Front from left to right: Malachy Jensen and Benjamin Daniel Levitsky. Back from left to right: Provost Mary Toale, Cadence Delaney Valentina Panol, Anna Michelle Tompkins, Professor Meredith Harrigan, and Associate Professor Lee M. Pierce
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Four Geneseo students enrolled in Dr. Atsushi Tajima’s fall COMN 468 “Research in Media and Cultural Studies” course presented their research during the 117th meeting of the Eastern Communication Association (ECA), which was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from April 9-12. The conference theme “Emergence” invited participants to reflect on and contribute work that addressed, among other things, cultural and societal trends, movements, and norms. The students’ theory-grounded research addressed a number of topics including antisemitism, product consumption, eating disorders, and fantasy as well as various communicative processes including short-form and social media, dance, and fantasy fiction. Joining students in Pittsburgh were provost, Dr. Mary Toale, and communication faculty members, Drs. Lee Pierce and Meredith Harrigan, who also presented work related to validation and stigma. Established in 1910, ECA is the oldest professional communication association in the United States. Student and faculty participation in this conference was generously supported by grants provided by the Geneseo Foundation.