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Wednesday, April 23rd 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Registration 4:30 – 5:00
HCC 3rd Floor<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Session 1 | 5:00 – 5:50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html>

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HCC 307<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Spotlighting Individual Studies in CDS<\/strong>
Moderator: Professor Adria Goldman<\/strong>

(Un)helpful Guide to KPop: Inside the Fandom 
Presenter: Alana Cleare <\/em>

Music Content Creation 
Presenter: Hailey Amick <\/em>
 
Creative Space for Black Stories 
Presenter: Kaylah Lightfoot <\/em>

Influencer Marketing & Brand Relationships on TikTok 
Presenter: Stephanie Jerrell <\/em>

I Won’t Accept this Rose: The Bachelor(ette), Stereotypes, and Self Perception 
Presenter: Rylie Vann <\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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HCC327<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Digital Poster Session A<\/strong>
Moderator: Professor Kaitlyn Haynal<\/strong>

Fantasy, Fiction, Real Life: The Discussion of Natural Disaster Documentaries 
Presenter: Ryder Ward <\/em>

The Eye of the Storm: The Visual Rhetoric of Hurricane Katrina
Presenter: Erin Landfair <\/em>

Sesame Street: From Puppets to Pixels
Presenter: Blaise Wingold <\/em>

Are Undergraduate Students Aware of the Social Media Impacts on their Undergraduate Experience? 
Presenters: Katie VanHouten, Kristina Hart, Shaylyn Warren, and Alyson Hardy<\/em>

Influence of social media within higher education
Presenters: Kennedy Brooks, Ryder Ward, Miley Farley, and Samantha Allison<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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HCC 328<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Digital Poster Session B <\/strong>
Moderator: Professor Elizabeth Johnson-Young<\/strong>

From Me Days to Wellness Clubs: Taking a Look at the Evolution of Rhetoric of Self Care 
Presenter: Vivian Reinhardt <\/em>

Rhetoric of Clean-Girl Wellness on Social Media 
Presenter: Jazmine Naimee<\/em>

#Sudan Revolts Movement 
Presenter: Eilina Lakou<\/em> 

Rhetoric of Performance Enhancers in Professional Sports 
Presenter: Kazu Ferris<\/em> 

\"Just a Girl\": The Rhetoric of Female Identity Construction on TikTok 
Presenter: Bella Molseed <\/em>

The Rhetoric of Photography 
Presenter: Abbey Magnet <\/em>

Digital Shields 
Presenter: Isa Romer<\/em>o 

Children's Media Content and Academic Performance 
Presenter: Nadia Cloud Shiblie<\/em> 

The Art of Activism: How Visual Media Shapes Public Engagement in Animal Rights Movements 
Presenter: Jordan Beaupre <\/em>

Representation of Women's and Men's Sports Figures in Popular Media 
Presenter: Jazmin Blair <\/em>

The Role of Misinformation in Digital Rhetoric on Social Media 
Presenter: Booker Charoenkwanmuang <\/em>

Normalization of drinking while “momming:\" Mom waters, wine memes, and role of parenting
Presenter: Ty Wheaton<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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HCC 329<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Video Essay Showcase<\/strong>
Moderator: Professor J.D. Swerzenski<\/strong>

Analyzing the Alt-Right 
Presenter: Benjamin Dickinson <\/em>

How #SmutTok Is Changing Book Culture
Presenter: Yzabel Ilao <\/em>

Queerbaiting in Netflix’s Wednesday 
Presenter: Syd Adams<\/em>

Unpacking TikTok Haul Videos 
Presenter: Kaitlyn Griego <\/em>

Lara Croft... Feminist Icon?  
Presenter: Izzy Schefermann <\/em>

The History of White Jesus 
Presenter: Celia Golden <\/em>

Smoke and Mirrors: Delta 8 Marijuana 
Presenter: Ben Berger-Relave <\/em>

Representation of Autism in Film 
Presenter: Kristen Howard<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Session 2   |  6:00 – 6:50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html>
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HCC 307<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Interactive Media Session<\/strong>
Moderator: Professor Zach Whalen<\/strong>

Presenters: Hannah Holstrom, Jordan Beaupre, Isaiah Padgett, Ilse Castaneda-Forkel, Laura Rider, Rylie Vann, Owen Wheeler, Zoe Hanrahan, Val Cotton, Mackenzie Swain<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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HCC327<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Digital Poster Session C<\/strong>
Moderator: Professor Emily Crosby<\/strong>

The True Cost of Cheap Clothing
Presenters: Kristen Howard and Fatima Sheikhali  <\/em>
 
The Influence of Demographics of Genre Preference 
Presenters: Zoe Hanrahan and Jay Block <\/em>
 
Navigating the Future: A Content Analysis of Current Conversations on AI in the Workplace
Presenters: Kendall Swaim, Ericka Melendez, Jazmin Blair, Kaitlyn Levine, Matthew Clinton, and Abby Aldrich <\/em>
 
The Pink Phase 
Presenters: Lucy Gentry, Faith Hattersley, Kate Hartman, Samantha Mateo, and Rachel Bliss <\/em>

Killer Mindset: Romanticization of Serial Killers in a Digital Age
Presenter: Kennedy Brooks<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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HCC 328<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tinkering, Hacking & Making Project Showcase<\/strong>\t
Moderator: Professor Shannon Hauser<\/strong>

Presenters: Jordan Beaupre, Matt Carroll, Jazmin Cochran, Allie Davis. Katherine Farmer, Coby Gilyard, Anna Hollrah, Kasey Ripper, Isa Romero, Niko Toro, Rylie Vann <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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HCC 329<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Investigative Projects from JOUR 300<\/strong>
Moderator: Professor Sushma Subramanian <\/strong>

Presenters: Alana Collins, Jacob Fowler, Abigail Fuller, Emily Giecek, Emma Kingkeo, Sophia LaGraize, Kenzie Lotz, Justin Ly, Blake McBride, Mikaylah McCarthy, Martina Nicholson, Ava Njore, Cannon Parker, Izzy Schefermann, Amanda Sheward, Fanny Sibrian Serrano, Meaghan Van Dyke, Shaylyn Warren <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Reception   |  7:00 – 8:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html>
HCC Digital Auditorium<\/h3>
The symposium will conclude with a celebration and social event to wrap up the academic year. Come to the Digital Auditorium from 7:00 - 8:00pm to enjoy some refreshments, congratulate each other on a job well done, and -- most importantly -- pick up your Comm & Digital Studies t-shirt!!<\/code><\/pre>
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encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_debate_crowd.jpeg\" alt=\"A crowd listening intently to two speakers\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Department of Communication & Digital Studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Events<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fall-2025-events\">Fall 2025 Events<\/h2><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fall-2025-alumni-career-panel\">Fall 2025 Alumni Career Panel<\/h3><p>A panel of recent CDS Alumni discuss what they have been up to since graduating.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-calendar\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:48px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-october-23-2025-6-00-pm\"><strong>October 23, 2025 @ 6:00 PM<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-pin\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:48px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-lee-hall-412\"><strong>Lee Hall 412<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3725\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1-1024x576.png 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1-300x169.png 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1-768x432.png 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1-285x160.png 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1-1140x641.png 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AlumniPoster_smaller-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reclaiming-human-intelligence-in-the-age-of-ai\">Reclaiming Human Intelligence in the Age of AI<\/h3><p>Guest Lecture by Dr. Alan Coverstone, sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/center-for-ai\">Center for AI and the Liberal Arts<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-calendar\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:48px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-october-29-2025-7-00-pm\"><strong>October 29, 2025 @ 7:00 PM<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-pin\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:48px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-cruc-ballroom-c\"><strong>CRUC Ballroom C<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_pluralism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_pluralism.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3726\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_pluralism.jpg 960w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_pluralism-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_pluralism-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/AI_pluralism-285x160.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"><\/a><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-debate-ai-and-the-environment\">Debate: AI and the Environment<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-calendar\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:48px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-september-16-2025-3-30-pm\"><strong>September 16, 2025 @ 3:30 PM<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-pin\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:48px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-hcc-digital-auditorium\"><strong>HCC Digital Auditorium<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/FIXED-AI-and-the-Environment-Debate-TV.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/FIXED-AI-and-the-Environment-Debate-TV-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3727\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/FIXED-AI-and-the-Environment-Debate-TV-1024x576.png 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/10\/FIXED-AI-and-the-Environment-Debate-TV-300x169.png 300w, 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in Digital Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer.jpg\" alt=\"Students working in a computer lab\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Department of Communication & Digital Studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Minor in Digital Studies<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-digital-skills-and-critical-perspectives-for-the-work-that-matters\">Digital skills and critical perspectives for the work that matters.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">The Minor in Digital Studies at the University of Mary Washington offers an interdisciplinary approach bridging humanities, fine art, and technology. Students explore digital creativity, examine digital culture, and master digital methods for research and analysis. This flexible program equips graduates with essential skills for diverse careers while fostering critical thinking about technology’s role in contemporary life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><p>UMW students can round out their liberal arts education by adding a Minor, and the Digital Studies Minor works well as a complement to a wide range of majors including English, Studio Art, Computer Science, and many more. Digital Studies students excel at getting the most out of the resources UMW offers to support digital work, including web publishing tools like our <a href=\"http:\/\/umw.domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Domain of One’s Own<\/a> web hosting service, production facilities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/convergence.umw.edu\/amps-2\/\">Hurley Convergence Center<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/convergence.umw.edu\/checkout\/\">audiovisual equipment<\/a> available for loan. Many Digital Studies Minors also go on to support other students’ digital endeavors by serving as consultants or leading workshops in UMW’s <a href=\"http:\/\/dkc.umw.edu\">Digital Knowledge Center<\/a>.<\/p><p>This minor’s capstone encourages independent research and creative work that has included projects as diverse as social media analyses, custom synthesizer mods, video essays, and graphic novels. Digital Studies Minors also contribute their content creation skills to UMW’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IovVv7HMGeM&list=PLZfjMaRP_C8E1GXro02FXpz93cTVMnHKn&index=8\">Lively <\/a>video series and serve the community through various internships.<\/p><p>The Minor in Digital Studies is interdisciplinary by design, with a flexibility that helps students build the digital fluency and adaptability necessary in today’s rapidly-evolving digital landscape.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-testimonials\">Alumni Testimonials<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-fact-card umw-fact-card umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__inner\" style=\"background:#F7BF0A\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__prefix\"><\/div><h3 class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__heading\"><\/h3><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__summary\">“All courses that required me to make a website, WordPress, and longform digital-first documentation were super valuable! It wasn’t enough to be a good writer to break into tech: I had to speak that language as well…The DS minor complements so many majors at UMW, it’s really the perfect addition to round out and future-proof any course of study.”<\/div><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__inner\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__name\">Jennifer Sherba (’16), Senior Technical Writer at Upside <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-fact-card umw-fact-card umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__inner\" style=\"background:#F7BF0A\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__prefix\"><\/div><h3 class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__heading\"><\/h3><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__summary\">“The Digital Studies Minor coupled with my English major was a huge factor when applying for my current position as a Content Writer at an IT solutions provider company. I would say the skills taught in the program are essential for anyone looking to enter the workforce in a writing capacity in the digital age we live in.”<\/div><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__inner\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__name\">Caroline Malec (’17), Senior Content Writer at Carahsoft<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-required-courses\">Required Courses<\/h2><div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Introduction to Digital Studies<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-cube\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"h-dgst-intro-to-digital-studies\">DGST: Intro to Digital Studies<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This class is the foundation of the Minor and a requirement for the Major in Digital Studies. Because it also fulfills the Digital Intensive requirement of the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/general-education\/general-education-course-list\/\">General Education<\/a> curriculum, DGST 101 is intended as a broad and beginner-friendly introduction to digital skills and digital culture. While specific topics and tools will vary by semester and instructor, all students will gain experience in creating content for the web while understanding the cultural and historical contexts for digital media.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Electives<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The interdisciplinary electives in this minor allow students to explore many different areas of digital praxis and culture as a complement to their major. Students must complete at least four of the courses listed below from at least two separate disciplines, and at least two of those four must be 300-level classes or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digital-studies\">Digital Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DGST 201: Tinkering, Hacking, & Making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 301: Special Topics in Digital Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 302: Creative Coding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 303: Digital Media Studio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 305: Intro to Video Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 310: Virtual and Augmented Reality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 395: Applied Digital Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 491: Individual Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 499: Internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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Students may complete any of the courses listed below, but many opt to complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/individual-study-guidelines\/\">400-level individual study<\/a>. When registered as “DGST 491,” an individual study will automatically fulfill the capstone requirement, but a 400-level individual study in any discipline may be acceptable if approved in advance by the director of the minor. In some situations — if no other options are available, for example — some other 400-level course can be approved as a capstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ARTS 454: Approaches to Video Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 460: Seminar in Digital Rhetoric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 460: Digital Studies Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 451: Seminar in New Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIST 427: History of the Information Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIST 428: Digital History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><html><div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center umw-cta-breaker\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students working in a computer lab\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"66% 58%\" style=\"object-position:66% 58%;\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer.jpg 1920w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/07\/kenzie-computer-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide umw-cta-breaker-title\" id=\"h-ready-to-take-the-next-step\">Ready to take the next step?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-apply-to-umw\">Apply to UMW<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/contact\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-request-more-information-about-digital-studies-at-umw\">Request more Information about Digital Studies at UMW<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/registrar\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-declare-the-minor-in-digital-studies\">Declare the Minor in Digital Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMW students can round out their liberal arts education by adding a Minor, and the Digital Studies Minor works well as a complement to a wide range of majors including English, Studio Art, Computer Science, and many more. 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in Communication & Digital Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--yellow umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_.jpg\" alt=\"Students with laptops in a classroom\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Department of Communication & Digital Studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\"><strong>Major in Communication & Digital Studies<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Students who pursue the <strong>Communication & Digital Studies Major<\/strong> (CDS) will develop the critical tools to study and use digital technology as they communicate effectively in a dynamic new media environment. <\/p><p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The interdisciplinary major which leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides students with the means to navigate the rapidly changing nature of communication networks and the increasingly digital world in which we live. The coursework in this major helps students understand how communication happens through digital media and how those practices can be adapted to meet their future needs.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-core-competencies\">Core Competencies<\/h2><p>Students completing the Major in CDS develop a number of core competencies that prepare them well for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/qep\/life-after-mary-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Life after Mary Washington<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-communication.png\" alt=\"An icon composed of two speech bubbles\" class=\"wp-image-3516\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-communication.png 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-communication-150x150.png 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-communication-50x50.png 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-communication-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-communication\">Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-critical-thinking.png\" alt=\"An icon designed around a stylized brain\" class=\"wp-image-3517\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-critical-thinking.png 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-critical-thinking-150x150.png 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-critical-thinking-50x50.png 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-critical-thinking-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-critical-thinking\">Critical Thinking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-digital-fluency.png\" alt=\"An icon with a stylized laptop and logical diagram\" class=\"wp-image-3518\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-digital-fluency.png 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-digital-fluency-150x150.png 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-digital-fluency-50x50.png 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/qep-icon-digital-fluency-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-digital-fluency\">Digital Fluency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gain experience with the tools of digital creation, practice creating content ethically and effectively, and recognize how what you do online impacts your online identity.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-umw-text-image alignfull umw-text-image\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__inner umw-text-image--left\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__row\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-what-courses-will-i-take\">What courses will I take?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">Practice confident, persuasive communication in Public Speaking, Small Group Communication, and Argumentation. Explore digital media and culture in Intro to Digital Studies and apply digital skills in courses like Video Production, Digital Media Studio, and Creative Coding. Learn about the cultures and rhetoric of Sports, Hip-Hop, Public Health, and the Environment. With electives in Animation, Game Studies, Marketing, and much more, there is plenty to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button umw-intro-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/courses-2\/\">See All Course Descriptions<div class=\"arrow\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"umw-text-image__image\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__image__inner\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__image__inner__bg\" style=\"background-color:#F7BF0A\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/emily_classroom_-e1757043192733.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-required-courses-in-the-cds-major\">Required Courses in the CDS Major<\/h2><p>The CDS Major is organized into a communication core, a digital studies core, electives, and a required capstone course. These areas are summarized below. More information about specific courses is available in our <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/courses-2\/\">course descriptions page<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UMW Undergraduate Catalog<\/a>, and our <a href=\"http:\/\/schedules.dgst101.net\">unofficial schedule overview and archive<\/a> should assist with planning.<\/p><div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Communication Core<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>A core of communication-focused classes prepares students to make effective use of their rhetorical skills through speaking, writing, and other media. Students also research the ways that humans create meaning and culture through communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-presentation\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\" id=\"h-comm-205-public-speaking\">COMM 205:<br>Public Speaking<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-group\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comm-206-small-group-comm-unication\">COMM 206:<br>Small Group Comm­unication<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-axes\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comm-340-intro-to-rhetoric-amp-comm-unication\">COMM 340:<br>Intro to Rhetoric &  Comm­unication<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-clipboard-check\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comm-341-comm-unication-research-methods\">COMM 341:<br>Comm­unication Research Methods<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Digital Studies Core<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Coursework in Digital Studies centers on understanding digital technology and its role in contemporary society. Students experiment with creative media, critically engage with digital culture, and practice digital methods for advocacy and analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-cube\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-101-intro-to-digital-studies\">DGST 101:<br>Intro to Digital Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At least one of the following<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">ARTS 104: Digital Approaches to Fine Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">CPSC 106: Digital Storytelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">CPSC 110: Intro to Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With an upper-level specialization, students deepen their experience with specific tools, approaches, and concepts by completing at least one of the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-shield\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-395-applied-digital-studies\">DGST 395:<br>Applied Digital Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-code\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-302-creative-coding\">DGST 302:<br>Creative Coding<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-tv\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-303-digital-media-studio\">DGST 303:<br>Digital Media Studio<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-video-camera\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-305-intro-to-video-production\">DGST 305:<br>Intro to Video Production<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-glasses\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-310-virtual-and-augmented-reality\">DGST 310:<br>Virtual and Augmented Reality<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-question-mark\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgst-301-special-topics-in-digital-studies\">DGST 301:<br>Special Topics in Digital Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Capstone<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>The capstone seminar is a culmination of the major in communication and digital studies. Students undertake research that engages with critical and emerging topics in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-graduation-cap\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comm-460-seminar-in-digital-rhetoric\">COMM 460:<br>Seminar in Digital Rhetoric<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Major Electives<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The Major in Communication and Digital Studies requires 12 credits in elective courses, many of which can be found in other disciplines. Students are required to complete any four of the following from at least two different disciplines and with at least 6 credits at the 300- or 400-level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-communication-0\">Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>COMM 209: Argumentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 353: Visual Rhetoric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 357: Social Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 370: Topics in Speech Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 375: Not-For-Profit Communication Campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 376: Gender & Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 377: Pop Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 378: Health Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 379: Professional Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 380: Sports and the Digital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 381: Hip-Hop Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 491: Individual Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COMM 499: Internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digital-studies\">Digital Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DGST 201: Tinkering, Hacking, & Making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 301: Special Topics in Digital Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 302: Creative Coding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 303: Digital Media Studio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 305: Intro to Video Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 310: Virtual and Augmented Reality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 395: Applied Digital Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 491: Individual Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 499: Internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-journalism\">Journalism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JOUR 200: News Journalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JOUR 300: Investigative Journalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JOUR 301: Magazine Journalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JOUR 380: Practicum in Journalism (up to 3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JOUR 491: Individual Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JOUR 499: Internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-studio-art\">Studio Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">ARTS 104: Digital Approaches to Fine Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">ARTS 219: Digital Video Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">ARTS 226: Animation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">ARTS 316: Experimental Documentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">ARTS 341: Multiple Imaging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">ARTS 454: Approaches to Video Art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-computer-science\">Computer Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CPSC 106: Digital Storytelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPSC 110: Introduction to Computer Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPSC 350: Applications of Databases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPSC 440: Game Programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPSC 444: 3D Computer Graphics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPSC 448: Advanced Web Application Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPSC 460: Human-Computer Interaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-english\">English<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENGL 203: Writing with Digital Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 245: Introduction to Cinema Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 253: Games & Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 314: The Literary Journal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 317A: Writing & Literacy in the Digital Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 345: Film, Text, & Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 350: Electronic Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 386: The Graphic Novel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historic-preservation\">Historic Preservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HISP 303A: Archives & Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-history\">History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HIST 325: Technology & Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIST 427: History of the Information Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIST 428: Digital History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-marketing\">Marketing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MKTG 301: Principles of Marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MKTG 417: Digital Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-music-technology\">Music Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MUTC 100: Technology for Musicians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUTC 170: MIDI Composition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUTC 320: Audio Recording<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUTC 330: Audio Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUTC 370: Electroacoustic Techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-political-science\">Political Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PSCI 363: Mass Media Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSCI 450: US Political Film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-umw-text-image alignfull umw-text-image\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__inner \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__row\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-what-can-i-do-with-a-degree-in-communication-amp-digital-studies\">What can I do with a degree in Communication & Digital Studies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">CDS graduates go on to work in content production, social media management, education, graphic design, journalism, marketing, and many other fields. They’re working at places like the Library of Congress, Major League Baseball, and other top employers. Many grads go on to pursue advanced degrees, opening the door to even more possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button umw-intro-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/tools-resources\/what-can-i-do-with-this-major\/communication-digital-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Career Paths<div class=\"arrow\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"umw-text-image__image\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__image__inner\"><div class=\"umw-text-image__image__inner__bg\" style=\"background-color:#002d61\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/emmanuel_grad-e1751221796232.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><html><div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center umw-cta-breaker\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students with laptops in a classroom\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 49%\" style=\"object-position:52% 49%;\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_.jpg 1920w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/kate_classroom_-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide umw-cta-breaker-title\" id=\"h-ready-to-take-the-next-step\">Ready to take the next step?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-apply-to-umw\">Apply to UMW<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/contact\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-request-more-information-about-communication-amp-digital-studies\">Request more Information about Communication & Digital Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/registrar\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-declare-the-major-in-communication-digital-studies\">Declare the Major in Communication  Digital Studies<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students who pursue the Communication & Digital Studies Major (CDS) will develop the critical tools to study and use digital technology as they communicate effectively in a dynamic new media environment. 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in Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"graphic of a field notes journal\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">department of Communication & Digital Studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Minor in Journalism<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-storytelling-that-matters\">Storytelling that matters.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">UMW’s Journalism Minor equips students to gather, evaluate, and communicate information effectively while critically analyzing media’s impact—preparing you for success in journalism or in any career that requires clear, compelling communication with ethical integrity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><p>UMW’s Minor in Journalism, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/cds-faculty\/sushma-subramanian\/\">Sushma Subramanian<\/a>, is an 18-credit program designed to help students pursue their interest in writing, editing, and publishing and to prepare for careers in journalism. Many students add this minor to a <a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/\">Major in English<\/a> or a <a href=\"\/cds\/major-in-communication-and-digital-studies\">Major in Communication and Digital Studies<\/a>, but it is flexible enough to complement nearly any major. Students can gain practical experience and earn academic credit while working for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theweeklyringer.com\">The Weekly Ringer<\/a><\/em>, UMW’s student-run newspaper, and all students completing the minor are required to complete internships with news organizations. Recent internships have included <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericksburgfreepress.com\/\">The Fredericksburg Free Press<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therestonletter.com\/\">The Reston Letter<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fredericksburg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Free-Lance Star<\/a><\/em>. <\/p><div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-required-courses\">Required Courses<\/h2><div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Journalism Core<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Core classes prepare students with a solid foundation in journalistic methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-journal-page\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jour-200-news-journalism\">JOUR 200:<br>News Journalism<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-hat\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jour-300-investigative-journalism\">JOUR 300:<br>Investigative Journalism<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"wp-block-umw-icon umw-icon-blurb-icon iconoir-media-image-list\" style=\"color:#b8c11c;font-size:80px\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jour-301-magazine-journalism\">JOUR 301:<br>Magazine Journalism<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Practicum<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 22%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Any student at UMW can serve as editor, reporter, or photographer for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklyringer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Weekly Ringer<\/a><\/em>, the independent, student-run newspaper for our campus community. Students may earn academic credit for this work (typically one credit per semester) as <strong>JOUR 380: Practicum Journalism<\/strong>. Three credits of JOUR 380 are required for the Journalism Minor.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"649\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/weekly-ringer-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Cover of Weekly Ringer\" class=\"wp-image-3522 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/weekly-ringer-screenshot.png 518w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/weekly-ringer-screenshot-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Elective<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Complete at least one course from the following list of Minor Electives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>COMM 357: Social Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 395: Applied Digital Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 101: Introduction to Digital Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 303: Digital Media Studio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGST 306: Media Production for Social Change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 312: Creative Writing: Nonfiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSCI 363: Mass Media Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JOUR 401: Special Topics in Journalism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Minor Capstone<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>As the culmination of the Minor in Journalism, students must take their work beyond the conventional classroom either with an Individual Study or by participating in a 3-credit internship with a news organization. Our students have worked with several newspapers and organizations in the region including recent internships with <em>The Fredericksburg Free Press<\/em>, <em>Fredericksburg Advance<\/em>, <em>The Free-Lance Star<\/em>, and <em>The Reston Letter<\/em>.   <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"><div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-testimonials\">Alumni Testimonials<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-fact-card umw-fact-card umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__inner\" style=\"background:#f7bf0a\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__prefix\"><\/div><h3 class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__heading\"><\/h3><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__summary\">“My News and Investigative Journalism courses with Prof. Subramanian helped me to establish a good foundation for writing news articles. They also provided realistic opportunities for me to learn how to gather information and interview sources, all of which are things I’m now doing on a daily basis. I felt more prepared going into my job as a daily news reporter thanks to those courses.”<\/div><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__inner\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__name\"><em>Emily Hemphill (’23), Reporter for The Daily Progress<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-fact-card umw-fact-card umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__inner\" style=\"background:#f7bf0a\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__prefix\"><\/div><h3 class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__heading\"><\/h3><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__summary\">“All of the journalism minor’s course requirements certainly helped equip me with essential skills for working in a news environment. … JOUR 300 and 301 familiarized me with different types of journalism, interview styles, interaction with sources as well as responsible and ethical approaches to reporting.”<\/div><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__inner\"><div class=\"umw-fact-card__cell__attribution__name\"><em><em>Grace Schumacher (’23), Reporter for FauquierNow<\/em><\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><html><div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center umw-cta-breaker\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"graphic of a field notes journal\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/06\/field-notes-1-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide umw-cta-breaker-title\" id=\"h-ready-to-take-the-next-step\">Ready to take the next step?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-apply-to-umw\">Apply to UMW<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/contact\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-request-more-information-about-journalism-at-umw\">Request more Information about Journalism at UMW<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-cta-breaker-card umw-cta-breaker-card\"><a class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/registrar\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-cta-breaker-card__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-cta-breaker-card__title\" id=\"h-declare-the-minor-in-journalism\">Declare the Minor in Journalism<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/html><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMW’s Minor in Journalism, directed by Sushma Subramanian, is an 18-credit program designed to help students pursue their interest in writing, editing, and publishing and to prepare for careers in journalism. 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in CDS – Spring 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Department of Communication and Digital Studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">2025 Honors Graduates<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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To earn this recognition, these students graduated their degree with a minimum 3.7 GPA in their major and completed a capstone project worthy of distinction as a CDS honors project. <\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/1-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Layla McGovern\" class=\"wp-image-3476 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/1-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/1-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-layla-mcgovern\">Layla McGovern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-gibble-gabble-a-digital-literary-blog\"><strong>“Gibble-Gabble:<\/strong> <strong>A Digital Literary Blog”<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-class-comm-491\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 491<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-sponsor-lindley-estes-thomas\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Lindley Estes-Thomas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Gibble-Gabble is a digital literary blog offering sanctuary for readers who appreciate intellectually challenging literature. This project delivers diverse content through video essays, opinion pieces, listicles, book recommendations, and photojournalism, establishing a unique space that blends formal academic analysis with magazine-style journalism. Gibble-Gabble’s voice is distinctive, as it is more substantive than typical blogs yet more palatable than scholarly writing. Gibble-Gabble engages thoughtfully with classics and contemporary works with merit while critiquing online trends, including vapid romance novels, unsustainable “book haul” overconsumption, and declining literary standards through self-publishing on social media. Gibble-Gabble’s unique voice combines formal writing elements with snarky commentary, building authenticity and credibility with readers. Although Gibble-Gabble initially aimed toward English students and academics missing traditional pedagogical discussions, the blog has evolved into an accessible platform for anyone passionate about the artistic merit of literature. Plans for Gibble-Gabble include regular posting and expanding social media outreach to connect with readers disillusioned with current literary trends.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/9-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Bella Molseed\" class=\"wp-image-3477 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/9-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/9-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-bella-molseed\">Bella Molseed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-girl-math-girl-dinner-and-24-year-old-teenage-girl-young-female-identity-construction-through-language\">“Girl Math,” “Girl Dinner,” and “24 Year Old Teenage Girl”: Young Female Identity Construction Through Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-elizabeth-johnson-young\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Elizabeth Johnson-Young<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>This paper analyzes the use of the phrase “just a girl” on the social media platform TikTok through a feminist rhetorical lens to understand how female identity is being constructed and defined by the young women who use the phrase. By analyzing fourteen videos using the phrase “just a girl,” this paper identifies themes of incompetence, innovation, vanity, and overconsumption. The phrase functions similarly to the phrase “boys will be boys” by infantilizing the people being described while assigning specific behaviors to gender. Men are expected to be dangerous and violent, while women are expected to be incompetent and vapid. The usage of these phrases support negative stereotypes and assumptions about gender, which then uphold hegemonic gender norms that culturally support violence against women. However, the use of the phrase “just a girl” can also be seen as a rejection of unachievable standards placed on women in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/8-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Duncan Bowles\" class=\"wp-image-3478 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/8-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/8-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-duncan-bowles\">Duncan Bowles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-human-creativity-and-ai-a-survey-of-student-attitudes-about-ai-in-the-classroom\">“Human Creativity and AI: A survey of student attitudes about AI in the classroom”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-dgst-491\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> DGST 491<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-j-d-swerzenski\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> J.D. Swerzenski<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>AI is an influential and growing concept, especially within modern education. This research plans to find students’ opinions of AI within a classroom or college major setting, but I am specifically looking at it through a creative lens. Conducting two separate focus groups, consisting of two other individuals, I asked participants tailored questions regarding their thoughts on AI, hoping to find out whether they believe AI can help or damage their work within their specific major. The majors that were chosen consisted of Media Production and Studio Art, two sides that are majorly impacted by the presence of AI in different ways. As AI advances with the development of new enhanced programs, it’s interesting to see how opinions will shift in each respective major. For better or for worse, AI is something that will become an even more mainstream thing within the near future, so this research captures a small portion of that present stance.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/7-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Madison Fry\" class=\"wp-image-3479 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/7-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/7-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-madison-fry\">Madison Fry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-true-crime-desensitized-by-social-media-video-creators\">“True Crime: Desensitized by Social Media Video Creators?”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class: <\/strong>COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-adria-goldman\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor: <\/strong>Adria Goldman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>This article explores the impact of True Crime content on social media platforms, particularly TikTok, and its potential to desensitize viewers to real-life crimes. The study uses a content analysis method by examining comments on True Crime TikTok videos to understand viewer reactions and responses. The research addresses a gap in existing literature, primarily focusing on True Crime podcasts and other media forms, by investigating the phenomenon on social media platforms popular among younger generations. The paper analyzes 60 comments from 10 True Crime TikTok videos, categorizing them based on their content and focus. The study aims to determine whether the consumption of True Crime content on social media leads to desensitization towards criminal acts in America. This research contributes to understanding how new media formats and platforms shape public perception and emotional responses to crime-related content.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/6-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Greta Hammen\" class=\"wp-image-3480 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/6-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/6-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-greta-hammen\">Greta Hammen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-rhetoric-diets-and-deception-analyzing-advertising-strategies\">“Rhetoric, Diets, and Deception: Analyzing Advertising Strategies”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-adria-goldman-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Adria Goldman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Advertising for diet foods and plans frequently uses persuasive rhetoric to appeal to diverse audiences. The promise of rapid results or lifestyle transformations is at the heart of the advertisements. This paper examines the rhetorical strategies used in diet advertising, focusing on their use of ethos, pathos, and logos to establish credibility, evoke emotions, and present logical arguments. It investigates how these advertisements often exploit misinformation to influence consumer behavior, by using exaggerated claims. By analyzing examples from digital and traditional media, this study discloses patterns in how advertisers shape their messages to target specific demographics. A case study from the Communicating Health Project in Australia is included to demonstrate how participants with varying lifestyles and attitudes toward diet interpreted health messaging differently. The findings highlight these strategies’ ethical concerns and their impact on public health. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of how language and persuasion in diet advertising influence perceptions of health and wellness.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/5-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Katie Reif\" class=\"wp-image-3485 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/5-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/5-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-katie-reif\">Katie Reif<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-the-plastic-purge\">“The Plastic Purge”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-dgst-491-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> DGST 491<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-j-d-swerzenski-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> J.D. Swerzenski<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Plastic is quite literally universal, and a growing body of evidence shows that it’s doing terrible things to our bodies, our minds, and our environment. However, it may be so entrenched in modern life that we cannot get away from it. For the next month, I am going to do my best not to use, touch, or otherwise interact with plastic. Is living completely plastic-free possible in the modern world? Let’s find out!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/4-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Rylie Vann\" class=\"wp-image-3486 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/4-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/4-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-rylie-vann\">Rylie Vann<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-i-won-t-accept-this-rose-the-bachelor-ette-gender-stereotypes-and-self-perception\">“I Won’t Accept this Rose: ‘The Bachelor(ette),’ Gender Stereotypes, and Self-perception”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-491-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 491<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-adria-goldman-1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Adria Goldman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Reality television is a cornerstone of modern-day TV programming, and typically features some element of competition, a makeover, or finding love. <em>The Bachelor <\/em>began airing in 2002, and the franchise that was built off the initial season continues to be a big name in romantically themed reality television. However, the show employs a variety of tactics during filming and while editing that presents a heteronormative view of contestants. The extent of this influence was explored using a mixed-method approach. A content analysis of several episodes from <em>The Bachelor <\/em>and <em>The Bachelorette <\/em>was conducted in order to determine how many instances of gender-based stereotyping occur on the show. Following this, a survey was created to see if casual viewers of the show noticed these choices, as well as inquiring if this messaging impacted the way they perceive themselves and their role in a relationship.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/3-cropped.png\" alt=\"Aaron Dawson\" class=\"wp-image-3487 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/3-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/3-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-aaron-dawson\">Aaron Dawson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-women-draw-women-better-how-the-hypersexualization-of-women-and-reinforcement-of-sexist-tropes-in-the-comic-book-industry-has-shifted\">“Women Draw Women Better: How The Hypersexualization Of Women And Reinforcement Of Sexist Tropes In The Comic Book Industry Has Shifted”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-emily-crosby\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Emily Crosby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>This paper investigates the portrayal of sexist tropes in comic books, focusing on the hypersexualization and the marginalization of women. Utilizing a generic criticism methodology, this research critically examines various comic book texts and their impact on consumer perceptions and behaviors. Through the exploration of scholarly and journalistic sources, the paper outlines how societal pushback and an increase of women creators have initiated shifts within the comic book industry to move away from historical patriarchal norms. Additionally, the paper discusses the economic and pedagogical factors that have driven changes in the industry and suggests ways that the digital age can evolve it into a more inclusive and diverse industry. Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory and Cultivation Theory, the paper underscores the influence of comic books in shaping societal views on gender roles and offers insights into the historical context and potential future directions for the genre. This analysis highlights the evolving representation of women in comic books and explores the broader implications of these changes for gender dynamics in popular culture.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/2-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Martina Nicholson\" class=\"wp-image-3488 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/2-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/2-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-martina-nicholson\">Martina Nicholson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-influencer-or-fake-it-s-all-one-in-the-same-on-tiktok\">“Influencer or fake, it’s all one in the same on TikTok”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-3\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-adria-goldman-2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Adria Goldman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>How brands market their product has changed with the rise of social media. TikTok has become one of the largest platforms for brands to find their consumer base. This is because TikTok is a source of entertainment that has been able to co-opt marketing movements that introduce the aspect of brand and viewer relationship based on identity. When a viewer is able to establish an identity with the brand, they become an active consumer. Brands are able to do this through the influencers, which has become the new norm within marketing strategy. Influencers are able to gain a following due to their personalities on social media. Despite its success, this strategy can often result in a disjunction between viewer and brand, when the line between general content and marketing starts to blur. This happens when brands begin using influencers or rhetoric from influencers to gain audience attention. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/14-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Caroline Conner\" class=\"wp-image-3489 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/14-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/14-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-caroline-conner\">Caroline Conner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-tiktok-s-perception-of-volunteer-tourism-in-the-global-south\">“TikTok’s Perception of Volunteer Tourism in the Global South”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-adria-goldman-3\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Adria Goldman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>This study explores the portrayal of volunteer tourism (voluntourism) in the Global South on TikTok and focuses on the ethical implications of how these experiences are perceived on social media. Volunteer tourism offers an affordable way for individuals to travel while engaging in volunteer work in exchange for housing and food. However, these opportunities can sometimes have unintended negative consequences for host communities. Through a qualitative and quantitative content analysis, the study identifies recurring themes such as child exploitation, moral superiority, and the defamation of host countries. Majority of posts were found to adopt a “mirroring” perspective, portraying voluntourism as universally beneficial, while overlooking the potential harm caused by volunteers. This study highlights the need for a more honest approach to the portrayal of volunteer tourism on social media, emphasizing the importance of responsible posting and ethical reflection in volunteer practices and their digital documentation. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/13-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Blaise Wingold\" class=\"wp-image-3490 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/13-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/13-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-blaise-wingold\">Blaise Wingold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-sesame-street-from-puppets-to-pixels\">“Sesame Street: From Puppets to Pixels”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-5\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-emily-crosby-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Emily Crosby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Sesame Street has been around since 1969 and is still creating new episodes to this day. The program was created by Joan Ganz Cooney in an attempt to use television to educated and entertain children simultaneously. The show set out goals to create smarter, kinder, and stronger kids. It uniquely featured a diverse cast and was targeted towards disadvantaged youth. However the world has changed a lot since 1969. In this research I use a qualitative content analysis to determine how exactly the show has evolved and adapted to target today’s children verses the children in 1969. Additionally the paper hypothesizes reasons why the show has needed to shift and argue for the preservation of PBS, a network threatened with budget cuts.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/12-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Cora Denny\" class=\"wp-image-3491 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/12-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/12-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-cora-denny\">Cora Denny<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-advertising-to-children-a-content-analysis-of-ryan-s-world\">“Advertising to Children: A Content Analysis of Ryan’s World”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-6\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-adria-goldman-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Adria Goldman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Ryan’s World is a children’s toy review YouTube channel with over 36 million followers and features kid YouTuber Ryan Kaji. A qualitative content analysis of the YouTube channel Ryan’s World was conducted to observe the rhetorical strategies the videos employ to sell Ryan’s World products, as well as how those strategies compare to traditional advertising. An analysis of twelve videos resulted in dominant themes of increasing brand familiarity and product performance of Ryan’s World products. These were accomplished through the use of traditional advertising rhetorical strategies such as product placement, special effects, appeals, and more. The study shows that the rhetorical strategies employed in Ryan’s World mimic the rhetorical strategies in traditional advertising. It also examines how advertising to children has moved to a more covert format, where it is harder, if not impossible, for children to distinguish the persuasive intent behind the messaging.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/11-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Amanda Sheward\" class=\"wp-image-3492 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/11-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/11-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-amanda-sheward\">Amanda Sheward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-riding-the-digital-wave-how-large-enterprises-are-embracing-disability-inclusion-in-the-digital-era\">“Riding the Digital Wave: How Large Enterprises Are Embracing Disability Inclusion in the Digital Era”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-7\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-emily-crosby-1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Emily Crosby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>In today’s world, companies increasingly use disability inclusion within their branding and marketing strategies. This research examines whether these efforts represent authentic commitment or merely use the disability community for performative purposes. Using both a content analysis of social media campaigns and a quantitative survey of individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities, this study investigates perceptions of corporate disability narratives. Findings reveal that while some companies, such as Microsoft and Nike, are seen as making genuine connections with the disabled community, many others fall short, engaging only in surface-level inclusion without systemic change. The study highlights a persistent gap between visibility and authentic inclusion, calling on businesses to embed accessibility and genuine representation into their marketing strategies. These insights contribute to ongoing conversations around disability advocacy, corporate ethics, and the future of inclusive branding in the digital age. The research also underscores the importance of involving disabled voices in both campaign creation and evaluation.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/10-cropped.png\" alt=\"photo of Zoe Hanrahan\" class=\"wp-image-3493 size-full\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/10-cropped.png 521w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/05\/10-cropped-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-zoe-hanrahan\">Zoe Hanrahan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-examining-the-success-of-qanon\">“Examining the Success of QAnon”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-comm-460-8\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> COMM 460<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsor-emily-crosby-2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong> Emily Crosby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Abstract<\/summary>\n<p>Rhetorical criticism was used to explore the rhetorical techniques that aid in the dissemination and belief in QAnon, a political conspiracy theory that originally centered around former President Donald Trump. Several practices have made the spread of its ideas remarkably effective. The anonymity of QAnon’s source prevents questioning, making it harder to disprove, and the support of politicians increases its perceived truthfulness. Multimedia coverage, especially on mainstream social media platforms, spreads the beliefs to a wide audience. Vague language leaves the messages open to interpretation and allows supporters to craft narratives around the messages and build a shared community. Additionally, its content parallels Christianity, providing familiarity, purpose, and identity to its supporters. Further anti-conspiracy theory messaging often does not change their views, and since belief in QAnon and other conspiracy theories has led to criminal activities, understanding how the theory spreads might help counter its effects (Jolley & Douglas, 2017). <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page features the 2025 class of Honors in Communication and Digital Studies. 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You remember bright dinner lights and a strange man, but something must have happened between now and then. With no choice but to move forward, you must navigate this strange new world and maybe recover your memories of what happened along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Details<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> The work is created primarily through two WordPress sites enhanced with embedded HTML code (a tiny bit of JavaScript), and the two main ending pages were created using Canva websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions: <\/strong>To navigate through the game, click on the choice you wish to make. However, you may encounter parts of the game that require more interaction from you, so be prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Content Warnings: <\/strong>Graymoor references zombies (mentions of decaying flesh, losing teeth, etc). 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Initially, this ran in the autumn alongside real pumpkins, with each day progressively offering a new image. Now that the time frame has concluded, please make use of the time machine to view the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Details<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> p5.js<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions: <\/strong>Enter a number 0-20. Move the cursor across the screen. 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2021 Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">communication and Digital studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">CDS Spring 2021 Online Showcase<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JhW-jQ-8HE8&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSUuyluMQRpqyBOkHz_V0On&index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Easter-Egg-Culture-through-Enthymemes-Syllogisms-and-Symbolism-Mandy-Byrd-JhW-jQ-8HE8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3395\" 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100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rhetoric-of-easter-egg-culture-through-enthymemes-syllogisms-and-symbolism\">The Rhetoric of Easter Egg Culture through Enthymemes, Syllogisms, and Symbolism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mandy-byrd\">Mandy Byrd<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In this presentation I am going to be talking about the up and coming phenomena of Easter Eggs. All those little hidden jewels in your favorite films, videos, games, and other media. I will be arguing how important Easter Egg culture is becoming in media, how it is creating smarter, more engaging and interactive content for consumers, and how this is transforming people who consume this content into stronger critical thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VNdpW9kjF9Q&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSUuyluMQRpqyBOkHz_V0On&index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3396\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-Of-L3-37-Thomas-Pulsifer-VNdpW9kjF9Q.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rhetoric-of-l3-37\">The Rhetoric Of L3 37<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thomas-pulsifer\">Thomas Pulsifer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Droids in the Star Wars universe are often portrayed as representations of oppressed groups. However, the ways they go about conveying this range from confusing to baffling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7MDIwdiHzHY&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSUuyluMQRpqyBOkHz_V0On&index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3397\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Communication-Within-Video-Game-Communities-Alexandra-Johnson-7MDIwdiHzHY.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-communication-within-video-game-communities\">Communication Within Video Game Communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alexandra-johnson\">Alexandra Johnson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We investigated and researched the way certain demographics feel during video games; specifically when they communicate to other gamers in their respective video game communities.<br><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LOJL1ukJ6k8&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSUuyluMQRpqyBOkHz_V0On&index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/%EF%BC%82Fire-Escape-Collapse%EF%BC%82-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3398\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/＂Fire-Escape-Collapse＂-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/＂Fire-Escape-Collapse＂-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/＂Fire-Escape-Collapse＂-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/＂Fire-Escape-Collapse＂-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/＂Fire-Escape-Collapse＂-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/＂Fire-Escape-Collapse＂-Rhetorical-Criticism-Victoria-Grant-LOJL1ukJ6k8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fire-escape-collapse-rhetorical-criticism\">“Fire Escape Collapse” Rhetorical Criticism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-victoria-grant\">Victoria Grant <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In this rhetorical criticism video project, I analyze the iconic “Fire Escape Collapse” photograph from 1975 and compare it to the influential “Accidental Napalm” photo from 1972. I argue that these two images captured horrible moments in time that can both be argued to have been inappropriately captured and on the other hand, created space for change resulting in positive outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SmqmpuB7-14&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSUuyluMQRpqyBOkHz_V0On&index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3399\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Problematic-Approaches-in-Communication-Towards-People-with-Disabilities-Samantha-Price-SmqmpuB7-14.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-problematic-approaches-in-communication-towards-people-with-disabilities\">Problematic Approaches in Communication Towards People with Disabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samantha-price\">Samantha Price<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a disabled student myself, I have been very affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in rhetoric that have taken place over the last year. Through this project, I wanted to bring attention to it for those who may weren’t aware of what their actions were doing and to just educate people on an important topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1NB3SihSi-k&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSUuyluMQRpqyBOkHz_V0On&index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3400\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/The-Rhetoric-of-Ex-Machina-Alyssa-Brown-1NB3SihSi-k.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rhetoric-of-ex-machina\">The Rhetoric of <em>Ex Machina<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alyssa-brown\">Alyssa Brown<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In my video essay titled, “The Rhetoric of Ex Machina” I argue that the film, <em>Ex Machina<\/em>, redefines the biblical tale of Adam and Eve and Charles Perrault’s “Bluebeard” and by doing so, gives a voice to both woman and machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rhetoric of Easter Egg Culture through Enthymemes, Syllogisms, and SymbolismMandy ByrdIn this presentation I am going to be talking about the up and coming phenomena of Easter Eggs. 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2022 Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">communication and digital studies<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">CDS Spring 2022 Showcase<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left 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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image aligncenter\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cGKSRc4VWm0&list=PLBDK4eOGzuKSOBlITpVOIfqYZ_YxNt4ih&index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Kuri-Benitez-Memes-and-Community-in-VALORANT-cGKSRc4VWm0-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"This Also Fine meme in the context of Valorant\" class=\"wp-image-3383\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Kuri-Benitez-Memes-and-Community-in-VALORANT-cGKSRc4VWm0-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Kuri-Benitez-Memes-and-Community-in-VALORANT-cGKSRc4VWm0-300x169.jpg 300w, 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class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jessica-probst-caitlin-walker-cadi-trevino-pinto-gracie-pak-and-erin-matuczinski\">Jessica Probst, Caitlin Walker, Cadi Treviño Pinto, Gracie Pak, and Erin Matuczinski<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Rhetoric of Fast Fashion\" class=\"wp-image-3386\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Tara-Conway-The-Rhetoric-of-Fast-Fashion-o4qRLgH8tRE.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rhetoric-of-fast-fashion\">The Rhetoric of Fast Fashion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tara-conway\">Tara Conway<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media%EF%BC%9A-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sexuality in Children’s Media: How Queerness is Portrayed in She-Ra\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media：-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media：-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI-300x169.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media：-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI-768x432.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media：-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media：-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI-1140x641.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/cds\/files\/2025\/04\/Cora-Denny-Sexuality-in-Childrens-Media：-How-Queerness-is-Portrayed-in-She-Ra-bOdqFYIBFqI.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sexuality-in-children-s-media-how-queerness-is-portrayed-in-she-ra\">Sexuality in Children’s Media: How Queerness is Portrayed in She-Ra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cora-denny-0\">Cora Denny<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>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. 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