communication-studies

Remembering an act of courage

On March 2, 1961, a large group of high school and college students gathered at Zion Baptist Church in Columbia. Their purpose was to peacefully confront the state government and the people of South Carolina...

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The menace of violence in America

The school shootings in Sandy Hook, Conn., occurred in a community that was “not the kind of place something like this can happen.” But, according to Furman communication studies professor Sean O’Rourke, it is becoming...

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Inabinet wins Janice Hocker Rushing Research Award

SPRING, 2012 Brandon Inabinet won the Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award from the Southern States Communication Association. The award honors members who have demonstrated exceptional scholarly ability through research and publication early in...

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Civility in public discourse

FEBRUARY 3, 2012 By Shannice Singletary ’14, Contributing Writer Ill-mannered celebrities, games glorifying sex and violence, hazing, and outrageous public displays. Civility, it seems, is under assault. Why? Robert Hariman, a theorist of political style...

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