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Spring 2006 PhD Convention

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February 8--Panel I: Social issues of our time

Faculty Discussant: Stacey Cone
Student Discussant: Li Xiao

Josh Grimm, “Sources and framing devices in news coverage of intelligent design” (Advisor: Frank Durham)

Arlecia Simmons, “The convergence of ‘The Electric Church’: How Bishop T.D. Jakes and Pastor Joel Osteen use the Internet for business and ministry” (Advisor: Jane Singer)

Joe Schwartz, “Framing same-sex marriage: A content analysis of four newspapers” (Advisor: Julie Andsager)

Feb. 15--Panel II: Exploring identities

Faculty Discussant: Dan Berkowitz
Student Discussant: Mervat Youssef

Rob Kuennen, “Differentiation in higher education: The use of branding by private liberal arts colleges in Iowa” (Advisor: Frank Durham)

Anup Kumar, “Abu Ghraib in the news: Routinizing the follow-up stories in the elite press” (Advisor: Carolyn Dyer)

Choonghee Han, “Towards a South Korean public sphere: Ohmynews on the Web” (Advisor: Leo Eko)

Feb. 22--Panel III: Framing politics in the news

Faculty Discussant: Sujatha Sosale
Student Discussant: Vitalis Torwel

Mohamad El-Masry, “Death in the Middle East: How the NYT and the Chicago Tribune frame violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” (Advisor: Leo Eko)

Marina Vujnovic, “Juggling the blame: Framing of the Srebrenica crisis of 1993-2005” (Advisor: Julie Andsager)

Yeon Kim, “Axis of evil?: News framing of North Korea before and after the 2002 U.S. State of the Union address” (Advisor: Julie Andsager)

March 8--Panel IV: Popular culture as signifying practice

Faculty Discussant: Venise Berry
Student Discussant: Amani Ismail

Robin Johnson, “Mission now possible: The construction of experience in video games” (Advisor: Gigi Durham)

Lee Farquhar, “Online structuration: Roles and rules in the fantasy sports community” (Advisor: Jane Singer)

Mary Ann Martin, “Is 'Geek Chic' the new rock’n’roll?: How Rolling Stone and Spin magazines articulate musical authenticity and gender in the 'wimp rock' of Coldplay” (Advisor: Gigi Durham).