Upcoming Events
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4/2
COMM Speaker Series: Dr. Travis L Dixon “The Centrality of Media Stereotypes in the 21st Century”
COMM Speaker Series: Dr. Travis L Dixon “The Centrality of Media Stereotypes in the 21st Century”
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Online
Professor Dixon received his PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Professor Dixon is a media effects scholar specializing in investigating the prevalence of stereotypes in the mass media and the impact of stereotypical imagery on audience members. In addition to the dozens of articles Dr. Dixon has published in leading Communication journals, he has received multiple top paper awards from the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association. Dr. Dixon also serves on the editorial boards of some of the leading journals in his field, including Communication Monographs, Communication Research, Human Communication Research, Howard Journal of Communications, Media Psychology, and the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.Much of Dr. Dixon’s work examines racial stereotyping in television news. His more recent investigations scrutinize the content and effects of stereotypes and counter-stereotypes in major news events, social media, and musical contexts. He is the David L. Swanson Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication, and he has partnered with community groups attempting to address racial inequity.
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4/18
COMM Speaker Series: Dr. Kristina Scharp
COMM Speaker Series: Dr. Kristina Scharp
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Arjona Building
This talk address the communicative processes of remaking, resistance, and resilience and the ways these processes can help people better disrupt and manage the inequities they experience and resulting marginalization with which they must cope. Based on her research about family estrangement, complicated health diagnoses, and disenfranchised college students, she also illustrates how communication scholarship can inform a new theory, inspire a new research method, and translate to the public.
New Undergrad Curriculum Underway
We rebuilt our undergraduate curriculum into a more cohesive plan that can adapt to changing times. It went into effect Fall 2021. More>
Shardé M. Davis – New Book
Associate Professor Shardé M. Davis recently published "Being Black in the Ivory," an edited volume of more than 60 stories told by Black individuals in academia: current and former students, faculty, and administrators.
She reflects on her #BlackintheIvory hashtag and movement to expose anti-Black racism in academia in a recent article in UConn Today.
Stephen Stifano University Teaching Fellow Award
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Stifano for receiving the University Teaching Fellow Award!
Steinke and Gilbert Examine Gender and Science
KQED published preliminary findings of a study conducted by Prof. Jocelyn Steinke, doctoral student Christine Gilbert, and colleagues.
Communication FastTrack B.A./M.A. Program
We're launching a new FastTrack B.A. + M.A. program for Communication Majors!
Check out Education Abroad at Ulster University in Belfast
The Communication, Advertising, and Marketing at Ulster University program aims to provide UConn undergraduates with a unique curricular experience that will allow them to engage foundations of communication theory in a contemporary and applied manner.
In The Classroom
COMM PhD student Katie Webber gave her COMM 3120W Small Group Communication students an assignment with the dual goals of putting into practice the theories they've been studying and providing service to a local business, community, or cause. Read more.