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Dating In Dharamsala The Tibetan Exile Dating Experience, Ben Kingstone

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

By studying the younger generation’s dating culture in the Tibetan exile community of Dharamsala, I hoped to glean a deeper insight into how cultural values effected interpersonal relationships in an everyday context, and in doing so hoped to find a bit about the unique qualities of Tibetan culture. I came in with many ideas of different themes, from Buddhist values and their effect on the dating culture, to the effect of assimilation on imported Tibetan ideas about dating and relationships. What I ultimately found had very little to do with Buddhist ideas and had far larger implications about the effects …

"I Wasn't Born A Boy – I Was Born A Baby": Best Practices Versus Accepted Practices In News Coverage Of The Transgender Community, Anna Hornell

Journalism

As transgender people and issues have gained prominence in American media over the past few years, more and more journalists find themselves covering a small and marginalized community that they may not have any previous experience with. Using standards set by LGBT media watchdog GLAAD, this study aimed to examine how the prevalence of problematic journalistic practices in covering the transgender community has (or has not) changed in recent years. A content analysis of 1,019 U.S. newspaper articles from 2009 and 2014 revealed some significant changes: almost all GLAAD-identified problematic practices that were studied appeared less commonly in 2014, although …

We Need To Talk, Neal Deroo

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Posting about gender issues and Yik Yak from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

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The Stories We Tell: A Qualitative Inquiry To Multiracial Family Storytelling, Mariko O. Thomas

Dissertations and Theses

A narrative inheritance is comprised of the stories told by family members that are received by a younger generation and used to help construct identity. According to the communication theory of identity, identity is formed through communication. Additionally, the storied resource perspective looks at narratives as a major method of creating and maintaining identity. This study looks at the kinds of narrative inheritance concerning race that people in multiracial families receive and possible ways it affects racial identity formation. Findings from 12 semi-structured interviews indicate that narratives of racism, cultural pride, and hardship are prevalent in multiracial families. Additionally, findings …

Love And (M)Other (Im)Possibilities, Summer Renee Cunningham

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a performative interrogation of the disagreement and (dis)interest, communication issues, surrounding motherhood in contemporary U.S. culture. Textual analysis of Mary Kelly's Post-Partum Document (PPD) plays a key role in my inquiry. I juxtapose documentation from my lived experiences and academic projects with Kelly's work to build upon the themes and ideas introduced throughout PPD. This project is guided by the concepts love and (im)possibility, and I will argue that, together, they are central to understanding mothering/caregiving as a site of communication inquiry. Love and (im)possibility are inherent to both mothering and communication, but they also are essential …

Sports News Puts Focus On Society's Problems, Richard Lapchick

UCF Forum

Recent sports news has been filled with terrible stories about racism, gender violence, child abuse, and concussion-related brain damage for one in three former NFL players.

Redefining America's Ethnicity, Gender And Race, Anthony Major

UCF Forum

When redefining the ethnicity, gender and race of American society, I find it is interrelated with the cultural dialogue. The African-American experience has always been tied to those topics.

Cannons To Cannon, Ann M. Sasala

SURGE

I’ll never forget the first moment, I truly realized who Batman was. No, I’m not talking about (SARCASTIC SPOILER ALERT) his alternate identity as Bruce Wayne, but instead his depth as a character, his uncompromising morals and never-ending cycle of battles with the Joker. Batman, his mythology, and his backstory encompass so much more than the movies; he is alive for me in a way he will never be on screen. From an early age, comics provided my escape; Batman was there to drop kick depression and side-swipe thoughts of suicide. [excerpt]

Dialogue In Identity-Based Conflict (Study Of Intergroup-Dialogue With University Students), Lisha Shrestha

Dissertations and Theses

An individual's struggle with "self," which consists of personal identity and social identity, can create both intra- and interpersonal conflict. In this study, I explored how such struggles inform identity-based conflict and how such conflicts are addressed by intergroup dialogue. A dialogue was conducted with University students, consisting of discussions about participants' struggles with "self" and social identity. These conversations were analyzed using a mixed methods and content analysis approach. The study revealed that identities such as gender play significant roles in creating conflict within "self" and with others. National origin, race, and ethnicity also affect personal identity; however, these …

Hak Kekayaan Intelektual Sebagai Masalah Komunikasi, Ignatius Haryanto

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Tulisan ini hendak mengajak para sarjana dan peneliti komunikasi memberikan perhatian pada masalah Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HKI) yang bisa menjadi salah satu aspek penelitian dalam dunia ilmu komunikasi. Paling tidak ada lima perspektif yang akan ditunjukkan di sini untuk melihat problematika HKI sebagai bagian dari kajian komunikasi: yaitu perspektif ekonomi politik komunikasi, perspektif komunikasi internasional, perspektif komunikasi sebagai bagian dari hak budaya, perspektif terkait dengan perkembangan masyarakat informasi, dan perspektif yang melihat perkembangan media baru. Tulisan ini juga menyarankan pendekatan multidisipliner yang lebih banyak dalam melihat berbagai fenomena komunikasi, karena pada awalnya komunikasi juga berutang pada disiplin ilmu lain seperti …

'One Small Candle Of Truth…Dispels A Lot Of Darkness', Rick Brunson

UCF Forum

America the Beautiful.

Challenging Tunisia’S Homogenous Arabness:Post-Revolutionary Civil Society Activismfor The ‘Invisible’ Tunisian Amazigh, Xavier A. Torres De Janon

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The 2010-11 Tunisian revolution brought to the forefront of the country an explosion of activism and organizing from civil society, including multiple voices urging for the defense, protection and/or recognition of Tunisian ‘minorities.’ An unprecedented Amazigh (pl. Imazighen, the indigenous population of North Africa) wave of activism from individuals and organizations appeared in the public sphere of the country, a population systematically denied and marginalized by the Tunisian dictatorships and society emboldened to stand up for their rights and challenge the status quo. In the post-revolutionary context of thispseudo-homogenous North African country, dominated by a strong Arab/Islamic ideology since independence, …

Analisis Isi Surat Kabar Lokal Online Di Kabupaten Banyumas, Lisa Lindawati

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Desa merupakan entitas penting di Indonesia. Pasalnya, sebagian besar wilayah Indonesia adalah desa. Sejauh ini isu desa belum menjadi perhatian sebagian besar media, termasuk media lokal yang notabene dekat dengan entitas desa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode analisis isi. Objek penelitian adalah dua surat kabar lokal online yang berbasis di wilayah Kabupaten Banyumas, yaitu Radar Banyumas dan Satelit Post dalam rentang waktu 1 tahun (Maret 2013 -Maret 2014). Dari hasil penelitian, tercermin bahwa media sibuk dengan isu besar yang cenderung “Jakarta Sentris”. Jikalau diberitakan, desa ditempatkan sebagai komunitas yang inferior dan termarginalkan. Isu tentang Desa seringkali dikaitkan dengan kriminalitas, …

Profesionalisme Jurnalis Media Online: Analisis Dengan Menggunakan Semiotika Charles Morris, Meiselina Irmayanti

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Profesi jurnalis media online menuntut profesionalisme sebagaimana tertuang dalam kode etik jurnalistik 2011, UU Pers No 40 Tahun 1999 dan Pedoman Pemberitaan Media Siber 2012. Peneliti mengamati berita sebagai karya jurnalistik sekaligus sebagai bukti untuk menggambarkan kinerja profesional jurnalis dengan menerapkan teori deontologis sebagai pisau analisis penelitian. Metode dalam penelitian ini terfokus pada aspek semantik dan sintaktik terhadap 1149 berita asli dari tiga situs media online masing-masing, 362 berita Detik.com, 458 berita Kompas.com, 329 berita Republika.co.id sepanjang Juni 2014 hingga Mei 2017. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa bahasa dimodifikasi untuk mengelabui pembaca dan untuk memenuhi kepentingan pemilik, ekonomi dan politik. Selain …

Serupa Tapi Tak Sama: Disagregasi Dalam Morning Show Di Indonesia, Maritta Cinintya Rastuti

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Tulisan ini memisahkan istilah berita pagi – yang lebih dikenal – dari morning show, sehingga memperkenalkan istilah baru dalam format televisi di Indonesia. Daya tarik Morning show sebagai format program berita yang lebih santai dan informal, menimbulkan perbedaan yang sistematis sehingga mudah untuk diadaptasi. Alhasil, Morning show berhasil menyebar ke berbagai benua serta menjadi agen globalisasi media. Berfokus pada tiga program di Indonesia, yang berada di bawah definisi Wieten (2000), artikel ini mengeksplorasi penyesuaian oleh stasiun televisi Indonesia dalam memasukkan muatan lokal pada format global. Penolakan oleh pelaku media lokal terhadap homogensiasi, memunculkan disagregasi yang berhasil membedakan satu program dari …

The Circulation Network Of East Asian Television Dramas In Indonesia: Television And Pirated Dvds As Intermediaries, Shuri Mariasih Gietty Tambunan

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

East Asian television dramas from Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have become a significant part of the cultural globalization process in the Indonesian mediascapes since the 1990s. The Indonesian cultural, political and social specificities have created significant distinctions on how these television dramas reconstruct the shared imagination of (East) Asia in comparison with how it is in other locales. The research findings have extended the discussion of geocultural/linguistic regions, which argues that the success of a television drama in one region, for example telenovelas in Latin America, is affected by a similar cultural and linguistic background. It echoes that the …

Pemaknaan Khalayak Media Berbasis Komunitas Interpretif: Studi Pemaknaan Fiksi Gay Romantis Oleh Pembaca Perempuan Lajang, Dewi Utami Savitri

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Studi ini membahas pemaknaan khalayak media berbasis komunitas interpretif; sebuah konsep yang menekankan pada pemaknaan media secara kolektif serta pengaruh konteks sosial budaya dalam strategi pemaknaan. Dengan menggunakan konsep tersebut, penelitian ini mengangkat topik pemaknaan fiksi gay romantis di antara pembaca perempuan lajang. Penelitian ini adalah studi kualitatif dengan paradigma konstruktionisme sosial dan menggunakan fokus grup diskusi sebagai metode pengambilan data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa fiksi gay romantis menjadi alternatif bacaan akibat ketidakpuasan terhadap representasi perempuan pada media baca lain. Fiksi gay romantis juga dimaknai sebagai sarana pelajaran seksualitas, meningkatkan rasa persaudaraan perempuan, sekaligus menumbuhkan kesadaran sosial terhadap keberadaan gay …

Media Sosial Dan Komunikasi Politik Era Digital, Wiguna Wiguna

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

No abstract provided.

Mythic Rhetoric: Love, Power, And Companionate Marriage In Puccini's Turandot, Valerie V. Peterson

Peer Reviewed Articles

Using a rhetorical perspective, specifically Kenneth Burke's understanding of myths as "forward looking partisanships," this essay explores the mythic story of Turandot and its relationship to love, power, and companionate marriage.1 First, Burke’s understanding of myth is outlined and connected to the history and travels of Turandot. Then, a detailed rhetorical analysis of the 1998 PBS video of Puccini's opera performed at the Forbidden City, Beijing, suggests why the Turandot myth seems to appear in certain places and moments, and what it might have offered to audiences, in this instance, on a spiritual level.

Questioning Race: Ancestry Dna And Dialogue On Race, Anita K. Foeman, Angela Howard

Communication and Media Faculty Publications

Human genetics and racial identity converge pointedly in the family narrative. Until recently, genetics, racial identity, and family narrative were all rather malleable concepts in the public arena. All were presented in anecdotal form for the most part, and were often based on certain social conventions. The interjection of popularly available ancestry DNA data adds an additional piece of information to the discussion of genetics, race and narrative. Using the framework of both narrative theory and theory of social construction, this work uses quantitative and qualitative data to explore how individuals react to ancestry DNA findings and to consider if …