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Author:

Kretsinger-Harries, Anne Catherine

Title:

The Contestable John Brown: Abolitionism and the Civil War in U.S. Public Memory

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Rhetoric
Abolitionism
John Brown
Public Memory

File:

Download Harries_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr J Michael Hogan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hogan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blankfield, Bryan Boyd

Title:

Framing Animal-Rights Activism: An Analysis of Grant Morrison’s Animal Man

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

animal rights
framing
comic book
Grant Morrison
Animal Man

File:

Download Blankfield_Thesis_POST_DEFENSE.2.1.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Lyle Johnstone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Lyle Johnstone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sierlecki, Bonnie J

Title:

CONSTITUTING THE IDEAL AMERICAN: JESSE OWENS AND THE RHETORIC OF ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

presidential rhetoric
Jesse Owens
sport
American Dream rhetoric
American ideals
nationalism
autobiography
Jesse Owens Museum

File:

Download Bonnie_Sierlecki_MA_Thesis_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Toutain, Christopher

Title:

DRAWING EMOTION FROM RHETORICAL APPEALS TO NATURE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE GREEN ADVERTISEMENTS

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

depictions of nature
green advertising
environmental rhetoric

File:

Download ThesisFinalChristopherToutain.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Howard Browne, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Howard Browne, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Catona, Danielle

Title:

Age-adapted Speech in an Assisted Living Facility

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

assisted living
age-adapted
communication
stereotype activation

File:

Download Catona_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Merlo, Elyse M.

Title:

RHETORICS OF RAPE: FEMINIST RHETORICS AND POSTFEMINIST DISCOURSE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Feminism
Rape
Rhetoric
Postfeminism

File:

Download Merlo_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kuperavage, Jessica Lauren

Title:

Becoming Rational: Rhetoric, Agency, and Mental Illness

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

mental illness
agency
rhetoric

File:

Download Bargar_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Jeremy Paul

Title:

One Way Street: A Case Study of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News coverage concerning the 2009 Septa Strike

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

organized labor
media
communications

File:

Download One_Way_Street_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ronald V Bettig, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hlavacik, Mark Joseph

Title:

The Rhetoric of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: History, Economics, and Coercion

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
education policy
Rhetoric
coercion
statutory rhetoric

File:

Download Mark_Hlavacik_Masters_Thesis_11_11_2009_eTD_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Walter Benson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Walter Benson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hipper, Thomas John

Title:

Adolescent perceptions of messages about drugs and drug use from supportive others

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

ATOD
Social Support
Communication
Rural

File:

Download Hipper_Thesis_Final_Approved.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle E Day, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor