News
Annual Ezine arrives to spread good news
September 25, 2017 It’s here! Hot off the virtual presses is the 2017 Communication Matters departmental ezine. Read great stories about current students, alums, faculty and all the other Department of Communication accomplishments this academic year. With Editor Cheryl Spainhour, Student Contributors Amanda Lea and Alex Richardson and Designer Leigh Ann Privette, there’s great stuff […]
Quinlan Nominated for Regional Emmy
September 25, 2017 Dr. Margaret Quinlan, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, is nominated for a regional Emmy nomination for “The Acoustics of Care,” her documentary on DooR to DooR, an organization that brings performing, literary and visual artists to inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Quinlan is the second of three producers on […]
Feel the News: Plotnick Publication Studies Haptics
September 25, 2017 Just in case you aren’t feeling your first full day of classes, here’s some touching news from Dr. Rachel Plotnick, Communication Studies Department Assistant Professor. Her article on haptic media, “Force, flatness and touch without feeling: Thinking historically about haptics and buttons,” was published last week in New Media and Society: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461444817717510. A forceful congratulations to Dr. Plotnick!
USC Annenberg Q&A Explores Grano’s Sport and Religion Book
September 25, 2017 They had questions, he had answers — and both are available online! Dr. Dan Grano, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, recently shared his thoughts about his new book, The Eternal Present of Sport: Rethinking Sport and Religion, with Religion Dispatches, a series from USC Annenberg. In the Q&A interview, Grano explains how […]
Coronavirus Information
March 17, 2020 As we monitor novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we are committed to supporting students, faculty and staff and ensuring that all students can fulfill their academic requirements as planned. LEARN MORE.
Ezine 2020
May 2, 2020 The 2020 edition of our departments Ezine is now available! Included in this year’s issue: Dr. Black Explores Canadian Culture, Breaking Barriers for Transitioning Citizens, LEADS Program Enhances Students’ Education,Dr. Jiang Researches in Rio De Janeiro, Interview Fashion Show Workshop and much more!
Statement of Support for Racial Justice
June 5, 2020 The Communication Studies community has been grieved and outraged over the recent racist events unfolding nationally. Over the past week, a diverse and inclusive ad hoc committee of the Communication Studies faculty crafted a Statement of Support for Racial Justice in response to these events. The statement is linked here and it includes comments of support […]
Kristen Okamoto Presents on Ethographic Field Research
January 14, 2014 Kristen Okamoto, MA graduate 2013, recently presented a talk at Ohio University on ethnographic field research. Okamoto is a doctorial student at Ohio University.
2021 Departmen Ezine Available Now
May 11, 2021 2021 DEPARTMENT EZINE Included in this year’s issue:
Brendi Bluitt Completes Capstone Project for Isabella Santos Foundations
May 19, 2021 Brendi Bluitt’s capstone for her Master’s degree was a Directed Project completed for the Isabella Santos Foundation, which is a Charlotte-based non-profit focused on raising awareness and funding for rare pediatric cancer. Her project used autoethnography and in-depth interviews with cancer survivors to determine salient topics surrounding social support for this population. […]