Best Celeste He (Series Editor Podcasts (2024)

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Agenda-Setting Theory 7:09

6M ago7:09

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We don't want to tell you what to think, but we do want you to think more about how media impact our public discourse. Join Chris Ottaviano as he unravels McCombs and Shaw's Agenda-Setting Theory.By Carlos Calderin III, Chris Ottaviano, Landon Perry, & Gabriel Propst

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Cultural Studies 8:01

6M ago8:01

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What would you do if you had a hammer? Would you build a picnic table, or would you turn into a symbol for social change? Charles Millard talks us through Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall with a folk resistance anthem.By Charles Millard, Kate Cuthbertson, Ruiyuan Ma, & Alex Kunstling

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Context Collapse 7:14

6M ago7:14

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What happens when you're quite possibly communication with everyone, everywhere, all at once? Celina Akila helps answer this question with danah boyd and Alice Marwick's theory of Context Collapse and examples from influencers on social media.By Celina Akila, Kate McGill, Bayley Summer, & Ella Donovan

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Media Ecology 6:56

6M ago6:56

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Before the Netflix series "Black Mirror," Kyrsten Trowbridge tells us how the film "The Truman Show" already demonstrated Marshall McLuhan's idea that "the medium is the message."By Kyrsten Trowbridge, Claudia Cetola, & Braelyn Harris

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Feminist Standpoint Theory 6:17

6M ago6:17

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Sandra Harding and Julia Wood's Feminist Standpoint Theory teaches us that knowledge is socially located, and Caroline Nixon shows us how with a scene from the Academy Award-nominated film, "Hidden Figures."By Caroline Byrne, Carter King, Kendall Campos, & Arlene Mejia Campos

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Face-Negotiation Theory 8:05

6M ago8:05

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Black Hawk Down was a popular book and movie depicting a military operation in Somalia. But as Caroline Nixon demonstrates using Stella Ting-Toomey's Face-Negotiation Theory, the film also provides a great example of facework in action.By Carolina Nixon, Faith McDonald, & Sierra Nels

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Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations 9:14

6M ago9:14

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But we're not done with The Office, yet! In this episode, Donnie Towery uses the hit sitcom to explain corporate colonization. "Corporate colonization" is one the many concepts that come from Stanley Deetz's Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations.By Donnie Towery, Isabel Rowles, Evan House, Kayla Walsh

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Cultural Approach to Organizations 7:53

6M ago7:53

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Join Abigail Pfizermaier as she unpacks the not-so-fictional organizational culture of the TV series, "The Office" with theoretical insights from Clifford Geertz and Michael Pacanowsky.By Bonzie Yeatman, Olivia Cross, Logan Yeatman, Abigail Pfizenmaier

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Narrative Paradigm 6:57

6M ago6:57

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Humans are storytelling creatures, according to Walt Fisher's Narrative Paradigm. And in this episode, Jameson Ollison and Christian Torres show us that Hulk is more than a fictional superhero; Hulk is a story to which people can relate.By Jameson Ollison, Christian Torres, Ellis Shacklette, & Jake Lopina

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Rhetoric 11:35

6M ago11:35

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Join Zoe Brooks and Cassie O'Connell as they discuss what Aristotle's theory of rhetoric. In this episode, they play a clip from Dead Poets Society to show us what the ancient rhetorical proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos can help us understand about persuasion today.By Cassie O'Connell, Ally Perkinson, Omar Salazar, Zoe Brooks

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory 8:17

6M ago8:17

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Jenna Galofaro and Phoebe Murphy are bringing Mean Girls back: this time to help us explore the pain and confusion of cognitive dissonance with Leon Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory.By Joey Garcia, Phoebe Murphy, Jenna Galofaro, Viki Pittman

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Communication Privacy Management Theory 9:10

6M ago9:10

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Negotiating intimacy and privacy can cause a great deal of relational turbulence. In this episode, Lauren Sumner helps us navigate these situations with Mean Girls and Communication Privacy Management Theory of Sandra Petronio.By Amelia Barnwell, Lauren Sumner, Skyler Bergoon, & Yu-Chen Liang

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Relational Dialectics Theory 7:53

6M ago7:53

7:53

A common part of the college experience is negotiating your independence and your connection with your family. Emily Palmer and Sydney Oravsky explore that tension with Relational Dialectics Theory of Leslie Baxter.By Sydney Oravsky, Emily Palmer, Eyman Skar, & Allie Norton

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Uncertainty Reduction Theory 9:00

6M ago9:00

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There's a reason so many people dislike first dates, and a lot of it has to do with the unknown. On this episode, Kayla Vann and Aiden McCafferty explore all the ways people try to reduce the anxiety of the unknown with the Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger.By Kayla Vann, Aiden McCafferty, Emma Kriek, & Lana Hall

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Expectancy Violations Theory 9:51

6M ago9:51

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What can Elle Woods of Legally Blonde teach us about exceeding others' expectations? Find out as Hamsata Mazou unpacks the Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon.By Hannah Sharpe, Merritt Williamson, Aidan Schweizer, and Hamsata Mazou

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Symbolic Interactionism 9:13

6M ago9:13

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Want to know more about why you have the self-image that you have? This episode helps explains by introducing you to Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead. Richie Basile and Paxton Greene talk you through Symbolic Interactionism.By Logan Andrews, Richard Basile, Paxton Greene, MJ Rice

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Welcome to Comm Theory Unraveled! 1:46

6M ago1:46

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What are we talking about when we talk? Dr. Cynthia Rosenfeld, instructor for the Spring 2024 NC State COM 230: class, introduces the Comm Theory Unraveled podcast. Over the course of 16 short episodes, NC State COM 230 students unwind and unravel communication theory. In each episode the students discuss a new theory--exploring how we handle new s…

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Celeste He (Series Editor Podcasts

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Comm Theory Unraveled

Dr. Cynthia Rosenfeld (Series Creator/Editor), Celeste He (Series Editor), Morgan Risko (Series Editor), Students of COM 230 Spring 2024 (Episode Creators, Editors, and Hosts), Jason Evans Groth (Series Production)

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Agenda-Setting Theory 7:09

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Cultural Studies 8:01

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Context Collapse 7:14

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Media Ecology 6:56

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Feminist Standpoint Theory 6:17

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Face-Negotiation Theory 8:05

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Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations 9:14

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Cultural Approach to Organizations 7:53

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Narrative Paradigm 6:57

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Rhetoric 11:35

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory 8:17

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Communication Privacy Management Theory 9:10

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Relational Dialectics Theory 7:53

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Uncertainty Reduction Theory 9:00

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Expectancy Violations Theory 9:51

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Symbolic Interactionism 9:13

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Welcome to Comm Theory Unraveled! 1:46

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