Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Wisneski, Samuel, Meaning Making Over a Lifetime: A Case Study of Pat Boone
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Baker, Briah, Why Can't We Be Friends: The Legitimization of Police Violence in the Buddy-cop Film Genre
Dahlgren, Barbara Alexandra Raftes, Pick a Horse, Ditch the Goat: the Rise of the Spoiler Frame in a Bipartisan Election Discourse
Gaw, Melanie, Joan Rivers: Comedy and Identity on the Road to Fashion Police
Monier, Melissa, “Being Myself Paid Off:” Blackness, Feminized Labor, and Authenticity in Black Beauty and Lifestyle Content on Youtube
Russo, Daniel James, Social Movement and Reaction: the Joe Rogan Experience and Making Sense of #MeToo with Standup Comedian Podcasters
Slyter, Riana S., “Mirrors Can Give Us Space to Imagine…” Representations of Gender and Sexuality in BBC’s Dracula (2020)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Ahmed, Abu Taib, Factors That Push Bangladeshi Media to Exercise Self-Censorship
Beykont, Yasemin, Memes and Copyright: Article 13, Branding, and Digital Remix Culture
Brunson, Alexia Samira, The New State: Self-Governance & Self-Expression Through the Exploration of Youth Social Spaces in Today’s Mediated Society
Dwivedee, Siddhant, Production of Native Advertising in the New Media Economy
Fennimore, John Joseph, Are They Really Just Cosmetic? the Impact of Cosmetic Items on Fortnite's Gameplay and Game Design
Gurcay, Atinc, Digital Mediation of Dissent: The Stories of Unveiled Women from Turkey
Kocik, David Peter, “Being Cute and Hella Gay:" Pokémon Reborn, Fan Labor, and Queering the Pokémon World
Menders, Stephanie Ann, Lifestyle TV for Men: the Nostalgic Fantasy of History Channel's Blue-Collar Infotainment
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Hackett, Claire Elizabeth, CW Is Open to All: Post-Difference Representation and Hegemonic Time-Travel Narratives in DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Kappers, Ashley, Green Energy at Any Cost: How Ethanol Producer Magazine Uses Science to Frame Ethanol Production
Khairy, Safa K., “Where Are We Now?” The Image Construction of Arabs and Muslims in Bodyguard
McMillan, Dasmond R., Superhero TV– Analyzing the Narrative Techniques of the CW’s the Flash (2014 - Present) & the Netflix Original Program Daredevil (2015 - 2018)
Pruni, Analise Elle, Bi the Wayside?: Shifts in Bisexual Representations in Teen Television
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Barden, Joseph Daniel, Where’s the Fair Use? Participatory Culture, Creativity, and Copyright on Youtube
Johns, Derrick Jr., Drama, Low Wages, Fugitives, and Eviction: A Qualitative Analysis of the American Underclass as Presented in Books and Trash TV
Mandella, Anthony, The Value of Internships in Radio Broadcasting
Sen, Srijan, Contextualizing the News: Newspaper Front Pages in the Age of Fact-Checking Journalism.
Wolff, Sierra, “Because He Is Different”: Shifts in Discourse and the Increasing Presence of Autism in Fictional Television
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Cuff, Steven, Now You're Playing with Power: Nintendo and the Commodification of Nostalgia
Engelbart, Justin, “Superman’s Editor Mortimer Weisinger”: the Success and Extension of the Superman Brand in the Silver Age of Comics
Stobb, Danielle, How Working in Local TV News Affects Journalists' Personal Lives
Weber, Lindsay Anne, "Don't Be Such a Girl, I'm Only Joking!" Post-alternative Comedy, British Panel Shows, and Masculine Spaces
Wright, Emily, The Cycle of Exclusion in Local Print News: How News Content Reflects and Reinforces Patriarchy
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Blanks, Geraud, Skin in the Game: Providing Redress for American Sports' Appropriation of Native American Iconography
Draeger, Roger C., A Hero a Minute: the Manufacture of Aura and Rarity in the World of Sports Memorabilia and Rapid Commemoration
Kaufman, Samantha Jane, Growing Food Equity: a Participant Observation Exploring the Role of Communication in a Nonprofit Organization’s Work to Improve Food Access in Urban Areas
Kinnard, Rachel, The Feminist Voice in Mainstream News Discourse
Kohlmann, Margaret R., Young Adult Authors, Readers, and Feminized Social Media
Murphy, Daniel Martin, Sound and Vision: Marketing Recorded Music in the Age of Radio
Palen, Andrew, Farm Aid: a Case Study of a Charity Rock Organization
Sugden, Ryan Charles, Gay Liberation Is One Thing, but Nobody Likes a Dyke: Emerging Frames in Queer Radio
Vander Veen Mich, Courtney, Elections Matter: the Politics of Prosecuting Deceptive Advertising in Wisconsin
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Collins, Ethan, "Bring the Fan to the Game:" Football, Baseball, and the Transformation of Sports Television into Entertainment
Connor, Megan Corinne, "Anne Rice for Kids" and Twilight for TV: Young Adult Media Franchising and the Vampire Diaries
Glinis, Shawn Michael, VCRs: The End of TV as Ephemera
Irving, Mark Joseph, Institutional Influence on Documentary Form: an Analysis of PBS and HBO Documentary Programs
Kallenberger, Kathryn Michele, Performing Private Life on the Public Stage: Tracing Narratives of Presidential Family Lives, Leisure and Masculinities in US News Media
Neibaur, Max, Balancing Business and Art in Music: Gazing into the Star Texts of Michelle Branch and Regina Spektor
Peckham, Leslie J., "Be a Sturdy Oak:" the Art of Manliness and Rebranding Masculinity in 21st Century America
Sengupta, Paromita, "Boredom Is Always Counter-revolutionary": Affective Political Activism in Participatory Online Communities
Smith, Simone, Old Ideas in New Skins: Examining Discourses of Diversity on the Websites of 10 Urban-Serving Universities
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Coskuntuncel, Aras, Redefining News in the Face of Economic Crises: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Transition to a Watchdog Journal
Donatelle, Anna, Marketing Post-Feminism Through Social Media: Fan Identification and Fashion on Pretty Little Liars
Kohlmann, Stephen, "So, Are We Good?" the Emerging Sensitive New Man Movement in the Boys' Club of Stand-up Comedy
Schwarz, Katrina, Coverage of the Euro Crisis in Spanish, German, British, and American Elite Newspapers
Stratton, Nicholas, Mind & Matter: the Discursive Construction of the iPhone in Apple's Advertising
Turnblom, Robin Frances, When Breast Cancer Is All About the Boobs: Postfeminist Culture's Influence on Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigning
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Anderson, Jonathan, Resolving Public Records Disputes in Wisconsin: the Role of the Attorney General's Office
Carmody, Casey James-Michael, Political Culture, Policy Liberalism, and the Strength of Journalist's Privilege in the States
Kim, Minchul, The Effects of Online Advertisements and News Images on News Reception
Moran, Christian T., Understanding Wisconsin Legislators' Use of Social Media
Wooten, David Robert, How Lego Constructs a Cross-promotional Franchise with Video Games
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Zhao, Jing, Articulating the "L" Word Online: A Study of Chinese Slash Fandom of Super Girl