College of Liberal Arts & Sciences The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication The University of Iowa

Ph.D. Convention 2007

March 2, 2007

Schedule of Presentations

1:15-1:30 Refreshments & Introductions
First Session
1:30-1:45
Joe Schwartz
"Newspaper Coverage of Adoption by Same-sex Couples.”
Adviser: Gigi Durham
1:45-2:00 Yeon Kim "Framing Katrina in black and white: News and discussion boards in the Chicago Defender and the Minneapolis Star Tribune." Adviser: Julie Andsager
2:00-2:15 Choonghee Han "Framing Memories and Constructing National Identity: A Newspaper’s Role in an International Controversy." Adviser: Lyombe Eko
2:15-2:30 Discussion
2:30-2:45 Coffee Break
Second Session
2:45-3:00
MaryAnn Martin
"Defining the community: Negotiating multiplicity at a small-town newspaper" Adviser: Sujatha Sosale
3:00-3:15 Josh Grimm "Patrolling Whiteness: Framing the Minuteman Project on the Evening News" Adviser: Julie Ansdager
3:15-3:30 Arlecia Simmons “'Sunshine' signed, sealed and delivered: How letter writing created a community for the Rev. Edythe Stirlen’s listening audience" Adviser: Carolyn Dyer
3:30-3:45 Discussion
3:45-4:15 Break
Third Session
4:15-4:30
Lee Farquhar
"Online Networking: Increasing Social Capital or Social Control?" Adviser: Frank Durham
4:30-4:45 Mohamad Elmasry "Universal Inclusion in the Islamic Textual Sources?: Toward a Comparative Understanding of Islam and Habermasian Public Sphere" Adviser: Sujatha Sosale
4:45-5:00 Rob Kuennen "Exploring the ‘Popular’ in Popular Culture" Adviser: Venise Berry
5:00-5:15 Robin Johnson "Digital war hero: A textual analysis of the production of whiteness and masculinity in Metal Gear." Adviser: Gigi Durham
5:15-5:30 Discussion
5:30 Close