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Representations of Families in the Media

Friday, March 13, 2026 to Friday, March 20, 2026
Theme week organized by
Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-CarterTexas Tech Universiy
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  • Sara Ghazi Asadollahi

This Is Us Media Res Spotlight

By Mikayla Koppy
Friday, March 13, 2026

Never Have I Ever: Navigating the Autonomy-Connection Dialectic

By Gianmarco Soares de Vargas
Friday, March 13, 2026

Redefining Authority: Family Communication and Identity Formation in Avatar: The Last Airbender

By ChrisLynne Stokes
Friday, March 13, 2026

Talk as Survival: Family Communication Patterns and Nontraditional Family Life in Shameless

By Sumeyya Akdilek
Friday, March 13, 2026

Co-Parenting in Contemporary Television: Jane The Virgin

By Mackenzie Mickavicz
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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  • 3/13/2026 to 3/20/2026

    Representations of Families in the Media

    Theme week organized by
    Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-CarterTexas Tech Universiy
  • 3/6/2026

    Winter Olympics

    Theme week organized by
    Ethan TusseyGeorgia State University
  • 2/13/2026 to 2/20/2026

    The Stories We Find in Spaces, the Memories We Share in Place: An Interdisciplinary & Intersectional Exploration of Culture, History, and Placemaking

    Theme week organized by
    Mikayla RenwickTexas A&M University
    Asha S. WinfieldLouisiana State University
  • 2/9/2026 to 2/14/2026

    The Screening Group – Antagonism – Part Two

    Theme week organized by
    Jordan ChrietzbergGeorgia State University
  • 2/1/2026 to 2/6/2026

    The Screening Group – Antagonism – Part One

    Theme week organized by
    Jordan ChrietzbergGeorgia State University
  • 1/23/2026 to 1/31/2026

    Critique of Audiovisual Criticism

    Theme week organized by
    Jane M. GainesColumbia University
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