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English Department Faculty
Joan L. Conners
Associate Professor of Communication
Educational Background:
B.A., Broadcasting & Electronic Communication, Marquette University
M.A., Mass Communication, Marquette University
Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Recent courses taught:
FYEC 149/150: Ripped from the Headlines: Mass Media and Crime (Freshman Seminar)
WMST 361, Gender Issues in Communication
PSCI 308, American Campaigns & Elections
SPCH 381, Special Topics: Media & Diversity
Research Areas:
- Mass media & U.S. elections
- Communication ethics in news photographs
- Representations in reality television
Recent publications and presentations:
Perspectives On Political Communication: A Case Approach (Allyn & Bacon, 2008) (With Lauren Cohen Bell & Theodore F. Sheckels)
Popular culture in political cartoons: Analyzing cartoonist approaches. PS: Political Science and Politics (Symposium on the State of the Editorial Cartoon), 261-265, April 2007.
Visual Representations of the 2004 Presidential Campaign: Political Cartoons and Popular Culture References. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(3), 479-487, November 2005.
Understanding the Third-Person Effect. Communication Research Trends, 24 (2), 3-14, June 2005.
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