Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Non-visual pleasures : music, gender, and narrative cinema, Richard. Ness
Burdened bodies : a rhetorical analysis of white masculinity in the U.S. media, Valerie. Palmer-Mehta
Legitimacy in the 2000 post-election campaign : argumentative and rhetorical perspectives, Christopher D. Salinas
When homemakers no longer have a home to make : elderly women's communication about assisted living and sense of self, Heather L. Seipke
Corporate television and organizational communication : analyses of individual communication and informational content, Brian Christopher. Sowa
A nation apologizes : Japanese apologies for World War II, Jane W. Yamazaki
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Apprenticed or exploited : critical rhetoric and the Yale grade strike, Thomas A. Discenna
Team empowerment and organizational change : the impact of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness, Susan M. Fleschner
Communication of values during socialization to a corporate culture, Stephen Z. Frishman
The woman sawed in half : death, duality, and the female figure of postmodern psychodrama, Kaitlin. Hanger
Questioning the space between feminists and antimfeminists : a narrative analysis of two social movement newsletters, Tressa Mishler. Kelly
Communication patterns in the online classroom, Jeannette W. Kindred
Spiritual meaning in mediated communication : a thick description and textual analysis of the X-Files, Andrew D. Kronenwetter
Constructing a worldview : media conglomerates and news coverage, 1995-1999, Gracie. Lawson-Borders
Ancient future : the compensatory function of filmic heroes in the paradigmatic shift toward cultural balance, Charlene M. Meyers
Johnson, narrative and the universal archetype, Nicki L. Michalski
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow : the oral narratives of three generations of Brewster old timers, Cynthia N. Moore
The Western elite press construction of Islam (the Arbas and Iran) (1991-1999), Nabil Ahmad. Oumais
Linking individuals and organizations in remote contexts : exploring organizational identification and commitment in virtuality, Robyn E. Parker
The impact of computer-generated graphics and story complexity on recall and comprehension : an experimental study of Kuwait television news, Mahmood Abdulnabi. Sayyid-Hassan
The role of communication management in the enactment of two sexual harassment cases in the public domain : Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America and Ford Motor Company, Deborah Ann. Snyder
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Across contexts and through time : Jeannette Rankin, feminine style, and an ethic of care, Charlotte A. Amaro
Postcolonial blues : Hong Kong Cinema and Cultural Identity, Li-Mei. Chang
The creative strategy approach in political spot advertising : A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the 1996 Presidential Campaigns in Taiwan and the U.S., Po-Chung. Chuang
The rhetorical construction of God : Mary Baker Eddy's journey, 1821-1912, Caroline. Dunlap
A study of communication among supervisors :, Timothy J. Houghton
A dramaturgical analysis of social order in the Supreme Court's Casey decision, Margaret Ann McGee
Re-imaging masculinity in the nineties : Hollywood Movies and Genres, Michael R. Meadows
The rhetorical and organizational nature of public relations : The Case of General Motors' C/K Pickups, Peter M. Smudde
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The portrayal of African American women in rap music video, Darnell. Anderson
Hemispheric style and social interaction preferences : an exploratory investigation, David Lawrence. Bodary
Constructing arguments in the face of challenges : an analysis of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on women's concerns, Kathleen Marie. Edelmayer
Physician-elderly patient interactions : the co-construction of illness narratives, Susan. Eggly
A critical analysis of the rhetorical strategies used by The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press in their coverage of the 1993 Detroit mayoral campaign, Sonja Stokes. Gildon
Image construction in print and internet media : analysis of the controversial Courtney Love, Debra Kay Gorney
Virtually deaf : a rhetorical analysis of the construction of community on bit.listserv.deaf-l, Eric A. Hauser
The "other" in cyberspace discourse of white supremacy, Priscilla Marie. Meddaugh
A rhetorical analysis of ideographs in a community relations campaign: the symbolic construction of eight mile road, Michele Anne Najor
A fantasy theme analysis of SOBOTKA v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION 1980-1994, Brenda C. Rice
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of the information needs of alumni donors to Wayne State University, Donald Neil Ritzenhein
Conflict styles of public elementary school principals in two Michigan counties, Joanna F. Schultz
A longitudinal analysis of the portrayal of downsizing by the business press, Ronald Oak. Woods
A longitudinal analysis of the portrayal of downsizing by the business press, Ronald Oak. Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Group polarization and ethical decision-making in small groups :, George H. Denger
Storytelling in the African-American community, Kim J. Logan
Listening to Native American voices from Wounded Knee, the Black Hills International Survival Gathering, and the Tlingit banishment, Melanie S. Mason
The cinema of Mabel Normand, Christina Marie. Mugno
New communication technologies and Nigeria's development, Paul Nwulu
A dramatic analysis of Promise Keepers rhetoric, John. Suk
Ethical responses to organizational crisis: lessons from three successful cases, Robert R. Ulmer
Narrative argument validity and film popularity, Stanley D. Williams
Cesar Chavez's rhetorical strategies of resistance, Joseph P. Zompetti
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Implications of a Feminist Narratology: Temporality, Focalization and Voice in the Films of Julie Dash, Mona Smith and Trinh T. Minh-ha, Jennifer Alyce Machiorlatti