Communication Spotlight

“Maybe it’s because of the nice, sanitized way in which we consume sport as an audience,” says Sarah Fields, who studies how sports intersects with American culture. She says sports thrive on “our innate, maybe human desire — but certainly American desire — for fairness.” “It’s a standardized field with...

The field of communication is celebrating the profound contributions of Dr. Sonja K. Foss, Professor Emeritus of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Foss was the founding chair of the Department of Communication at the International College Beijing in 1999. Since joining the National Communication Association (NCA) in...

Dr. Fischer recently published a pedagogy article on “ Trans of Color Histories, Visibility, and Violence in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson ” in Films for the Feminist Classroom (Issue 12.2, Summer 2024). Reflecting on teaching her upper-level seminar COMM/WGST 4660/5660 Queer Media Studies here at CU...

Based on years of archival research at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, Stephen J. Hartnett from the Department of Communication has published “‘ Something Uniquely Sinister in U.S. History’: New Evidence on the Truman Administration’s 1951 Investigation into the China Lobby ,” in Presidential Studies Quarterly 54:3 (September 2024):...

Associate Professor of Communication Amy Hasinoff, author of Sexting Panic: Rethinking Criminalization, Privacy, and Consent , explains why some common concerns about sexting are misinformed. Hassinoff also makes sense of unclear and varying legal issues, especially when it comes to sexting for people under the age of 18. The Art...

5:30-7:00pm Lawrence Street Center Terrace Room - 2nd floor - Register to attend in-person HERE . If you're unable to join in-person, you can register to join via Zoom here . The department's annual Communication Days is a celebration of the many ways communication enriches our daily lives, advances our...

Lisa Keränen, Associate Professor and Chair of Communication, gave the inaugural lecture at Biocriticism 2023-Through the Microscope , a symposium organized at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. Her talk was entitled “Biocriticism as Inventional Practice: The Case of Global Health Security.” Other speakers in the series include Frédérique Aït-Touati, who...

Communication Department, Professor Sarah K. Fields, was inducted as a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) on October 1. Fields became the 616 th domestic Fellow since the NAK was founded in 1926, and only 200 active fellows may exist at any time. A standout in her induction...

LynxConnect and the Office of Alumni Relations is launching the Alumni-in-Residence (AIR) program to connect students with accomplished alumni for one-on-one or small group career and industry advice. Students can sign up for a 30-minute in-person or Zoom appointment in a dedicated working space to ask specific career questions or...

9News recently released a video and post following up on the issues the emergency response system had during the Marshall Fire in December, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. They worked with Associate Professor of Communication, Hamilton Bean, author of the award-winning book Mobile Technology and the Transformation of...