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The Communication and Culture Department offers a major, minor and electives for undergraduates. An accelerated B.A./Master of Science in Professional Communications (M.S.P.C.) fifth-year free option is available for qualified Clark undergraduates. |
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Awards and 1998-2006 Senior Honors Thesis Projects
Awards
The Communication and Culture Outstanding
Academic Achievement Award was established in 1998 to honor
superior performance by members of the first graduating class of COMM
majors.
These awards are presented annually, and the recipients are listed
below.
| Class of '06 |
Alexandra Kelley
Anna Sokol |
| Class of '05 |
Erica Ciporen
Sarah McArdle
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| Class of '04 |
Jennifer Clark
Hannah Pillemer |
| Class of '03 |
Melanie Figueiredo |
| Class of '02 |
Matthew D'Aprile
David Dore |
| Class of '01 |
Michael Vigneaux |
| Class of '00 |
Laura Brown
Dawn Dolden |
| Class of '99 |
Miriam Banks
Deepali Sarin |
| Class of '98 |
Cynthia Conti
Karren Young
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In 2000 an award was established to recognize outstanding achievement in the
required foundation courses in the major. These awards are presented annually,
and the recipients are listed below.
| 2006 |
Emma Gabriele
Erika Scopino |
| 2005 |
Sarah Trocchio |
| 2004 |
Sarah McArdle |
| 2003 |
Erica Ciporen |
| 2002 |
Melanie Figueiredo |
| 2001 |
Donielle Fitts |
| 2000 |
Ayleen Peled
Pamela Krawczyk
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Honors Theses
COMM majors engage in many different kinds of research and projects.
Those below were honors theses for 1998-2005.
2005
Kelly Bixby (class of '05) COSMOPOLITAN, A COMPARISON: A
COMPARISON OF SPANISH AND ENGLISH VERSIONS OF COSMOPOLITAN FROM THE
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN
Kelli Blank (class of '05) THE REST WILL FOLLOW: AUTHORITY AND
THE EARLY BUILDINGS OF THE WORCESTER ART MUSEUM
Erica Ciporen (class of '05) LANGUAGE AND GLOBALIZATION: THE
DETERRITORIALIZATION OF LANGUAGE
Kimberly Dunbar (class of '05) THE COLOR PURPLE FROM
BOOK TO MOVIE: AN ANALYSIS OF STEVEN SPIELBERG'S SANITIZING OF ALICE
WALKER'S TEXT
Timothy Dzurilla (class of '05) VIRTUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
AN URBAN REALITY? MAIN SOUTH, WORCESTER CASE STUDY
Erin Martin (class of '05) MARKETING, MEDIA AND MONEY: AN
IN-DEPTH QUALITATIVE STUDY OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN WORCESTER
COUNTY
Kathryn Spencer (class of '05) THE AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA
AND THE IRAQ WAR
Jared Swerzenski (class of '05) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RACE
AND SOCIETY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE BLACK ATHLETE PRIOR TO 1945
Cara Wood (class of '05) BALI BLASTS: HOW NEWSPAPERS
FRAME TERRORISM AFTER 9-11
2004
Jennifer Clark (class of '04) GENDER ROLES IN MAGAZINE
ADVERTISEMENTS: ARE THEY NECESSARY?
Alex Kupfer (class of '04) TO PRESERVE AND TO SHOW: THE
HISTORICAL DEBATE OVER PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION IN FILM ARCHIVES
Elizabeth Olson (class of '04) A STUDY OF GENDER DIFFERENCES
IN SWIMMING NARRATIVES
Hannah Pillemer (class of '04) CHARADES OF EMPOWERMENT: AN
ANALYSIS OF PERCEIVED REBELLION IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN FEMALE
ADOLESCENT FILMS
2003
Margaret Bennett (class of '03) FANDOMS ON THE INTERNET:
AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF WEB FEATURES BY FANS
Karen Caiazzo (class of '03) REALITY VERSUS IDEOLOGY:
ESTABLISHING PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND
BRITAIN
Elinor C. Goldman (class of '03) MEDIA, GENDER, AND PERCEPTION OF THE
FEMALE BODY
Nooshin Valizadeh(class of '03) IRANIAN CINEMA:
EXPRESSIONS OF SOCIETAL AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION AGAINST WOMEN AND MEN IN IRAN
2002
Gaffin, Helena THE FORREST BY MOONLIGHT
2001
Vigneux, Michael 'AND THE PITCH': THE CONVERSATIONAL STYLE OF BASEBALL RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
2000
Brown, Laura E. THE WRITING ON THE WALL: AN ANALYSIS OF GRAFFITI AND THE DYNAMICS OF MEANING CONSTRUCTION
Dolden, Dawn INVENTED SPELLING: DOES IT WORK FOR ALL CHILDREN?
1999
Banks, Miriam I. CECI N'EST PAS UNE THESE: THE MESSAGE AND PROCESS OF CREATIVITY IN ART PHOTOGRAPHY
Cowhig, Elizabeth THE EUROPHONIOUS KRATER, AN OBJECT OF COMPLETE ADORATION
Dobos-Czarnocha, Alexandra DANCE AS SPIRITUALITY: AFRO-CUBAN DANCE TRADITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
1998
Cass, Jaime ATTACKS AND COUNTERATTACKS: FIFTY YEARS OF TOBACCO TRICKERY
Sarin, Deepali MEDIASCAPES AND THE FASHIONABLE SELF: IMAGES OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA
Young, Karren POSABLE FIGURES WITH SCRIPTED IDENTITIES: DECONSTRUCTING GENDER STEREOTYPES IN CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS
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