1. Examining Copyright Regimes in China's Digital Music Industry: History, Challenges and New Models Open Access Author: Zhang, Tian Tiffany Title: Examining Copyright Regimes in China's Digital Music Industry: History, Challenges and New Models Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: CopyrightDigital MusicChinaXiamiIntellectual PropertyHistory File: Download Tian_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Richard Denny Taylor, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew Jackson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKrishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Country Music is Cool: Advertising, Symbolic Excludivores and Musical Omnivores. Open Access Author: Behnken, Dawn Ziegerer Title: Country Music is Cool: Advertising, Symbolic Excludivores and Musical Omnivores. Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: countrymusicadvertisingcoolcoolnessomnivorousnesstelevisiongenreindiehip hoptrendyfriendlycountry music File: Download Dawn_Ziegerer_Behnken_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Francis Erin Dardis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. The “new Teen Momism”: 16 And Pregnant and The New “teen Mom” Identity Open Access Author: Dunfee, Jacqueline Nicole Title: The “new Teen Momism”: 16 And Pregnant and The New “teen Mom” Identity Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: reality TVteen pregnancyMTVneoliberalismpostfeminism File: Download JacquelineNDunfeeThesis.pdf Committee Members: Michelle Rodino Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Celebrity Endorsements and a New Kind of Product Placement Open Access Author: Asmara, Michelle Rose Title: Celebrity Endorsements and a New Kind of Product Placement Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: celebrity endorsementproduct placementsource characteristicssource credibilitymeaning transferlikabilitybrand integration File: Download ASMARA_Michelle_MA_Thesis Committee Members: Francis Erin Dardis, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLee Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Sassy Cows and Magical Juju: Representations of Race and Ethnicity on Three Nicktoons Programs Open Access Author: Lawrence, Nicole Marie Title: Sassy Cows and Magical Juju: Representations of Race and Ethnicity on Three Nicktoons Programs Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: Representation of race and ethnicityracial and ethnic rolesstereotypeanimationstereotypes in children's television File: Download Nicole_Lawrence_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Matthew Mc Allister, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Assessing the persuasive effects of temporal distance and social distance on intentions to volunteer Open Access Author: Ruiz, Jessica Title: Assessing the persuasive effects of temporal distance and social distance on intentions to volunteer Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: psychological distancesocial distancetemporal distancepersuasionconstrual level theoryadvertising File: Download Ruiz_-_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Fuyuan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLee Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorFrancis Erin Dardis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. The Role of Technology in Chinese Social Movements: An Exploration of the Technological Communications Apparatus Used During the Tiananmen Incident of 1976, The 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement, and the 2011 Jasmine Revolution Open Access Author: Chernin, Kelly Alissa Title: The Role of Technology in Chinese Social Movements: An Exploration of the Technological Communications Apparatus Used During the Tiananmen Incident of 1976, The 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement, and the 2011 Jasmine Revolution Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: ChinaSocial Movementsnew technologyHabermasBakhtin1989 Tiananmen Square File: Download thesis_final_.pdf Committee Members: Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor