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The Formation Of Youth-Led Participatory Networks In Urban Bangladesh: A Case Study Of The Bgreen Project, Fadia Hasan

Doctoral Dissertations

Through the lens of a participatory action research platform that I founded called The BGreen Project (BGreen), my research explores networked political economic connections that were developed as a result of this academic-community initiative. BGreen was a participatory action research platform that connected urban high school, college, university youth in an assortment of participatory/deliberative activities in the fields of education and environment. With their ongoing engagement in the participatory network called BGreen, Bangladeshi youth are negotiating their affiliation to diverse political economic structures (for example, their educational institutions) in creative ways and forging innovative methods of transformative participation as …

Mahathir Bin Mohamad [Malaysia, Prime Minister], Mahathir Bin Mohamad

Digital Narratives of Asia

Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, who was a practising medical doctor, believes in confronting problems in order to overcome them. He enjoys job satisfaction first as a doctor, later as a politician. He shares with DNA about managing the Financial Crisis, party betrayal, and the origin of ASEAN and its challenges. He also reveals his take on a good leader, and his outspoken daughter.

Cultural Influence Of Storytelling: An Examination Of The Use Of Narratives In Political Campaigns, Charla Bansley

Masters Theses

Television has changed political discourse. The thirty second commercial has replaced typography and rhetoric. After losing the popular vote in 5 of the last 6 presidential elections, the Republican National Committee concluded that the GOP has lost the ability to persuade. Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm states that meaningful communication is in the form of storytelling, which enables public discourse to observe not only differences, but commonalities. In a postmodern culture that does not believe in absolute truth, this study asked the following question: Are conservatives still using statistics and facts to communicate conservative principles? The rhetorical research conducted here examined …

The Liberal As An Enemy Of Queer Justice, Craig Schamel

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

Abstract

Liberalism as a historical mode of the political is the context in which the movement and ensuing struggle for queer justice emerged in most Western countries. The terminology, practices, tendencies, beliefs, ethics, laws, and patterns of political and social life which have been determined by this mode of the political, it is argued, are inimical to queer justice and render its achievement impossible. Liberalism as a mode of the political is approached from below, from knowledge gained in practical experience in queer groups which considered themselves revolutionary at least to some degree, and from the effects on such groups …

Can’T Take A Joke? The Asymmetrical Nature Of The Politicized Sense Of Humor, Roger Gans

Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association

In an effort to tease out possible expressions of dispositional differences in people of different political ideologies, this study uses media preference and consumption data from the 2008 National Annenberg Election Survey (NAES08-Online) to examine characteristics of audiences for a range of television shows and genres. The individual shows include two political satires, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report; a late-night comedy/variety show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; a hospital-based ensemble situation comedy, Scrubs; two animated comedies, The Simpsons, and The Family Guy; and two action-oriented dramas, 24, and CSI: Miami …

Life Beyond The Like: Uses & Gratifications Of Sharing Business Facebook Page Content, Sara M. Nash

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

One of the main reasons businesses create a Facebook Page is to solidify relationships with existing customers who are Facebook users and to leverage those relationships to gain new customers. Many studies have asked Facebook users to articulate the gratifications they receive when “liking” a business Facebook Page. These studies help explain what gratifications users gain by connecting to businesses via Facebook. To expand on these findings, the current pilot study applied the uses and gratifications theory to identify Facebook users’ motivations to “share” business Facebook content within their own personal network. Understanding users’ reasons for “sharing” will help businesses …

Pemilihan Penggunaan Bahasa Dalam Interaksi Sebagai Bentuk Adaptasi Antarbudaya Di Indonesia, El Chris Natalia

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Penelitian ini membahas tentang orang-orang Korea Selatan dalam memilih penggunaan bahasa saat berinteraksi sebagai bentuk adaptasi antarbudaya di Indonesia. Orang-orang Korea Selatan menghadapi budaya yang berbeda ketika di Indonesia dan mengharuskan mereka beradaptasi dengan budaya dan orang-orang Indonesia. Salah satu perbedaan budaya yang harus dihadapi adalah bahasa. Bahasa bisa jadi penghalang dalam melakukan komunikasi. Akomodasi komunikasi menjadi suatu aspek pendukung bagi orang-orang Korea Selatan untuk beradaptasi. Penelitian ini berfokus untuk menjelaskan bagaimana penggunaan bahasa yang dilakukan orang-orang Korea Selatan dalam berinteraksi sebagai bentuk adaptasi antarbudaya di Indonesia. Pendekatan penelitian adalah kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode fenomenologi. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa kesamaan …

Gambaran Gamang Kampanye Di Media Sosial, Ummi Salamah

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

No abstract provided.

Identitas Dan Pembentukan Stereotip Pemain Indonesia Dalam Online Game, Girindra Adyapradana

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Perkembangan tekonologi komunikasi telah membawa babak baru dalam kehidupan manusia. Salah satu hasil perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi yang mempunyai pengaruh signifikan dalam interaksi antar manusia adalah game online, dalam hal ini adalah Massively Multiplayer Online game (MMOG). Seperti halnya dalam komunikasi antar budaya yang terjadi dalam konteks bertatap muka, stereotipe sulit untuk dihindari. Studi ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan stereotipe-stereotipe yang muncul di antara pemakain game online. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, dengan metode studi kasus, dan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam dan observasi. Informan dalam penelitianini adalah para pemain Battle of Immortals (BoI) yang berasal dari Indonesia. …

Banjir Ibu Kota Pada Tahun Politik: Tipologi Kritik Media Oleh Bloggers Kompasiana Sebagai Pilar Kelima, Andina Dwifatma

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Studi ini membahas pembingkaian bloggers Kompasiana terhadap banjir Jakarta pada tahun diselenggarakannya pemilu legislatif dan pemilu presiden, serta tipologi kritik media apa saja yang muncul dalam rangkaian posting mereka terkait tema tersebut. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan paradigma konstruktivis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa banjir Jakarta oleh bloggers Kompasiana dibingkai bukan hanya sebagai bencana, namun juga sebagai komoditas berita politik; tipologi kritik media yang muncul adalah Agenda Setting, Framing, dan Praktik Jurnalistik; dan peran bloggers sebagai pilar kelima baru mencapai tahap awal kemunculannya (emerging).

The study discusses the framing Kompasiana bloggers give to Jakarta floods in the year prior to …

Media Sosial Terintegrasi Dalam Komunikasi Pemasaran Brand: Studi Komparasi Pemanfaatan Media Sosial Oleh High Dan Low Involvement Decision Brand, Vega Karina Andira Putri

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan social media serta bentuk integrasi social media yang tepat bagi brand dengan proses pengambilan keputusan konsumen melalui high maupun low involvement dalam komunikasi pemasaran brand. Dari hasil studi komparasi ditemukan perbedaan dalam pemanfaatan social media dan bentuk integrasi media sosial antara high dengan low involvement decision brand. Perbedaan dapat dilihat dari proporsi penggunaan media digital, akun media sosial yang dikelola brand, konten tiap akun media sosial, kerjasama dengan buzzer, dan hubungan antar social media tools. Selain itu, ditemukan juga bahwa brand yang sukses melakukan komunikasi pemasaran melalui social media adalah brand yang mengelola komunitas …

Komodifikasi Kebertubuhan Perempuan Dalam Wacana Erotika Dan Pornografi Pada Tayangan Televisi, Andrine Prima Afneta

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Kemampuan media untuk menampilkan sosok perempuan sebagai objek, menyebabkan eksploitasi fisik perempuan sebagai daya tarik tayangan. Studi ini berfokus pada komodifikasi kebertubuhan perempuan dalam wacana erotika dan pornografi pada tayangan televisi “Mata Lelaki”. Kemenarikan fisik perempuan serta penggunaan wacana tubuh perempuan dimanfaatkan oleh tayangan Mata Lelaki untuk membawa imajinasi khalayak ke tema yangmenjadi segmentasi program. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan paradigma kritis. Melalui analisis framing Gamson dan Modigliani, hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kebertubuhan perempuan dalam tayangan televisi dianggap sebagai instrumen dalam mengakumulasi modal. Objektifikasi perempuan selalu disajikan dalam rancangan program, menjadi salah satu manifestasi eksploitasi perempuan. Perempuan diidentifikasi …

Strategi Intergrated Social Media Network Game: Penggunaan Advergame Dalam Membentuk Customer Brand Engagement, Ira Agustiana Halim

Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Penelitian ini dengan mempergunakan teori Phases of Engagement, membahas bagaimana proses terbentuknya engagement pemain advergame Explorion dengan brand Pocari Sweat. Melalui metode kualitatif yang mempergunakan teknik triangulasi dalam penggabungan berbagai teknik sumber data melalui observasi berperan, wawancara mendalam dan studidokumen maka dapat diketahui bahwa penggunaan sosial media yang terintegrasi dengan advergame Explorion merupakan strategi yang memang ditetapkan oleh Pocari Sweat sebagai bagian dari kampanye pemasaran terpadu mereka yang dalam pelaksanaannya tidak dapat dipisahkan dari penggunaan elemen-elemen pemasaran lain seperti advertising baikmedia elektonik dan media cetak serta PR/Publicity. Penggunaan strategi sosial media yang terintegrasi dengan advergame mengindikasikan keinginan Pocari Sweat untuk …

The Right Of Free Movement: A Story Of Securitisation And Control In The Uk Or The Story Of Ion Popescu, Konstanitinos Mitropoulos

Bahram Kazemian

Recently in Britain there has been an on-going discussion on the right of European citizens to move to, work and reside freely in any European Union member-state. British politicians and media, stepping on the significant number of Eastern Europeans who moved to the United Kingdom, articulated a securitising discourse representing them as ‘benefit tourists’ and criminals who threaten the integrity of the welfare system and social cohesion. However, this is only part of the securitisation story. This paper argues that the securitisation of mobile European citizens and, consequently of the right of free movement itself, is used as governmentality in …

Inspiring Action: Measuring The Effect Of Motivational Frames On Social Movement Mobilization, Rebecca Louise Smith

Dissertations and Theses

In order to probe how social movement messages foster participant mobilization, this study utilized an experimental design to investigate collective action frames, core messaging tasks that define problems, assign blame, convey a plan of action, and inspire participation. The study compared the effects of climate change messages that contain motivational frames with those that do not, incorporating the influence of resonance, and exposure to competing and counter frames. Results revealed that motivational frames contributed to mobilization, especially intention to act, under conditions of resonance and with exposure to counter frames. Salience primed participants to respond to motivational frames, however for …

Eco-Nostalgia In Popular Turkish Cinema, Ekin Gündüz Özdemirci, Salma Monani

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Book Summary: Ecomedia: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook introducing the burgeoning field of ecomedia studies to provide an overview of the interface between environmental issues and the media globally. Linking the world of media production, distribution, and consumption to environmental understandings, the book addresses ecological meanings encoded in media texts, the environmental impacts of media production, and the relationships between media and cultural perceptions of the environment. [From the publisher]

Ecomedia: Key Issues, Stephen Rust, Salma Monani, Sean Cubitt

Gettysburg College Faculty Books

Ecomedia: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook introducing the burgeoning field of ecomedia studies to provide an overview of the interface between environmental issues and the media globally. Linking the world of media production, distribution, and consumption to environmental understandings, the book addresses ecological meanings encoded in media texts, the environmental impacts of media production, and the relationships between media and cultural perceptions of the environment. [From the publisher]

Pushing Aggressively For Political Renewal, Tan K. B. Eugene

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

In one of the most anticipated Cabinet reshuffles that precedes the cusp of a leadership transition, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong did not disappoint and kept to his word to “push aggressively” for political renewal and succession. While change amid continuity is an apt description for the new line-up, there is no doubting that the emphasis is clearly on change.

Towards A Sensitive Dialogue Model For Polarized Scenarios, Maria Nardi

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

This synthesis is about exploring, developing, adapting and experimenting with rules and resources that support better dialogue processes to improve and support the quality of interpersonal encounters. People are born with a predisposition for dividing the social world into the us versus them, a tendency to form coalitions. Social psychology confirms this predisposition of human and other animals to categorize themselves and others into groups from a very early age. Spelke and Kinzler (2007). As Linker (2015) argues, there are far too many structural pressures working against the opportunities for us to talk together. History, language, media, and political and …

Superman Needs You, Kirby Farrell

kirby farrell

A powerful leader in politics, business, or closer to home has “magnetism.” But leaders depend on followers, who follow because it’s rewarding. Consider the attention commanded by Donald Trump or even Adolf Hitler. Lives depend on it. Both figures use scripts centered on elimination of scapegoats as a technique of converting flight to fight emergency physiology in followers. Close attention can demytify euphemized homicidal ideation.

A Librarian Run’S For Political Office (Or Cincinnatus Looks Outside The Ivory Tower), Peter L. Kraus

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Librarians have long been activists for social and political causes outside of their profession; however, few take the crucial step and actually run for political office at the local, state, or national level. In March 2014, after being involved in local and state politics for over ten years and volunteering for political campaigns at the local, state, and national level, and with some encouragement from individuals I knew in political and academic circles, I threw myself into the political realm by registering to run as a (moderate) Republican for a House seat in the Utah Legislature. Little did I know …

Dimensions Of Access To Traceability Information For Us Beef Cattle Producers: Merging Information Frameworks For Assessment And Visualization Of State Web-Based Resources In An Effort To Strengthen National Security Connections Between Government And Cattle Farming Operations, Reid Isaac Boehm

Doctoral Dissertations

US consumers eat a lot of beef. The nation’s beef cattle production industry is a multi-faceted, complex supply chain which makes it an area rich for discussion about information practices, yet vulnerable to problems such as disease and terrorist attack. This research looks at cattle identification and traceability information resources that are accessible to beef cattle producers through two web channels: the state cooperative Extension website and the state Department of Agriculture website. This is a state by state content analysis of all fifty states to look at the topics, types, formats, quality, and interactivity of the available resources. By …

Believing In "Inner Truth": The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion In Nazi Propaganda, 1933-1945, Randall L. Bytwerk

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Although most leading Nazis realized that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was a spurious document, they found it useful in promoting belief in the international Jewish conspiracy of which they were already convinced. Authorship and other details were irrelevant, they averred, if the book expressed "inner truth."

An Exploratory Study Of The Presence And Direction Of Agenda-Setting Effects Between Leading U.S. Foreign Policy Think Tanks And U.S. Newspapers, Dzmitry Yuran

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation explores the roles news media and think tanks play in U.S. foreign policy in an analysis of their possible effects on each other’s agendas. In an analysis of salience of, or attention to, multiple countries over time in coverage from leading U.S. newspapers, The New York Times and Washington Post, and in published online materials from leading U.S. foreign policy think tanks, Brookings Institution and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the research looks at the presence, direction, and strength of agenda-setting effects in the construction of news agendas and attention foci of think tanks. Findings suggest that the …

Comparing News Frames About The Syrian Crisis Between The Kommersant And The Financial Times, Anton Dinerstein

Masters Theses

This is an exploratory comparative study aimed to examine media frames about ongoing civil war in Syria. The civil uprising started on March 15, 2011, and turned into a civil war after May 8, 2011. The conflict has lasted for more than four years, and more than 220,000 people have died since it began. During the conflict, both the Syrian government and military opposition were accused of extreme cruelty and of using chemical weapons. However, there was no official proof of using chemical weapons until the August 21, 2013, when Syrian government forces used chemical weapons during their attack on …

Using Student Case Study Research To Verify Twitter Usage In Disasters, John R. Fisher, Jared Pitcher, Gary Noll

Dr. John R. Fisher

In disaster situations, Twitter has become the preferred means of transmitting information to the news media and the public. This study examines the inter-relationship among the various parties who share and produce information in a disaster situation. Student case studies of disaster situations serve as the primary database for analysis. A preliminary examination of the case studies and the Twitter trails of information seem to support the view that Twitter can be a source of gathering and relaying information in a disaster situation and that first-responder agencies, the media, and the informed public can use Twitter for information they can …

“We Are Not Free”: The Meaning Of In American Indian Resistance To President Johnson's War On Poverty, Casey R. Kelly

Casey R. Kelly

This essay examines how the ideograph was crafted through dialectical struggles between Euro-Americans and American Indians over federal Indian policy between 1964 and 1968. For policymakers, was historically sutured to the belief that assimilation was the only pathway to American Indian liberation. I explore the American Indian youth movement's response to President Johnson's War on Poverty to demonstrate how activists rhetorically realigned in Indian policy with the Great Society's rhetoric of “community empowerment.” I illustrate how American Indians orchestrated counterhegemonic resistance by reframing the “Great Society” as an argument for a “Greater Indian American.” This analysis evinces the rhetorical significance …

Exoticizing Poverty In Bizarre Foods America, Casey R. Kelly

Casey R. Kelly

No abstract provided.

Détournement, Decolonization, And The American Indian Occupation Of Alcatraz Island (1969–1971), Casey R. Kelly

Casey R. Kelly

On November 20, 1969, eighty-nine American Indians calling themselves the “Indians of All Tribes” (IOAT) invaded Alcatraz Island. The group’s founding proclamation was addressed to “the Great White Father and All His People,” and declared “We, the Native Americans, reclaim the land known as Alcatraz Island in the name of all American Indians by right of discovery” (2). Tongue-in-cheek, the IOAT offered to purchase Alcatraz Island for “twenty-four dollars in glass beads and red clothe.” In this essay, I illustrate how the IOAT engaged in a rhetoric of détournement, or a subversive misappropriation of dominant discourse that disassembles and imitates …

Bizarre Foods: White Privilege And The Neocolonial Palate, Casey R. Kelly

Casey R. Kelly

No abstract provided.