As of this morning, an article co-written by CRDMers Gwendolynne Reid, Brent Simoneaux, Keon Pettiway, and CRDM alum Robin Snead, just came out: "Multimodal Communication in the University: Surveying Faculty Across Disciplines." The article was published in the journal Across Discipilnes: A Journal of Language, Learning, and Academic Writing. You can also read more about …
Month: March 2016
Three 1st-year CRDMers presented at Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference
This past week, three first-year CRDM students presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference in Seattle. Charlie Ecenbarger presented his paper titled: "I Remember When This Was Free: The Transition from Add-Ons to Downloadable Content." Kee Eun Joo Lee presented her paper titled: "'I am observing a new cultural revolution on the …
Four CRDM Students Presented at 11th NCSU Graduate Student Research Symposium
Second-year CRDM student Chen Chen, CRDM candidates Gwendolynne Reid, Cristiane S. Damasceno, and Dr. Dwiyatna Widinugraha (Gaha) presented at the NCSU 11th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium today. Their presentation titles are the following: Chen Chen, "Discipliniography of Rhet/Comp on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Communicative Practices of Scholars in Facebook Groups" Gwendolynne Reid, "Citizen …
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Congratulations to Dr. Hector Rendon!!!
Hector Rendon, 4th-year CRDM candidate, successfully defended his dissertation this morning. The title is "News Media Narratives: Local, International, and Digital Frames of Mexican Elections." His committee was chaired by Dr. Melissa Johnson, and joined by Drs. Cat Warren, Dr. Steve Wiley, Dr. Jason Swarts, and me (chair). The project was an ambitious bilingual content analysis of …
Congratulations to Dr. Molly Hartzog!!!
Molly Hartzog, 4th-year CRDM candidate, successfully defended her dissertation yesterday. Her dissertation title is “Inventing Mosquitoes: Digital Organisms as Rhetorical Boundary Objects in Genetic Pest Management for Dengue and Malaria Control.” Molly was a member of the first cohort of the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in Genetic Engineering and Society. Chaired by Dr. Carolyn Miller, her …
J.J. Sylvia Published a Blogpost!
J.J. Sylvia, third-year CRDM candidate, contributed a new post to the Digital Rhetoric Collaborative's Blog Carnival on maker spaces. His post, titled, "Utilizing the Library Makerspace for Critical Invention in Intro to Science, Technology, and Society" details the way that he integrated critical making projects into his introductory level STS course, in particular emphasizing the mission of …
Congratulations to Dr. Widinugraha!!!
Dwiyatna (Gaha) Widinugraha, a third-year CRDM candidate, successfully defended his dissertation this morning. The title was "The Papua Separatist Group and Indonesia in the Age of New Public Diplomacy: A Comparative Analysis of Websites, Facebook Visuals, and Twitter." Gaha's committee is chaired by Dr. Melissa Johnson, and joined by Drs. Jason Swartz, Dr. Kiwanuka-Tondo, Dr. Andrew Binder. Upon …
Stephen Carradini Presented at Association for Business Communication Southwest United States Conference
Stephen Carradini, third-year PhD candidate, presented research from his ongoing dissertation work at the Association for Business Communication Southwestern United States Conference in Oklahoma City, Okla., on March 11th. The presentation was called "Earn a Living: The Business Communication Practices of Indie Rock Arts Entrepreneurs." He discussed findings from the first 18 interviews of his …
Congratulations to Dr. Larissa Carneiro!!!
Fourth-year PhD candidate, Larissa Carneiro, successfully defended her dissertation: “Divine Technology: How God Created Dinosaurs and People.” She gave a very good presentation and engaged her audience and committee in vigorous conversations after. Her committed was chaired by Dr. Jason Swarts and joined by Drs. Jason Bivins, Victoria Gallagher, William Kinsella.
Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media PhD Program at NC State University in Raleigh, NC 