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CRS’s Kendall Phillips Publishes Book on Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, has published the book “A Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema” (University of…
How Monsters Help Make Movie Magic
The Shape of Water was named this year’s best picture during the Oscars ceremony. The international wire service Agence France-Presse talked to College of Visual and Performing Arts Professor Kendall Phillips about the cinema’s love affair with monster flicks, which helped…
The Golden Rule of Public Relations: Do Not Lie
Hope Hicks resigned from her job as the White House Communications Director after admitting she has engaged in “white lies” for the administration. Inc wrote an article about her disobeying this cardinal rule, using an excerpt from an LA Times…
Why the Left Needs to Embrace the Meme
In today’s social media driven society, memes have become an integral part of online communication and even the likes of President Trump has capitalized on this trend. For the New York Times, social media expert and Newhouse assistant professor Jennifer…
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Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of African American StudiesPi Day 2018: Bite-Sized Pieces of Nerd Culture Highlight Larger Trend
Pi Day will be celebrated on March 14, 2018. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159….
Yaffe Details Social Commentary in New HBO Show
David Yaffe, assistant professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently wrote a piece for The Nation about HBO’s new show, ‘Here and Now.’ “How much are we supposed to take seriously?” Asked Yaffe asked in the piece. “Here and…
Herb Ruffin on Black Panther’s Historical Context and Impact
With buzz and excitement building for Marvel’s “Black Panther,” we asked some of our SU faculty who were planning to see the film to offer their thoughts afterward. Here is what they had to say (conversations have been edited for…
Veteran-Focused Video Produced by Syracuse University Receives Emmy Nomination
“Gateway for America’s Veterans,” a video produced by the team in the University’s Office of Electronic Media Communications (EMC), has received an Emmy nomination from the New York Chapter of The National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). “We’re…
Twitter Takes Strides to Clean up Site
Twitter is starting to take strides to clean up ‘toxic interactions’ and posts online. They aim to use new partnerships and public help in doing so, something that social media expert and Newhouse professor Jennifer Grygiel says is a step…