Wednesday November 16, 2011 - National Communication ...

Chair: Dante Morelli, Suffolk County Community College
Presenters:
Todd A. Allen, Geneva College
Pat Arneson, Duquesne University
Gina Castle Bell, George Mason Univ
Dante Morelli, Suffolk County Community College
Danna Prather, Suffolk County Community College
408054 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM New Orleans Marriott Mardi Gras D - Third Floor
On Solidarity and Voice: The Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, Union Busting, Fleeing Senators, and
Political Voice
Sponsors: Convention Theme Group, Political Communication Division
Chair: Mridula Mascarenhas, Univ of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
"Bakhtin and the Buffalo Beast: The Carnival and Ethical Aspects of the Scott Walker Prank Call" Phil Rippke, Univ of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee
"Deliberation and Dissent: On the Ethical Necessity and Hazards of Disrupting Public Institutions" John W. Gastil,
Penn State University; Robert Kraig, Citizen Action of Wisconsin
"Dialogue and the Future of Democracy: Constructive Conversations in the Midst of Wisconsin's Budget
Crisis" Jonathan Shailor, Univ of Wisconsin, Parkside
"Speaking Politically: The Metacommunicative Terms of a Political Impasse" Theresa R. Castor, Univ of Wisconsin,
Parkside
"The Role of Union Leaders and the Democratic Party in Narrowing Solidarity and Voice" Dana L. Cloud, Univ of
Texas, Austin
408055 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM New Orleans Marriott Mardi Gras E - Third Floor
Providing a Voice to a Mass Audience
Sponsors: Convention Theme Group, Mass Communication Division, Philosophy of Communication Division
Chair: Adam C. Earnheardt, Youngstown State Univ
Respondent: Mary Beth Earnheardt, Youngstown State Univ
"Bad Reception: Al-Jazeera English’s Network Expansion and Barriers in Global News Discourse" Ian Davis,
University of Illinois
"Construction of Unfinalized 'Voice' in Popular Cultural Communication through Bakhtin’s Global Concepts." Eungjun
Min, Rhode Island College
"Radio Goes to Resistance: Providing Voice for the Powerless in Occupation" Cheryl R. Jorgensen-Earp, Lynchburg
College
408057 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM New Orleans Marriott Mardi Gras H - Third Floor
Can You Hear Me Now? Performing Poetry, Pop-Culture, and Politics
Sponsor: Performance Studies Division
Chair: Bryant Keith Alexander, California State Univ, Los Angeles
Presenters:
Rachel Hastings, California State University, Long Beach
Javon Johnson, University of Southern California
Respondents: Subrina Robinson, California State University, Long Beach; Bryant Keith Alexander, California State Univ,
Los Angeles