Research
PhD profile: Beck Banks explores how rural life impacts trans individuals
Beck Banks, now an assistant professor of communication at Warren Wilson College, researches how life in rural environments impacts trans individuals by studying trans media producers in their native Appalachia.
PhD student profile: Hadil Abuhmaid explores national identity and culture in Palestinian cinema
Hadil Abuhmaid researches cinema as a powerful storytelling medium and investigates how it has formed and represented national identities in her native Palestine.
Featured Student Work: Maria Cano analyzes Instagram influencers for her Media Studies Master’s thesis
Ever wonder what it takes to become “Insta-famous”?
Shuo Xu takes on corruption and censorship
Shuo Xu researches the effects of censorship in her native China, particularly the coverage of the Dalai Lama in American versus Chinese media.
Ashley Cordes sees culture in Native American currency
An enrolled citizen of the Coquille Nation and an assistant professor of Indigenous studies at UO, Ashley Cordes researched how groups communicate their identities through media, with a focus on currency as a communication medium among Native American populations.
UO report examines how journalists can regain public trust
New Agora Journalism Center report has good news about local news providers
Local news providers — from city newspapers to radio and TV stations — have faced multiple challenges in recent years, including declining revenues, shrinking newsrooms and shuttered titles. The disruption has led to some dire predictions about the sector’s ultimate fate.
