Dr Cori Dauber & Media Lab Director Mark Robinson were cited in The Economist’s article“The Propaganda War: The terrorists’ vicious message is surprisingly hard to rebut” (August 15, 2015)     “One reason may be that since its declaration of … Read more

    Jihadology Guest Post 6 July 2015, “ISIS and the Hollywood Visual Style” by Communication (Rhetoric) and Peace, War & Defense Professor, Cori E. Dauber & Communication (Media Production) Professor, Mark Robinson   {EXCERPT} … what specifically does it … Read more

  Small Wars Journal  July 1, 2015 “ISIS and the Family Man” — Cori E. Dauber {EXCERPT} It is widely acknowledged that ISIS is enormously sophisticated in its use of Social Media.[i] It is also widely acknowledged that they have … Read more

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The Department of Communication would like to announce its new Chair, Dr. Patricia Parker and new Assistant Chair, Dr. Sarah Dempsey   Welcome ! ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦   Also, a Thank you to immediate past Chair, Dr. Ken Hillis and immediate … Read more

In opening, Monahan states: With growing concern about proliferating surveillance, a number of artists have created fashionable ways to hide from the camera’s gaze. These include designs such as irregular face paint and hairstyles, creepy-looking masks, and reflective underwear. The … Read more

Communication Studies was one of the top 10 majors selected by students in the graduating class of 2015. Check out the graphic for a cool snapshot of the new grads, by major. {Source: UNC Spotlight – What’s Your Major? }

{C. Hardin, C. Matheson, J. O’Grady, A. Towns (K. Zemlicka not in attendance)}    

Check out the interesting variety of courses on offer from the Comm Studies Department this summer! MAYMESTER  { 5/13 – 5/29 }   FIRST SUMMER SESSION  { 5/13 – 6/18 }   SECOND SUMMER SESSION  { 6/22 – 7/28 }

Click here for a listing of Grad-level courses being offered, Fall 2015