Three rhetoric and communication studies students present work at Eastern Communication Association Conference

Three students in the Department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies will present their work at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) Conference during a poster session on Saturday, April 24 from 10:00-11:15 a.m. at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia, Pa.

This year, the ECA celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first meeting by returning to the city where it all started – Philadelphia. The convention will feature Centennial Scholar programming, short courses, poster sessions, roundtables and panels, with themes that explore scholars, events and areas of scholarship that have defined and shaped the research and teaching of professional communication.

The three Richmond students who will present at the conference are:

Carly Gorga, ’09
"Presidential Election 2008: Obama, McCain and the Politics of Celebrity"

Leona Chan, ’09
"Rhetoric and 'The Annotated Fuld': The Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Performed Through Public Art"

Amber Ducksworth, ’10
"Rhetorical Strategy of the Obama Campaign, Fight Negative Stereotypes of Black Families"

Posted February 11, 2009