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University of New Mexico

1. Watley, Erin. CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND REFLEXIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CONVERSATIONS.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2016, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33062

► Intercultural conflicts continue to persist for numerous reasons. The groups involved remain polarized, individuals tend to primarily concentrate on defending their own point of view,… (more)

▼ Intercultural conflicts continue to persist for numerous reasons. The groups involved remain polarized, individuals tend to primarily concentrate on defending their own point of view, or solutions concentrate on individual actions instead of the consequences perpetuated by complex social systems. The communicative behaviors that often accompany intercultural conflicts also frequently work to sustain them, helping those who are involved to perpetuate dominant narratives and marginalizing social systems in ways in which they are both active and complicit. In this study Critical Discourse Analysis was used to examine the ways that undergraduate students discussed and conceptualized intercultural conflicts during their involvement in an Intercultural Communication course. The pedagogical goal was to encourage critical approaches from the students. Key critical concepts of context, intersectionality, and critical reflexivity were incorporated as part of intercultural dialogue into the course activities and assignments. Analysis was conducted on written reflections that the students completed for class, and an audio recorded conversation that the students had with a partner who was not a part of the class about cultural identities and conflicts. Discursive tools such as equivocation, disclaimers, positive-self versus negative-other, and making broad generalizations based on individual experiences were used to both constitute and challenge broader ideologies such as individualism, whiteness, classism, and nationalism. Across all of the writings and exchanges there was a strong tendency to position the intercultural conflicts as the result of individual choices or deficiencies. Overall, the frequency of dominant ideologies that were reinforced demonstrates the strength of these ideologies throughout US American social practice. That the dominant ideologies were reproduced by individuals who have marginalized racial, gender, and sexual identities as well as those who had more privileged identities, is evidence of the strength of dominant ideologies. The prominence of color-blind, post-racial discourse showed the persistence of ideologies of individual meritocracy and the continuing need for critical pedagogies and discourse. Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Eguchi, Shinsuke, Washington, Myra, Marsh, Tyson.

Subjects/Keywords: critical discourse analysis; intercultural conflict; context; intersectionality; critical reflexivity

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APA (6^th Edition):

Watley, E. (2016). CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND REFLEXIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CONVERSATIONS. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33062

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Watley, Erin. “CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND REFLEXIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CONVERSATIONS.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33062.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Watley, Erin. “CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND REFLEXIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CONVERSATIONS.” 2016. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Watley E. CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND REFLEXIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CONVERSATIONS. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2016. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33062.

Council of Science Editors:

Watley E. CRITICAL INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND REFLEXIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CONVERSATIONS. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33062

University of New Mexico

2. Brown, Christopher. White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2010, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10277

► This study examines white-male elite understandings of diversity and leadership to consider possibilities for exploring articulations of white masculinity. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with… (more)

▼ This study examines white-male elite understandings of diversity and leadership to consider possibilities for exploring articulations of white masculinity. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with white-male leaders in their organizations who by virtue of their race, gender, class, and education, exercise much power and control in their organization. I used grounded theory methodology to highlight the communication strategies that white-male elites employed when talking about leadership and diversity. Techniques in grounded theory methodology yielded concepts, descriptors, and semantic moves that were articulated to intersecting discourses of race, gender, and sexuality. Through the intersectional matrix, I posited that multiple functions of social identities of white-male elites are essential in (re)producing positions of power. Nuanced talk on leadership and diversity (re)produced discourses of white masculinity as intersecting discourses operating within particular functions of white hegemonic masculinit – white, heterosexual, and patriarchal power. White-male elites in this study used four communication strategies when discussing leadership and diversity: some white-male elites highlighted the significance of race in society, while others denounced race for more appropriate observations outside of racial identity categories; many white-male elites approved binary categories between men and women; some white-male elites buttressed race transcendent ideas; and some white-male elites verified their own privileged positioning. These communication strategies revealed the contradictory meanings of race and gender in white-male elite discourses on leadership and diversity. Thus, theorizing white masculinity constitutes the negotiation of identity politics within social anxieties of the multicultural context. The notion of studying up is important in revealing the context in which I, a black heterosexual male researcher, construct meanings about white heterosexual male bodies. This context provides a unique location within the intersectional matrix to observe the process of communication operating in the creative engagement, management, and negotiation of meanings in co-creating, reproducing, and reaffirming whiteness, heterosexuality, and masculinity ideologies. Advisors/Committee Members: Foss, Karen, Chavez, Karma, Collier, Mary Jane, Allen, Ricky.

Subjects/Keywords: White Masculinity; Diversity; Leadership; Intersectionality

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Brown, C. (2010). White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10277

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Brown, Christopher. “White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10277.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Brown, Christopher. “White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity.” 2010. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Brown C. White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10277.

Council of Science Editors:

Brown C. White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10277

University of New Mexico

3. Zerai, Abdissa. U.S. Press Representation of the Southern Sudanese Civil War, 1983-2005.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2010, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10917

► The study examines how the U.S. print news media discursively represented the civil war that raged from 1983-2005 between southern Sudan and the central government… (more)

▼ The study examines how the U.S. print news media discursively represented the civil war that raged from 1983-2005 between southern Sudan and the central government in the north over the tenures of three successive war-time Sudanese administrations. The study was situated within the broader theoretical umbrella of cultural studies. However, the theory of representation and postcolonial theory served as the principal theoretical frames for the study. Employing critical discourse analysis, with framing as a strategy, the study focused on five U.S. print news media outlets (three national newspapers and two national newsmagazines): The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report. News articles published on the subject in the selected print news media outlets over the entire stretch of the civil war were collected and analyzed. The analysis revealed that the narratives of the selected print news media discursively constructed an ethno/racial-religious frame as a colonizing frame in talking about the southern Sudanese civil war. With respect to the portrayal of the warring parties (southern forces and three war-time Sudanese administrations), a shift of narratives was observed over the entire civil war period. While the ethno/racial-religious discursive angle remained the same throughout the civil war period, the news narratives' portrayal of the warring parties oscillated depending on the nature of Washington's policy toward Khartoum's regimes. It was argued that the news discourse of the civil war focused exclusively on the ethno/racial-religious dimension in explaining the locus of the southern Sudanese civil war, and in so doing, excluded the role of colonial legacy, which could have shared the same discursive terrain, as an important explanatory factor for the southern Sudanese predicament. This colonial legacy, among other things, encompasses the institution of the north-south divide, the emergence of a sectarian political structure, and the contribution of the Condominium in the Sudanese national identity crisis. The study outlines the implications of such representations and portrayals and articulates some of the loci of the U.S. news media's analytical impoverishment with respect to reporting events on the African continent. Finally, the study makes some suggestions as to what the U.S. news media might do to improve the way they cover crises on the continent. Advisors/Committee Members: Cramer, Janet, Collier, Mary Jane, Rodriguez, Ilia, Shunkuri, Admasu.

Subjects/Keywords: media; representation

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Zerai, A. (2010). U.S. Press Representation of the Southern Sudanese Civil War, 1983-2005. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10917

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zerai, Abdissa. “U.S. Press Representation of the Southern Sudanese Civil War, 1983-2005.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10917.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zerai, Abdissa. “U.S. Press Representation of the Southern Sudanese Civil War, 1983-2005.” 2010. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Zerai A. U.S. Press Representation of the Southern Sudanese Civil War, 1983-2005. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10917.

Council of Science Editors:

Zerai A. U.S. Press Representation of the Southern Sudanese Civil War, 1983-2005. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10917

University of New Mexico

4. Chen, Yea-Wen. NEGOTIATING INTERSECTING CULTURAL IDENTITIES, DIALECTICAL TENSIONS, AND STATUS RELATIONSHIPS: INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TWO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2010, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11142

► This project addresses an important, but often overlooked, phenomenon of communication in intercultural relationships in the context of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) with attention to the… (more)

▼ This project addresses an important, but often overlooked, phenomenon of communication in intercultural relationships in the context of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) with attention to the role of intersecting cultural identity positions and status relationships. Specifically, I examined discourses of how members across three status positions in two social justice-oriented NPOs, namely Center of Peace for Asians and Social Enterprise of Hispanic Women, constructed the identity of the NPO and negotiated their intersecting cultural identities, relational dialectics, and status hierarchies. Also, I interrogated the ideological implications of discourses and the reproduction of broader social order. Four research questions were posed to guide my research. I relied on theoretical and conceptual foundations of cultural identities, intersecting standpoints, and relational dialectics to answer my research questions. I employed a method of critical discourse analysis that is consistent with an integrated critical/interpretive theoretical perspective. My data collection was guided by a case study approach that is commonly employed in researching NPOs. The two NPOs were selected based on their uniqueness and similarities as social justice-oriented NPOs. I collected three forms of data, among which interview discourses were the primary source of data. Findings in this study document ways in which intersecting cultural identity positions and status relationship negotiation affected the work of the two NPOs. Though not explicit in the interview discourses or organizational materials, the work of the NPOs, trying to enable women (and men) to succeed in the face of wider social systems, functioned implicitly to reproduce classism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. Overall, this study argues that cultural identities and relationships are best understood as contextually driven and having political implications, because they reflect status positions and have implications for the work of organizations and the lives of the marginalized clients/employees. In particular, underlying the reproduction of race-, class-, education-based privilege and higher status for staff and board members in both NPOs seems to be a unique form of liberalism ideology that I term benevolent liberalism. This form of liberalism is benevolent as rooted in a strong sense of moral obligation prevalent in the nonprofit sector to help people in need. Also, the findings in this study also suggest the critical role that "middle-range actors," who understand both the social worlds above and below, can play as bridges to name differences and bring up critical issues. Finally, I synthesize a list of principles that appear central to intercultural relationship processes in the two NPOs in this study. Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Cramer, Janet, Chavez, Karma, Allen, Ricky.

Subjects/Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis; Intercultural Relationships; Status Relationships; Dialectical Tensions; Cultural Identities; Nonprofit organizations

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APA (6^th Edition):

Chen, Y. (2010). NEGOTIATING INTERSECTING CULTURAL IDENTITIES, DIALECTICAL TENSIONS, AND STATUS RELATIONSHIPS: INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TWO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11142

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chen, Yea-Wen. “NEGOTIATING INTERSECTING CULTURAL IDENTITIES, DIALECTICAL TENSIONS, AND STATUS RELATIONSHIPS: INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TWO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11142.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chen, Yea-Wen. “NEGOTIATING INTERSECTING CULTURAL IDENTITIES, DIALECTICAL TENSIONS, AND STATUS RELATIONSHIPS: INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TWO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST.” 2010. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Chen Y. NEGOTIATING INTERSECTING CULTURAL IDENTITIES, DIALECTICAL TENSIONS, AND STATUS RELATIONSHIPS: INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TWO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11142.

Council of Science Editors:

Chen Y. NEGOTIATING INTERSECTING CULTURAL IDENTITIES, DIALECTICAL TENSIONS, AND STATUS RELATIONSHIPS: INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN TWO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11142

University of New Mexico

5. Oliha, Hannah. DISCOURSES OF DIVERSITY: NEGOTIATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF SOCIALLY SITUATED SUBJECTS.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2010, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11194

► The demographic changes in the U.S. and the contestation of taken-for-granted social dynamics are breeding fragmentation and discursive struggles over individual, group, institutional and national… (more)

▼ The demographic changes in the U.S. and the contestation of taken-for-granted social dynamics are breeding fragmentation and discursive struggles over individual, group, institutional and national identities. Questions of who fits into the category of "American," who should be included in U.S. institutions, and the boundaries for their inclusion have taken center stage in this 21st century moment. Unsurprisingly, the word "diversity" has taken on epic proportions and is now the channel for engaging in these conversations centered on issues of equity, inclusion and difference. This dissertation explores the multiple ways diversity is viewed in one U.S. institution, higher education, to understand how different views of diversity are grounded in the standpoints of different socially embedded actors, while also affecting institutional practice and the larger social order. The data for this dissertation emerged through interviews with administrators, faculty and students at the University of New Mexico and the University of Minnesota. Grounded in standpoint theory and critical discourse analysis, this dissertation explores multiple discourses of diversity, the social practices they reflect, and the ideological assumptions they encourage. These ideological assumptions implicate issues of agency. Five diversity discourses emerged, representing different subject positions: (1) extreme pluralism; (2) thinking through practical and institutional constraints; (3) diversity "work" offers socio-political currency; (4) diversity is embodied and has material consequences; and (5) diversity requires collective advocacy for change. Interviewees also discussed social practices regarding diversity by critiquing practices that reinforce ongoing inequities, those that reify the status quo, and finally, practices that encourage assimilation. Additionally, interviewees called for practices that recognize intersecting identities and oppressions. The interviews also demonstrate how dominant diversity discourses may engender individual and "goodwill" meritocracy, the notion that the marginalized must be the primary change agents of oppressive social structures and the idea that racial and ethnic minorities must "play the game" to be successful in U.S. institutions. This dissertation makes the following contribution: it elucidates how diversity is understood and operationalized differently by social actors. Therefore, to fully realize the promise of a democratic and diverse society, different views of diversity must be understood to comprehend their impact on individual and group agency, and institutional and social practices. Finally the data suggest that views of diversity must be analyzed critically to understand how they may be challenging and/or reifying problematic social structures driven by a monocultural ethnoracial Eurovision. As institutions continue to face challenges related to the inclusion of historically underrepresented voices in the context of a diverse society espousing the ideals of equity and justice, this study… Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Coleman, Finnie, Rodriguez, Illia, Schuetz, Janet.

Subjects/Keywords: Diversity; Discourse; Equity; Inclusion

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Oliha, H. (2010). DISCOURSES OF DIVERSITY: NEGOTIATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF SOCIALLY SITUATED SUBJECTS. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11194

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Oliha, Hannah. “DISCOURSES OF DIVERSITY: NEGOTIATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF SOCIALLY SITUATED SUBJECTS.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11194.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Oliha, Hannah. “DISCOURSES OF DIVERSITY: NEGOTIATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF SOCIALLY SITUATED SUBJECTS.” 2010. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Oliha H. DISCOURSES OF DIVERSITY: NEGOTIATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF SOCIALLY SITUATED SUBJECTS. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11194.

Council of Science Editors:

Oliha H. DISCOURSES OF DIVERSITY: NEGOTIATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF SOCIALLY SITUATED SUBJECTS. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11194

University of New Mexico

6. Lawless, Brandi. Ending Poverty? Critical Interrogations of Class Subjectivities, Agency, and Ideologies in Discursive and Embodied Texts From a U.S. Nonprofit.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2012, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21053

► This dissertation explores subjectivities, agency, and power relations that emerge in discourses and performances related to one U.S. nonprofit organization attempting to end poverty, referred… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Poverty; Agency; Critical Discourse Analysis; Ideology; Embodied

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Lawless, B. (2012). Ending Poverty? Critical Interrogations of Class Subjectivities, Agency, and Ideologies in Discursive and Embodied Texts From a U.S. Nonprofit. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21053

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lawless, Brandi. “Ending Poverty? Critical Interrogations of Class Subjectivities, Agency, and Ideologies in Discursive and Embodied Texts From a U.S. Nonprofit.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21053.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lawless, Brandi. “Ending Poverty? Critical Interrogations of Class Subjectivities, Agency, and Ideologies in Discursive and Embodied Texts From a U.S. Nonprofit.” 2012. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Lawless B. Ending Poverty? Critical Interrogations of Class Subjectivities, Agency, and Ideologies in Discursive and Embodied Texts From a U.S. Nonprofit. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21053.

Council of Science Editors:

Lawless B. Ending Poverty? Critical Interrogations of Class Subjectivities, Agency, and Ideologies in Discursive and Embodied Texts From a U.S. Nonprofit. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21053

University of New Mexico

7. Mudambi, Anjana. SOUTH ASIAN AND (UNDOCUMENTED) LATINO/A IMMIGRANT BLOGGERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH IMMIGRATION DISCOURSES.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2012, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21062

► The overarching purpose of this project is to theorize how marginalized communities engage with dominant discourses and to locate possibilities for agency in contesting dominant… (more)

▼ The overarching purpose of this project is to theorize how marginalized communities engage with dominant discourses and to locate possibilities for agency in contesting dominant representations of marginalized groups. I selected two discursive events as instances of a larger U.S. immigration discourse – the enactment of SB 1070 in Arizona and the publication of a column in TIME Magazine in which the author decries the influx of South Asians to his hometown of Edison, NJ. I then modified critical discourse analysis to examine weblog responses to these events by two diasporic communities interpellated by them – (undocumented) Latino/a immigrants and South Asian immigrants. Drawing upon a theory of constitutive rhetoric, I look at ways that members of these two groups are interpellated as subjects within their blogging communities. Moreover, I examine how the collective subject negotiates various identifications through a three-part diasporic identity framework consisting of structural, trans-spatial/historical, and intergroup representational positionings. I also consider the implications of the constitutive rhetoric for agency by interrogating how the blogs enable and constrain bloggers' abilities to speak about the discursive events. In addition, I interrogate bloggers' constructions of U.S. immigration discourse, identifying four ideological claims both (re)produced and challenged by the bloggers: triumphal multiculturalism; American Dream mythology; the entitlement to rights; and normative standards of acceptability. I also use a postcolonial approach to discursive engagement that considers the production of alternate subjectivities through destabilizing of the subject/object relationship. This project complicates our understanding of diasporic subjects as based on complex postcolonial subjectivities. This allows for an expanded notion of how collective subjects are constituted ontologically through the coming together of numerous points of identifications within a complex framework of diasporic identities. In addition, it links ontological status and epistemology by complicating the understanding of how and where subject positions arise, challenging assumptions of universal knowledge. Finally, it theorizes discursive engagement of members of marginalized diasporic groups by applying a dialectical perspective of agency and interpellated subjectivities and revealing how power operates through discourse to position subjects while identifying possible moments of agentic potential. Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Cramer, Janet, Rodriguez, Ilia, Chavez, Karma.

Subjects/Keywords: discourse; immigration; constitutive rhetoric; agency; undocumented immigrants; South Asian

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APA (6^th Edition):

Mudambi, A. (2012). SOUTH ASIAN AND (UNDOCUMENTED) LATINO/A IMMIGRANT BLOGGERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH IMMIGRATION DISCOURSES. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21062

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mudambi, Anjana. “SOUTH ASIAN AND (UNDOCUMENTED) LATINO/A IMMIGRANT BLOGGERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH IMMIGRATION DISCOURSES.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21062.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mudambi, Anjana. “SOUTH ASIAN AND (UNDOCUMENTED) LATINO/A IMMIGRANT BLOGGERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH IMMIGRATION DISCOURSES.” 2012. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Mudambi A. SOUTH ASIAN AND (UNDOCUMENTED) LATINO/A IMMIGRANT BLOGGERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH IMMIGRATION DISCOURSES. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21062.

Council of Science Editors:

Mudambi A. SOUTH ASIAN AND (UNDOCUMENTED) LATINO/A IMMIGRANT BLOGGERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH IMMIGRATION DISCOURSES. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21062

University of New Mexico

8. deMaría, Jaelyn. Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2012, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21023

► This project claims space for articulations of resistance and justice that seek healing for land, people, and all living things. It is intended as a… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Seeds; native seeds; postcolonial; land-based; place-based; resistance; photography

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deMaría, J. (2012). Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21023

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

deMaría, Jaelyn. “Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21023.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

deMaría, Jaelyn. “Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow.” 2012. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

deMaría J. Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21023.

Council of Science Editors:

deMaría J. Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21023

University of New Mexico

9. Muneri, Cleophas Taurai. NEGOTIATING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE: POSTCOLONIAL TRANSITIONS AND ENDURANCE.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2012, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21063

► This project examines how discourses on democratization in Zimbabwe, a country transitioning from colonialism constituted and reconstituted cultural identities. I specifically focused on discourses from… (more)

▼ This project examines how discourses on democratization in Zimbabwe, a country transitioning from colonialism constituted and reconstituted cultural identities. I specifically focused on discourses from both government controlled and privately owned newspapers and 18 civil society organizations involved in the struggle for democracy. I also explored the ideological implications of the newspaper and civil society discourses. The research was guided by three research questions. This research was informed by theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of postcolonial theory, democracy, identity, public and counter-public spheres. Consistent with the critical perspective that informed this project, I utilized Fairclough's critical discourse analysis to bring out the ideological implications of the discourses to various forms of identity implicated in the struggle for democracy. The newspapers were selected to give contrasting perspectives between a government controlled and a privately owned newspaper. Civil society organizations were selected based on their involvement in human rights and democratization advocacy work. Findings from the study showed that much as the rulers changed with the end of colonialism, the domination that typified colonialism did not change. The study highlighted that democracy as a value and aspiration was a contested term with various groups' conceptualizations of the democratization process informed and influenced by political affiliation. Results showed that democratization is not only about politics and economic changes but also about a cultural process that entails the re-negotiation of identity positions through discursive struggles. There are discursive struggles to fix the meaning of what constitute democracy that play out in civil society, governmental and private media forums. Discourses from both newspapers and interviews showed that the ruling party resorted to using populist discourse on land in order to regain lost political support. National and political identities were collapsed to suit the interests of the ruling party. On the other hand, the opposition emphasized human rights issues such as freedom of expression, assembly and association. The research therefore showed that not only did colonialism remain the referent point for the ruling party, but it also informed social practices. The ruling party's view of the world remained Manichean between the colonial past and the anti-colonial struggle that ended colonialism. The discourses that ensued remained trapped within the same dichotomies that had characterized social relations during colonialism. Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Cramer, Janet, Rodriguez, Ilia, Wood, Richard.

Subjects/Keywords: cultural identity; democratization; democracy; media; civil society; Zimbabwe; postcolonial; critical discourse analysis; ideology; counter publics; hegemony

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Muneri, C. T. (2012). NEGOTIATING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE: POSTCOLONIAL TRANSITIONS AND ENDURANCE. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21063

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Muneri, Cleophas Taurai. “NEGOTIATING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE: POSTCOLONIAL TRANSITIONS AND ENDURANCE.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21063.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Muneri, Cleophas Taurai. “NEGOTIATING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE: POSTCOLONIAL TRANSITIONS AND ENDURANCE.” 2012. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Muneri CT. NEGOTIATING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE: POSTCOLONIAL TRANSITIONS AND ENDURANCE. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21063.

Council of Science Editors:

Muneri CT. NEGOTIATING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE: POSTCOLONIAL TRANSITIONS AND ENDURANCE. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21063

University of New Mexico

10. Gerber, Pamela. VIRTUALLY PRESENT: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LOOK AT THE SHAPING OF SOCIAL RULES IN SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY MOBILE DEVICES.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2012, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22000

► In this study I describe the communication rules that inform how particular bar patrons use mobile device technologies to shape particular types of small groups.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: mobile devices; small groups; ethnography of communication; speech codes theory; codes; rules

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Gerber, P. (2012). VIRTUALLY PRESENT: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LOOK AT THE SHAPING OF SOCIAL RULES IN SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY MOBILE DEVICES. (Masters Thesis). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22000

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gerber, Pamela. “VIRTUALLY PRESENT: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LOOK AT THE SHAPING OF SOCIAL RULES IN SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY MOBILE DEVICES.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22000.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gerber, Pamela. “VIRTUALLY PRESENT: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LOOK AT THE SHAPING OF SOCIAL RULES IN SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY MOBILE DEVICES.” 2012. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Gerber P. VIRTUALLY PRESENT: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LOOK AT THE SHAPING OF SOCIAL RULES IN SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY MOBILE DEVICES. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of New Mexico; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22000.

Council of Science Editors:

Gerber P. VIRTUALLY PRESENT: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION LOOK AT THE SHAPING OF SOCIAL RULES IN SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY MOBILE DEVICES. [Masters Thesis]. University of New Mexico; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22000

University of New Mexico

11. Crespo, Maria Jessica. Online Marriage and "Buhay Ko" (My Life): Views from Filipino Prospective Brides, Wives, and their U.S./British/Australian Husbands.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2009, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12975

► Online marriage programs or mail-order-bride programs have gained tremendous popularity and international reach in the recent years. Online marriage programs are venues in which… (more)

▼ Online marriage programs or mail-order-bride programs have gained tremendous popularity and international reach in the recent years. Online marriage programs are venues in which women can advertise themselves as available for marriage and where men can find potential wives. These programs have both critics and proponents. Critics say it is a form of exploitation and control while proponents argue that it leads to happiness and romance. Although critics' and proponents' views have been well presented in many of the mail-order-bride literature, there is little information or account of the experiences of the participants. This study gives attention to the discursive interview accounts of prospective Filipino online brides, wives and their husbands. The goal is to build understanding of the multiple and multi-faceted factors that contribute to the practice by focusing on the voices of potential online brides as well as online wives and husbands. Drawing on feminist postcolonial lens the study is guided by the following questions: What are the similarities and differences between the husbands' and wives' discourses? What are the similarities and differences between the prospective brides' and wives' discourses? How do the interview discourses reveal gender, national identity and class issues? What do the interview discourses reveal with regard to contextual, structural factors such as history, religion and education? Face-to-face and phone interviews were conducted with 24 participants: eight prospective Filipino brides living in the Philippines (ages 23-48), eight Filipino wives (ages 24-36) living in the Philippines, U.S., England and Australia, and their Western husbands (ages 46-71) living in the Philippines, U.S., England and Australia. The interviews revealed numerous overarching themes. There was expressed marital satisfaction among majority of the online couples interviewed in this study although the small number of couples and the tendency for satisfied couples to agree to be interviewed preclude generalizing to any degree. Prospective online brides and wives cited economic factors as major reasons for joining the online marriage programs. Husbands expressed their desire for traditional wives with traditional values. Both critics' and proponents' views of online marriage programs were corroborated in the participants' narratives. Research indicates that online marriage programs continue to flourish. But no matter how online marriage programs are viewed, as overseas migration, as a natural way for people to meet, or as a form of commodification and exploitation of women, it remains vital that its widening and increasing reach are recognized. This study offers a medley of information that allows one to see through the window of the experiences of prospective Filipino brides, Filipino wives and their husbands. Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Foss, Karen, Oetzel, John, Trinidad Galvan, Ruth.

Subjects/Keywords: online marriage; mail-order-bride programs; Communication; Journalism Studies

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Crespo, M. J. (2009). Online Marriage and "Buhay Ko" (My Life): Views from Filipino Prospective Brides, Wives, and their U.S./British/Australian Husbands. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12975

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Crespo, Maria Jessica. “Online Marriage and "Buhay Ko" (My Life): Views from Filipino Prospective Brides, Wives, and their U.S./British/Australian Husbands.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12975.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Crespo, Maria Jessica. “Online Marriage and "Buhay Ko" (My Life): Views from Filipino Prospective Brides, Wives, and their U.S./British/Australian Husbands.” 2009. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Crespo MJ. Online Marriage and "Buhay Ko" (My Life): Views from Filipino Prospective Brides, Wives, and their U.S./British/Australian Husbands. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2009. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12975.

Council of Science Editors:

Crespo MJ. Online Marriage and "Buhay Ko" (My Life): Views from Filipino Prospective Brides, Wives, and their U.S./British/Australian Husbands. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12975

University of New Mexico

12. Torigoe, Chie. Immigration Discourses in the U.S. and in Japan.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2011, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13176

► The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how systems of racial inequality and dominance produced at macro-institutional level discourses are reproduced and/or challenged… (more)

▼ The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how systems of racial inequality and dominance produced at macro-institutional level discourses are reproduced and/or challenged in micro-interpersonal everyday discourses regarding immigration/foreign workers in the U.S. and in Japan. To establish a link between the discourses at these two levels, I employed a combination of critical and interpretive theoretical perspectives, and analyzed how racial ideologies were reproduced and/or challenged through participants' use of various interpretative repertoires (i.e., discursive themes and specific rhetorical moves therein) and positioning of self and Others. Interpretative repertoires and discursive positioning of self and Others are major analytical frameworks of discursive psychology that were developed by Wetherell and Potter (1992), and I employed their discursive psychological analysis as the methodology for this study. The present study included 14 pairs of self-identified white Americans in the U.S. and 17 pairs of self-identified Japanese in Japan. I provided each pair with a discussion guide and asked the participants to record their 30-60 min long private conversations regarding immigration/foreign worker issues using the discussion guide that I provided. The analysis of the participants' interpersonal discourses demonstrated the existence and significance of the dialectical relationship between macro and micro level discourses regarding racial ideologies. In addition, the juxtaposition of discourses of countries with different historical and sociopolitical contexts indicated the importance of taking historical and sociopolitical contexts into account to understand the process of reproducing systems of inequalities and dominance. Although similar discursive patterns were recognized, such as erasure of race and positioning of positive-self and negative-Others, the analysis showed that different backgrounds provide unique kinds of interpretative repertoires as resources to maintain and/or challenge dominant racial ideologies. The present results imply that successive studies on racialized discourses about immigration/foreign workers in the U.S. and Japan are necessary. Given the rapidly changing immigration policies and racial dynamics in the U.S. and Japan, it is important to track the reproduction of systemic racism and changes over time. Advisors/Committee Members: Collier, Mary Jane, Oetzel, John, Rodriguez, Ilia, Allen, Ricky Lee.

Subjects/Keywords: immigration discourse; racism; U.S.; Japan; discursive psychology; positioning; racialized social system

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Torigoe, C. (2011). Immigration Discourses in the U.S. and in Japan. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13176

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Torigoe, Chie. “Immigration Discourses in the U.S. and in Japan.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13176.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Torigoe, Chie. “Immigration Discourses in the U.S. and in Japan.” 2011. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Torigoe C. Immigration Discourses in the U.S. and in Japan. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13176.

Council of Science Editors:

Torigoe C. Immigration Discourses in the U.S. and in Japan. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13176

University of New Mexico

13. Sekimoto, Sachi. The Materiality of the Self: A Multimodal, Communicative Approach to Identity.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2011, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12850

► The purpose of this dissertation is to propose a multimodal approach as an alternative way of theorizing and researching identity. The multimodal approach utilizes four… (more)

▼ The purpose of this dissertation is to propose a multimodal approach as an alternative way of theorizing and researching identity. The multimodal approach utilizes four modes of interaction – multidirectional interpellation, spatiality, temporality, and corporealit – to explore the processes of interaction and engagement between an individual and his/her social worlds. The multimodal approach focuses on the materiality of lived experience and the process of interaction and engagement between an individual and his/her social worlds through which his or her identity materializes. I apply the multimodal approach to analyze two autobiographical texts in which the authors deal with Asian identity in different cultural and discursive contexts in Japan and Asian America. I focus on the idea of Asia and explore how it translates into and interacts with personal experiences of the autobiographical subjects to constitute not only their identities but also Asia itself. The primary focus of this dissertation is to shed light on the situated and embodied experiences of individual subjects whose identities and subjectivities materialize into existence through complex interactions among cultural significations, personal acts and interpretations, as well as multiple and competing ideological environments. With the emphasis on the lived and embodied experience, this study benefits from the philosophical tradition of phenomenology. Moreover, with the critique of totalizing social categories (race, gender, class, etc.) and the emphasis on the contested boundaries of discursively articulated differences, this study also takes a poststructuralist approach to identity theorizing. Combined together, what I propose as a multimodal approach takes into account both the subjectively lived experience (a living, thinking, acting, and intentional subject in the world) and the historically situated ideological and discursive environments (a subject as a contingent product of historical and discursive construction) in constituting one's identity. Advisors/Committee Members: Cramer, Janet, Collier, Mary Jane, Condon, John, Rodriguez, Ilia, Allen, Ricky.

Subjects/Keywords: Materiality; Identity; the Self; Multimodal Approach; Asia

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Sekimoto, S. (2011). The Materiality of the Self: A Multimodal, Communicative Approach to Identity. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12850

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Sekimoto, Sachi. “The Materiality of the Self: A Multimodal, Communicative Approach to Identity.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12850.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Sekimoto, Sachi. “The Materiality of the Self: A Multimodal, Communicative Approach to Identity.” 2011. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Sekimoto S. The Materiality of the Self: A Multimodal, Communicative Approach to Identity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12850.

Council of Science Editors:

Sekimoto S. The Materiality of the Self: A Multimodal, Communicative Approach to Identity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/12850

University of New Mexico

14. Dhar, Soumia. Understanding the Confluence of Online Islamism and Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric in Ikhwanweb.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2011, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13134

► My dissertation addresses two fundamental problems confronting most Islamist organizations: (a) their monolithic treatment by Western advocates of secular and democratic change, who by default… (more)

▼ My dissertation addresses two fundamental problems confronting most Islamist organizations: (a) their monolithic treatment by Western advocates of secular and democratic change, who by default associate Islamism with extremism; and (b) their struggle to function as unencumbered civil society actors and legitimate political entities in authoritarian political societies. In that endeavor, I carry out an ideological analysis of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) English-language rhetoric in its website, Ikhwanweb: (a) to interpret the worldview manifest in its cyber rhetoric, and identify the rhetorical strategies that support this worldview; and b) to examine Ikhwanweb's potential as a tool for counterpublic expression under President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime. My analysis unearths a Counterpublic Cyber Islamic worldview characterized by endemic dialectical tensions. These dialectics point to four core elements: (a) distrust towards the Hosni Mubarak regime, and Western agents who aid authoritarian governments; (b) the need to be valued – respected, considered equals, understood without prejudices, and acknowledged despite differences – by Western agents; (c) the significance of caution in its online communications; and (d) the flux resulting from its efforts at transitioning into an organization with an Islamic essence and democratic aspirations. Through the paradigms – show of support, portrayal of opposition, and display of contradiction – the Egyptian MB rhetoric effectively conjures this worldview. These paradigms are demonstrated through the rhetorical tactics – consubstantiation, resource sharing, testimony, epithet, negative other-presentation, action over substance, generalization, implication, and antithesis. Based on these findings I assert that the Egyptian MB has genuine democratic intentions. Inherent in its worldview is a need for "˜Islamic reformulation' and an effort at becoming an entity within the Egyptian society that can counter authoritarianism, promote human rights, and establish a system of governance based on democratic ideals, yet preserve its Islamic ethos. In addition, a major success of using Ikhwanweb is in the Egyptian MB's ability to reach out to the Western world. The intent is to apprise prejudiced agents in the West that Islamic organizations are not inherently extremist entities, and to disapprove Western agents' support for authoritarian regimes, which despite being secular neither support democracy nor foster robust civil societies. Advisors/Committee Members: Oetzel, John, Foss, Karen, Collier, Mary Jane, Wood, Richard, Voll, John.

Subjects/Keywords: Islamism; Muslim Brotherhood; Egypt; Counterpublic; Rhetoric; Ideology; Democracy; Islam

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Dhar, S. (2011). Understanding the Confluence of Online Islamism and Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric in Ikhwanweb. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13134

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dhar, Soumia. “Understanding the Confluence of Online Islamism and Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric in Ikhwanweb.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13134.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dhar, Soumia. “Understanding the Confluence of Online Islamism and Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric in Ikhwanweb.” 2011. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Dhar S. Understanding the Confluence of Online Islamism and Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric in Ikhwanweb. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13134.

Council of Science Editors:

Dhar S. Understanding the Confluence of Online Islamism and Counterpublicity: An Ideological Study of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Rhetoric in Ikhwanweb. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13134

University of New Mexico

15. Carter, Jo. Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do: A Case Study in Communication-Centered Leadership.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2011, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/17467

► While leadership research is widespread, much of it represents leadership psychology assumptions that leaders are singular individuals, different from the body that they are leading.… (more)

▼ While leadership research is widespread, much of it represents leadership psychology assumptions that leaders are singular individuals, different from the body that they are leading. This dissertation provides a close reading of a different approach to leadership, one arising from the cultural community around the Diana's Grove retreat center. This philosophy holds cultural norms of the Cornerstones of Community (choice, thinking well of the group, thinking well of one's self, stewardship of self, and sacred wound) as overt rules that are the foundation of sustainable community interactions. It discusses how service to the idea of community is the primary motivating factor behind this form of leadership, and how that is manifested in the hierarchy of commitment and the work of leading others to their own discovery. It claims that leadership is a shared, communal responsibility, and that one cannot avoid having a leadership impact, even through non-action; because of this, awareness of impact and situational awareness are key leadership skills. The emphasis on service and community lead these practitioners to frequently refer to this as "priestessing" rather than leadership, though both terms are used and understood to be roughly comparable. These findings are not culturally-limited; that is, practitioners describe using these leadership practices in a wide variety of cultural situations, both at Diana's Grove and in other cultural contexts. This implies that this is a leadership attitude that is applied constructively regardless of whether or not one is in a recognized leadership role. While that is true, practitioners also describe that it is most useful and most powerful when it is a shared cultural context, with leadership responsibilities shared among the full group. This data was collected through a combination of three methods: interviews with graduates of and teachers in the Diana's Grove priestess path, examination of cultural artifacts and texts, and participant observation in the community. All data was collected in 2010-2011. Advisors/Committee Members: Cramer, Janet, Balas, Glenda, Collier, Mary Jane, Hill, Susan E..

Subjects/Keywords: Leadership; Service Leadership; Discursive Leadership

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Carter, J. (2011). Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do: A Case Study in Communication-Centered Leadership. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/17467

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Carter, Jo. “Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do: A Case Study in Communication-Centered Leadership.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/17467.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Carter, Jo. “Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do: A Case Study in Communication-Centered Leadership.” 2011. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Carter J. Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do: A Case Study in Communication-Centered Leadership. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/17467.

Council of Science Editors:

Carter J. Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do: A Case Study in Communication-Centered Leadership. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/17467

University of New Mexico

16. Putman, Angela. INTERRUPTING THE SILENCE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A PILOT SEMINAR ON RACISM, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND WHITE PRIVILEGE.

Degree: Department of Communication and Journalism, 2014, University of New Mexico

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/24337

► This dissertation is based on the design and implementation of a pilot seminar for college undergraduates on the topics of racism, intersectionality, and white privilege.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: White Privilege; Whiteness; Intersectionality; Racism; Discourse; Pedagogy

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Putman, A. (2014). INTERRUPTING THE SILENCE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A PILOT SEMINAR ON RACISM, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND WHITE PRIVILEGE. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/24337

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Putman, Angela. “INTERRUPTING THE SILENCE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A PILOT SEMINAR ON RACISM, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND WHITE PRIVILEGE.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed December 15, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/24337.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Putman, Angela. “INTERRUPTING THE SILENCE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A PILOT SEMINAR ON RACISM, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND WHITE PRIVILEGE.” 2014. Web. 15 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Putman A. INTERRUPTING THE SILENCE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A PILOT SEMINAR ON RACISM, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND WHITE PRIVILEGE. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2014. [cited 2019 Dec 15]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/24337.

Council of Science Editors:

Putman A. INTERRUPTING THE SILENCE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A PILOT SEMINAR ON RACISM, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND WHITE PRIVILEGE. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/24337

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