Communication Studies Speaker Series
2024-2025 Speaker Series
Diamond E.B. Porter
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
5:00-6:15 pm
Jepson Wolff Auditorium
The 2025 Annual Speakers Series Scholar is Diamond E.B. Porter from Washington State University. Her February 18th talk is titled, “Play, Power, and Possibilities: Exploring Identity and Culture through Critical Making and Video Game Narratives."
Dr. Jeremiah Favara Book Launch: Tactical Inclusion
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
5:00-6:15 pm
College Commons, HUB 153
Dr. Favara will discuss the crucial role that military recruitment advertising played in making the U.S. military of the most diverse institutions in the United States. Informed by Black feminism, critical race theory, and queer of color critique, the talk will discuss how the military and advertisers deployed a set of strategies called tactical inclusion to connect with new audiences and render them vulnerable to, valuable to, and subject to state violence.
Election '24 Crash Course: What to Know and What to Ask
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
4:00-5:30 pm, Hemmingson Auditorium
On April 9, 2024, a panel of experts in the fields of Communications and Political Science explored the historical context of political parties and ideologies, key elections and events to watch out for, and strategies for critically evaluating political communication this election season.
COMM 480 Final Project Presentations
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
3:30-5:30 pm, Hemmingson 210
Dr. Click's students have spent the semester doing a deep dive into the subject of "Audiences & Fandom". Join them as they share their final projects.
3:30-4:00: Sports & Athletics
Kate B, "Fans of Gonzaga Women's Basketball"
Konrad G, "Crafting Community through Chrome"
Jessica P & Kate S, "Last Team Standing"
Abby W, "Women in Fandom of Gonzaga Men's Basketball"
4:00-4:30: Online Fan Communities
Ely E, "Gaylor: Representation or Speculation of Taylor Swift's Sexuality"
Anna P & Elizabeth S, "From Screen to Page: Digital Literary Fandom and Colleen Hoover"
Nikki R, "The Ecosystem of Incledom"
Fiona S, "Whoniverse as a Lens for the Universe"
4:30-5:00: Fans of Legacy Media
Bella K, "Hunger Games Fans"
Colby B, "Disney, Race, and High School Musical"
Maddie T, "The Harry Potter Fandom and JK Rowling's Transphobic Remarks"
Madison V, "Beyond the Mask that Brings New Hope"
5:00-5:25: Collectors, Comforters, & Deciders
Evelyn J & Sam M, "An Introductory Research Analysis Into the Squishmallow Fandom"
Johanna S, ""The Comfort Show: Escapism on Repeat"
Arianna T, "Swifties and the Eras Tour"
Political Disinformation in the Anthropocene
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
4-5 pm, Humanities 153 (College Commons)
Drawing from Anthropocene theory and exploring relevant strategies, Dr. Omari will
offer suggestions for mitigating disinformation and its effects.
2022-2023 Speaker Series
Comm Studies Presents-Pizza with Alumni!
Wednesday, April 26
12:00 pm
College Hall 425
Comm Studies majors and minors are invited to join the faculty for pizza and discussion featuring a presentation from 2017 Comm Studies Graduate Andrea Davis.
Andrea graduated from Gonzaga in 2017 with a degree in Communication Studies. She has served three service terms with Americorps and is currently manager of the Zags Volunteer Program. She is a fierce advocate for those with disabilities, with much of her work focusing on issues of accessibility, equity, and inclusion.
Dr. Lisa Flores
March 1, 2023, time 5-6:30 pmLocation: Hemmingson Auditorium 004
The 2023 Annual Speakers Series Scholar is Dr. Lisa Flores from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her March 1st talk is titled, “‘Crisis’ at the U.S./Mexico Border?: Towards a Racial Rhetorical Perspective.”
February 17, 2022—Major Lessons from Minority Media: Exploring Hmong American Digital Cultures
October 20, 2021—Political Communication in Digital Spaces
April 9, 2021—Communication, Activism & Civic Engagement: "Process Over Output: Media Based Organizing and Movement Building"
March 5, 2021—Communication, Activism and Civic Engagement: "Meaningful Student Activism in Tumultuous Times"
Friday, November 6, 2020—COMMversations: Election 202 Debrief
Friday, October 16, 2020—COMMversations: Grad Studies
“Adventures in Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland: The Paradoxical Audacity of Scandal’s Papa Pope” by Dr. Rachel Griffin, University of Utah
“COMMversations on Activism and Organizing” by Meshell Sturgis, University of Washington; Dr. Karma R. Chávez, University of Texas at Austin; Dr. Rachel Kuo, University of North Carolina