Wednesday November 16, 2011 - National Communication ...

Presenters:
Nicholas Cull, University of Southern California
Kenneth Hacker, New Mexico State University
Yelena Osipova, American University
Shawn M. Powers, Georgia State University
Efe Sevin, American University
Respondents: Ali Ersen Erol, Howard University; Craig Hayden, American University
502128 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton New Orleans Evergreen - Fourth Floor
Processes of Political Persuasion
Sponsor: Political Communication Division
Chair: Leonard Shyles, Villanova University
Respondent: Shane Semmler, Univ of South Dakota
"Explicating Relevance: The Dimensions of Relevance as it Relates to Agenda-setting Theory" Cynthia Peacock, Univ
of Texas, Austin
"The Perfect Intersection? Social Networks, Media Preference, and Political Knowledge" Rebecca A. Hayes,
University of Michigan, Flint
"They’re Trying to Make You Scared of Me: Obama’s Use of Inoculation as a Rhetorical Strategy" Yoav Magid,
University of Maryland
"Using Polls to Push Your Buttons: An Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Push Polling" Genevieve Risner,
Michigan State University; Timothy Levine, Michigan State University; Daniel E. Bergan, Michigan State University;
Stan Kaplowitz, Michigan State University
502129 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton New Orleans Gallier A - Fourth Floor
Multiculturalism, Intergenerational Communication, and Identity
Sponsor: Asian / Pacific American Communication Studies Division
Chair: Chin-Chung Chao, Univ of Nebraska, Omaha
Respondent: David C. Oh, Villanova University
"A Racial Project in Transition: A Discourse Analysis on Korean Multiculturalism in Global Era" Ji-Hyun Ahn, Univ of
Texas, Austin
"Intergenerational Communication Satisfaction and Age Boundaries in Mongolia and the United States" Howard
Giles, Univ of California, Santa Barbara; Christopher Hajek, University of Texas, San Antonio; Charles Choi, George Fox
University
"Chinese Indonesian Identity: A Sociocultural Approach" Sunny Lie, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst
"The Wai in Thai Culture: An Analysis from Thailand" Larry Powell, Univ of Alabama, Birmingham; Jonathan
Amsbary, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mark Hickson, Univ of Alabama, Birmingham
502130 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton New Orleans Gallier B - Fourth Floor
Socially Constructing Mediated Reality
Sponsor: Communication as Social Construction Division
Chair: Nahed Eltantawy, High Point University
"Intersecting Narratives: Enjoying Daytime Drama as Viewers (and Actors) Experience the Days of Their
Lives" Christina S. Beck, Ohio University
"Modern Day Crowds: Packs, Units, Mobs and the Construction of Audience and Fan-base" Styles Akira, University
of Southern California
"Social Constructionism and the Spectacle of Children: The Case of Balloon Boy" Margot Susca, Florida State
University; Nicole Cox, Florida State University