Student Presentations
This collection contains presentations by students in Communication Arts at Linfield University.
Events from 2024
Debate Showcase, Clara Johansen, Katie Jones, Kenneth McMillen, Allyson Nicklous, Ethan Smith, and David Stephens
Speech and Performance Showcase, Katie Jones, Clara Johansen, T.J. Lake, Zackery Olson, Ethan Smith, and Marianna Stewart
Events from 2023
Debate Showcase, Jackson B. Miller, Clara Johansen, Emma Smith, Katie Jones, and Allyson Nicklous
Speech and Performance Showcase, Jackson B. Miller, Emma Smith, Clara Johansen, Marianna Stewart, and Zackery Olson
Events from 2022
Linfield Forensics: Speech and Debate, Chelsea Armstrong, Joe McDowell, Caitlin Meek, Shayla Wacker, Clara Johansen, Ethan Smith, Marianna Stewart, and Sabrina Heizenrader
Events from 2021
Tennis Is Big Yet Still Small, John Lutaaya
All Alone: The Impacts of Lack of Communication on Identity in Solitary Confinement: A Graduate School Research Proposal, Angela McKelvey
Linfield Forensics (Speech and Debate) Showcase: Debate, Caitlin Meek, Katie Jones, Joe McDowell, James Weiser, and Margo Stewart
Linfield Forensics (Speech and Debate) Showcase: Prepared Speeches, Shayla Wacker and Chelsea Armstrong
Events from 2020
Falling Back on Non-Apology: An Analysis of Politicians’ Reactions to #MeToo Allegations, Elisia Harder
Events from 2019
In Search of a Genre: An Analysis of Political Campaign Rhetoric Used in Swing Races in the 2018 Midterm Elections, Annika Albrecht
Linfield Forensics (Speech and Debate) Showcase, April Alvarez, Kelsey Bruce, Mia Burnett, Melissa Garibay, Emmaline Irvine, Angela McKelvey, and Diana Vazquez Duque
Understanding Body Images in the Media: A Feminist Critique of Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign, Megan Ditore
Persuasive Messaging in Facebook’s “Here Together” Campaign to Save Face and Rebuild Consumer Trust, Elisia Harder
A Performative and Feminist Criticism of the Always #LikeAGirl Ad Campaign: Addressing Gender Stereotypes in Sports, Heather McNutt-Kaestner
Events from 2018
#Selfie: What Does Yours Say about You? An Ideological Criticism of Selfie Photography among Millennial Age Women, Amelia Burrill
#ATributetoPoliticians: A Guide to Saving Face with Political Communication on Social Media after an Online Shaming, Jade Everage
Becoming a Hero: Persona 5’s Video Game Narrative and Its Connection to Social Justice and the Defeat of Corruption, Cassandra Martinez
Three Cheers for You, Mr. Brando: A Dramatistic Analysis of Listen to Me Marlon, Alyssa Swanson
A British Parliamentary Debate Demonstration by the Linfield College Forensics Team, Mary Lynn Veden, Melissa Garibay, Kellen Johansen, Amanda Liles, Tania Mendoza, and Diana Naranjo
Events from 2017
Spanish Demonstration Debate, Mia M. Burnett, April Alvarez, Melissa Garibay, and Diana Vazquez-Duque
Bridging the Gap: A Pentadic Analysis of Theresa May’s Conservative Conference Speech “Britain after Brexit: A Vision of a Global Britain”, Maria Raquel J. Escalera Gonzalez
Exposing Rape on Campus: A Semiotic Analysis of the Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign “It Happens”, Stephanie M. Hofmann
Cállate No Me Haga Preguntas: A Metaphoric Analysis of Reggaeton and Colombian Machista Culture, Hope A. Hudson
Exploring Diversity, Citizenship, and Gender through Jazz: A Narrative Criticism of I Am Jazz, Mary Beth J. Jones
Anti-Intellectualism in Tomi Lahren’s “Final Thoughts”: A Rhetorical Analysis through Tony Schwartz’s Resonance Principle, Jacob F. Mihelich
Events from 2016
Cosmopolitan Goes Intercultural: A Semiotic Analysis of Cosmopolitan Magazine Covers, Kara W. Barlow
Liar, Liar: Micro-expression Application to Detect Deception, Andrew Batiuk
War, Religion and Loss of Innocence: A Semiotic Analysis of Persepolis, Joshua R. Bradshaw
Rogue—A Deeper Meaning: Organizational Communication and the Nonverbal Signifiers in Labels, George M. L. Saul
Breaking Down the Codes: A Study of the Nonverbal Emblems and Regulators Used in International B-Boy Competitions, Kelsi S. Watanabe
Events from 2015
Advocating For and Against Ballot Measure 88: A Cluster Criticism, Keyla S. Almazan Martinez
Living & Singing It Out: An Investigation of Contemporary Christian Music, Lexy Chapman
Is It Love or Is It Persuasion? A Fantasy Theme Criticism of Gender Use in Online Dating Website Commercials, Kayla Lisac
Voicing Their Experiences: The Narrative Analysis of Rape Stories by College Women, Brenda T. Martinez
A British Parliamentary Debate Demonstration by the Linfield College Forensics Team, Jack Patterson, Ellie Forness, Christopher Hu, Lacie McElvain, Cody Putman, Megan F. Schwab, Caleb Snodgrass, and Michael Zier
Dropping the Bass: Electronic Dance Music Festivals as a Forum for Community and Cultural Identity Development, Ivanna Tucker
Politics: A World for Men and Women: A Feminist Critique of the Role of the First Lady in the United States, Sarah Weiser
Events from 2014
I’m First: A Phenomenological Analysis of the University of North Carolina’s “Carolina Firsts” Interviews, Clara Martinez
Slut Pride: The Reappropriation Attempt by SlutWalk, Siena C. Noe
The Power of the Individual: A Semiotic Analysis of Color, Music, and Silhouettes in Apple’s Silhouette Campaign, Chelsea N. Ploof
Events from 2013
Framing Diversity: Multiculturalism in College and University Student Handbooks, Amy K. Bumatai
Speaking for the Dead: Funeral as Ritual Performance, Janelle L. Davis
Gaining Support and Spreading Awareness: The Impact of Undocumented Students and Their Stories, Crystal Galarza
Is Cereal Healthy? An Analysis of the General Mills Whole Grain Guaranteed Campaign, Clara Martinez
An Examination of Gender and Race in Newspaper Coverage of Olympian Gabby Douglas, Stephanie K. Raso
Naming the Church: The Representation of Two Congregations in the Media, Maria E. Schwarz
Launching through the Surf: Developing the Digital Collection and Presenting a Student's Perspective, Andrea Snyder
Launching through the Surf: The Interview and Transcription Process, Whitney R. Weber
Events from 2012
Creating Community: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City, Casee R. Clark
Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City, Casee R. Clark and Stephanie K. Raso
Nonverbal Cues in the Communication of Attraction, Cameron E. Howser
Communication, Contraception and Culture: A Semiotic Analysis of Educational Materials for Latinas, Maia M. Mercer
Is It Sexy? A Semiotic Analysis of Sexual Imagery in Japanese and United States Advertising, Marc P. Pereira
Semiotics & Ideology in the Visual Rhetoric of the Black Panther Party, Phillip A. Vaglica
Happiness and Struggle: A Metaphoric Criticism of Reggae, Logan C. Veith
Events from 2011
Communication and the Rhetoric of Fear: An Analysis of Protest Rhetoric of Signs and Slogans of the Arizona Immigration Law Debate, Hilda Escalera
Reverse Culture Shock: A Phenomenological Study Exploring How College Students Communicate about Their Cross-Cultural Transition, Chaia Schupack
Cavaliers, Heroes, and Devils: A Metaphoric Criticism of Dan Gilbert’s Attempt to Dethrone the King of Cleveland, Darren Valenta
Images of the Modern Immigrant: Persuasive Metaphors Presented in U.S. American Newspapers, Elizabeth Wilcox
