate students from the Department of Communication Studies attended to present their research and learn from other media and film studies scholars from around the […]

“Communicating the Other across Cultures: From Othering as Equipment for Living, to Communicating Other/Wise”

Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager’s new book published by University of Michigan Press Associate Professor Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager’s book Communicating the Other across Cultures: From Othering as Equipment for Living, to Communicating Other/Wise is being published in November 2023. Communicating the Other across Cultures is available for preorder now. About the book: Communicating the Other across Cultures exposes how we […]

How local opinion sections can transform into public forums: Insights from public deliberation

Martín Carcasson’s article published in the American Press Institute Professor and Center for Public Deliberation Director Martín Carcasson has published the article “How local opinion sections can transform into public forums: Insights from public deliberation” in the American Press Institute. Excerpt: I am a deliberative practitioner, a relatively new career choice that I believe will […]

“Fending Off Darkness, Uplifting National Cinema: Korean Film Censorship and The Stray Bullet”

Hye Seung Chung’s article published in Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context Professor Hye Seung Chung has published the paper “Fending Off Darkness, Uplifting National Cinema: Korean Film Censorship and The Stray Bullet” in Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context. Abstract: Marshalling archival evidence of state censorship documents, this paper challenges the established […]

Associate Professor Meara Faw to present at Great Conversations on April 12

On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Associate Professor Meara Faw will be a featured presenter for the College of Liberal Arts’ Great Conversations program. Her talk will focus on her research on interpersonal communication and health. Faw’s work with local nonprofits on dementia and caregiver research Faw, who runs the Research in Interpersonal Communication Collaborative as […]

“A Critical History of Chinese Film Remakes: From Shanghai to Hong Kong to Beijing and Beyond”

Scott Diffrient’s article published in Quarterly Review of Film and Video Professor Scott Diffrient has published the article “A Critical History of Chinese Film Remakes: From Shanghai to Hong Kong to Beijing and Beyond” in Quarterly Review of Film and Video. Excerpt: As James Aston and Lin Feng point out in the Introduction of their recently published […]

“Beyond bad hombres, mamacitas, and borders: Rethinking representation of Mexicanidad in 2017 animation Coco”

Dr. Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager & Emily Dosch’s paper published in Communication, Culture, and Critique Associate Professor Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager and M.A. student Emily Dosch have published the paper “Beyond bad hombres, mamacitas, and borders: Rethinking representation of Mexicanidad in 2017 animation Coco” in the latest issue of Communication, Culture, and Critique. Abstract: The release of Coco in […]

“‘There are two sides to every story’: Text and con-text at the Mob Museum”

Cari Whittenburg’s paper published in Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric Along with coauthor Brian L. Ott—Professor of Communication at Missouri State University—Ph.D. student Cari Whittenburg has published the paper “‘There are two sides to every story’: Text and con-text at the Mob Museum” in the latest issue of Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric. Abstract: The Museum of Organized […]