Rhetorical Criticism: Mom’s Demand Action Ad
Cora Denny
This video is my rhetorical analysis presentation, where I analyze a 2013 Mom’s Demand Action Ad. Using Jolliffe’s rhetorical framework, I examine the ad’s rhetorical situation, appeals, and surface features. I determine that the ad’s rhetoric is very effective for its chosen audience.
Memes and Community in VALORANT
Kuri Benitez
A rhetorical criticism focused on the use of memes in the video game, VALORANT, as a way to create revenue and build community.
Education Apps Reviewed
Celia Shively
In this project, I evaluated educational apps and published a review for each one on my own website for educators and other people to access and utilize as a tool.
Gone Phishing: A Digital Safety Project
Jessica Probst, Caitlin Walker, Cadi Treviño Pinto, Gracie Pak, and Erin Matuczinski
The purpose of our class project is dedicated to enlightening our audience on Digital Marketing and Media Literacy. We broke down our overall topic into subtopics which we then recorded podcast episodes going in-depth into each subtopic and an Instagram page highlighting features of the episodes and creating posts reminding people of when each podcast airs. Our subtopics included discussing the downsides and dangers of Digital Marketing, how to identify hidden or explicit visual rhetoric, promoting digital safety, and how be aware of different advertising tactics.
The Rhetoric of Fast Fashion
Tara Conway
In this rhetorical video essay, I argue that fast fashion accelerates trend cycles, contributes to increased textile waste, and contributes to the planned obsolescence of clothing.
Sexuality in Children’s Media: How Queerness is Portrayed in She-Ra
Cora Denny
In this presentation, I use the children’s TV show She-Ra and the Princess of Power to examine how queer representation has changed in children’s media in recent years. Using She-Ra, I concluded that recent children’s media has mostly abandoned the harmful stereotypes it used to present.
Chokehold – A Short Film
Amber Harvey
This is a short horror film directed, written, filmed, and edited by Amber Harvey as a way to practice the multiple techniques that go into making a film. Film Synopsis: What happens when two roommates purchase a necklace and have to deal with the possessive spirit attached to it.
