Fall 2010 News
- Globalization and the information society
- Social networks, social media, and social behaviors
- Video games
- The internet as playground and factory
- Online media and democracy
- The new journalism, hyperlocal journalism and collaborative newsmaking
- Digital media, learning, and education
- Civic engagement and technology
- Gender/class/race and digital divides
- Security, privacy, and identity
- Antara Das presented her paper "Media coverage of terrorism in target locations that are central and marginal nodes: a network analysis" at the Global Media and the ‘War on Terror’ conference in London on 9/13 & 14, 2010. Also, her paper "Facebook and non-profit organizations: a content analysis" was selected as one of the top five papers at the Annual Promise in Communication Research Symposium, Department of Communication, SUNY, Buffalo, October 15, 2010.
- William Aungst and Will Gartside presented their paper "Abuse versus torture at Abu Ghraib: A demonstration of Cultural Dissonance Reduction Framing" at the Global Media and the 'War on Terror' conference in London on 9/13 & 14, 2010.
- Jim Danowski had his papers "Collaborative Innovation Networks at the International Level: The Arab Case" and "Potential versus Actual Collaborative Innovation Networks" accepted for the 2010 Collaborative Innovation Networks Conference (COINs2010) October 7-9, 2010 in Savannah, GA. Jim also presented at the Biomedical and Health Informatics Colloquia, Sept 27, 12 - 1 pm on Communications and Social Networks for the Chicago Biomedical Consortium.
- The Associated Press quoted professor Steve Jones in an article about Craiglist closing its adult services section. Also, professor Jones was interviewed on CNN Saturday, Sept. 11 at 4:15 p.m. about the role the Internet has played in publicizing the story about the Florida pastor's planned Quran burning. Finally, Ishani Mukherjee and Steve Jones, co-authored chapter “iThou: Ethics, Friendship and the Internet,” was recently published in Ethics & Evil in the Public Sphere, Robert Fortner and Mark Fackler, Eds., out now on Hampton Press.
- Will Gartside, whose first paper drawn from his master's thesis, tentatively titled, "Young Love can be Torture: An Autoethnography Exploring the Link Between Heartbreak and the Creation of High School Sweethearts," has been accepted to the Film and History Conference: Representations of Love in Film and Television to be held in Milwaukee, WI from November 11 - 14. The paper will be part of "The Dark Side of Love" panel.
- The Vancouver Sun interviewed Rajiv Shah, an adjunct faculty member in the Department, about his research of red light cameras in Chicago.
- Miao Feng's paper (with co-author Weiai Xu) "Exotic disease or local disease? An analysis of H1N1 swine flu coverage on Chinese media," was accepted for presentation at the Questioning Transnationalism: Culture, Politics & Media Conference, hosted by Royal Holloway, December 17, London, UK.
- Walter Podrazik was guest host for a special discussion at the Remy Bumppo theatre company looking at their current play, Tom Stoppard's Night and Day.
Saturday, October 9, at 1:30. There was a pre-program discussion, the play itself, and a talkback after the performance.
For more details October 9: Between The Lines October 9: Between The Lines
Walter J. Podrazik, Communications and logistics consultant
Author of Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television
Mr. Podrazik will speak about the evolutions in reporting headline news both at home and abroad. How has broad access to innumerable media outlets changed our ideas of trustworthy sources? How has the 24-hour news cycle influenced reporting and viewership? - Sharon Meraz's manusript, "Using Time Series Analysis to Measure Intermedia Agenda-setting Influence in Traditional Media and Political Blog Networks," was accepted for publication in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (J&MCQ).
- Kevin Barnhurst's work on Technology and the Changing Idea of News: 2001 U.S. Newspaper Content at the Maturity of Internet 1.0 - was recently published in IJoC - pdf available here: http://ijoc.org/
Graduate Program Information Open House
The Department will host an Open House for prospective students interested in learning more about the Master's and PhD programs in the Department of Communication.
The event is on Wednesday November 3, 2010 with the following schedule:
- 4:30-5:00 Welcome and introductions.
- 5:00-6:00 Reception, meet and greet with faculty.
- 6:00-6:30 PhD and MA program overview.
- 6:30-7:00 Q&A with current students.
- 7:00-7:30 Informal tour of campus and environs hosted by grad students.
For more information, contact the department via email or call 312-996-3187. Please RSVP by Monday November 1 if you are attending the Open House.
- Miao Feng's paper (with co-author Weiai Xu) "Exotic disease or local disease? An analysis of H1N1 swine flu coverage on Chinese media," was accepted for presentation at the Questioning Transnationalism: Culture, Politics & Media Conference, hosted by Royal Holloway, December 17, London, UK....MORE
- Walter Podrazik was guest host for a special discussion at the Remy Bumppo theatre company looking at their current play, Tom Stoppard's Night and Day. Saturday, October 9, at 1:30. There was a pre-program discussion, the play itself, and a talkback after the performance.MORE
- Sharon Meraz's manusript, "Using Time Series Analysis to Measure Intermedia Agenda-setting Influence in Traditional Media and Political Blog Networks," was accepted for publication in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (J&MCQ).
- Kevin Barnhurst's work on Technology and the Changing Idea of News: 2001 U.S. Newspaper Content at the Maturity of Internet 1.0 - was recently published in IJoC - pdf available here: http://ijoc.org/
- Kevin Barnhurst
Symbolic Interaction and the Crisis of Journalism: Bridging the Divide between Standard Practice and New Technologies/ Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction/ Paper Presentation
Critical Queer(ing): Celebrity Performance and the Paradox of Visibility/ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communication Studies Division/ Chair - Diem-My Bui
Gothic Approach to Monster Discourse and Immigration/ Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division / Paper Presentation - Hui-Ching Chang
Examining Chinese Gift-giving Behavior from the Politeness Theory Perspective/ Chinese Communication Association/ Paper Presentation
Spotlight Panel Discussion for Asian/Pacific American Communication/ Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division / Panelist - Zizi Papacharissi
Building Bridges across Media: Theorizing Social Media / Mass Communication Division/ Respondent
The Public/Private Binary, Technology, and Convergence: The Civic Futures of Engaged Citizens/ Communication and the Future Division/ Paper Presentation
Marshall McLuhan Lecture Series: Information Technologies and Social Orders: A Networked Self: Emerging Sociabilities on Social Network Sites/ Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction/ Invited Lecture - Andrew Rojecki
Journalism and the Shape-Shifting Origins of the Anti-Evolution Movement/ American Studies Division/ Paper Presentation - Elaine Yuan
A Media Repertoire Approach to News Consumption/ Association for Chinese Communication Studies / Paper Presentation - Federica Fornaciari
SC22: Using a Wiki Platform as a Collaborative Teaching and Learning Tool to Build a Bridge Between Traditional and Online Learning Environments / Short Courses/ Presenter - Ginnifer Mastarone
SC15: Bridging Cultures: Maximizing Student Learning Experiences in Multicultural Collegiate Classrooms / Short Courses / Presenter - Sabrina Pasztor
SC15: Bridging Cultures: Maximizing Student Learning Experiences in Multicultural Collegiate Classrooms / Short Courses / Presenter - Adriane Stoner
The Study Abroad Experience as Portrayed in U.S Print Media: A Quantitative Content and Semantic Network Analysis/ International and Intercultural Communication Division / Paper Presentation
SC22: Using a Wiki Platform as a Collaborative Teaching and Learning Tool to Build a Bridge Between Traditional and Online Learning Environments / Short Courses / Presenter - Elycia Taylor
SC15: Bridging Cultures: Maximizing Student Learning Experiences in Multicultural Collegiate Classrooms / Short Courses / Presenter
Communication gets grant to renovate Research Lab!
The ATHENA Fund, a group of Chicago-based investors who had previously supported renovations of our department instructional spaces in BSB, has just agreed to fund a renovation of our lab space. The gift comes in the amount of $50,000, and is matched by LAS at 5%, and also supported through a partnership with the Electronic Visualization Lab. The renovation of the space will support the creation of a NEW MEDIA IN EVERYDAY LIFE laboratory, dedicated to developing research interests of our faculty and students. The lab will also support teaching needs and enhance our curricular foci.
Athena New Media in Everyday Life Lab
This Lab will function as a collaborative space for undergraduate, graduate students and faculty working on
research projects that focus on the relationship between communication technologies and society. Research projects
are interdisciplinary and connect the social and economic, health, and computer and information sciences to
investigate questions concerning the relationship between technology and society. Research topics include:
Simply put, we want graduate and undergraduate students to use the lab to surprise us by researching questions that are new to everyone, including us. We see this as groundbreaking collaborative and flexible space that emulates cutting edge labs, but also challenges the faculty and student body at UIC to rethink what they consider a lab to be.
Faculty & Student News
Graduate Brown Bag
Copyright and Academic Publishing: Retaining your rights - with Sandy De Groote.
Wednesday November 10, 2010 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM in BSB 1169.
For more information, contact the department via email or call 312-996-3187.
More Faculty & Student News
Several of our faculty and graduate students attended the National Communication Association Conference, hosted this November in San Francisco, presenting a total of seven papers, one invited lecture, two short courses, and serving as panelists, chairs or respondents to a variety of themed panels. More detail on faculty then graduate student presentations below: