Category Archives: persuasion

New Documentary Asks What Happens When American Universities Respond to the Conflict in Israel and Palestine

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

8 September 2024 My friend Jan Haaken—a professor of psychology and a filmmaker—is steeped in a fund-raising campaign to clear $25,000 and finish a documentary about how faculty, students, staff and college communities in the US cope with speech freedoms, … Continue reading →

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LITTLE THEORIES

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When we act like muggles In my field—mass communication—you learn that folks have all sorts of theories about how media affect us. But, many assumptions about media fail to pan out in real life, and here are three: Even bad … Continue reading →

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