Course Readings

Readings for Communications 482

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Kaylor, B. T. (2011). Just a little talk with Jesus: The portrayal of Jesus in NBC’s The Book of Daniel.  Journal of Media and Religion, 10: 138-151.

Hussain, A. (2010). (Re)presenting: Images of Muslims on North American television. Contemporary Islam, 4: 55-75.

Lewis, T.V. (2002). Religious rhetoric and the comic frame in the Simpsons. Journal of Media and Religion, 1(3): 153-165.

The Gods of Film: Representing God and Jesus at the movies. (http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/excerpts/0-7864-3553-4.Chapter5.pdf)

Astle, R. (2009). What is Mormon Cinema? Defining the Genre. Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 42(4): 18-67.

Baker, S. & Campbell, J. (2010). Mitt Romney’s religion: A five factor model for analysis of media representation of Mormon Identity. Journal of Media and Religion, 9: 99-121.

Introvigne, M. (2009). The Mormon factor in the Romney presidential campaign: European perspectives. International Journal of Mormon Studies, 2: 98-107.

IJMS_Vol_2_Issue_1_2009_ed_May_2009_dmm.pdf

Stout, D. A. (1996). Protecting the family: Mormon teachings about mass media. In D. Stout and J. M. Buddenbaum (eds.), Religion and Mass Media: Audiences and Adaptations (pp. 85-99). Sage Publications.

Bednar, D. A. “Things as they really are.” (http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,538-1-4830-1,00.html)

Underwood, D. & Stamm, K. (2001). Are journalists really irreligious? A multidimensional analysis. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 78(4): 771-786.

Jackson, L. (2010). Images of Islam in the US news media and their educational implications, Educational Studies, 46: 3-24.

Baskind, S. (2007). The Fockerized Jew? Questioning Jewishness as cool in American popular culture. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 25(4): 3-17.

Erlandson, G. (2010). Catholic media needed now more than ever. The Priest, May 2010, p. 14-17. (http://www.osv.com/tabid/7636/itemid/6213/Catholic-Media-Needed-Now-More-than-Ever.aspx)

Mallia, K. L. (2009). From the sacred to the profane: A critical analysis of the changing nature of religious imagery in advertising. Journal of Media and Religion, 8: 172-190.

Cheong, P. H., Halavais, A., & Kwon, K. (2008). The chronicles of me: Understanding blogging as a religious practice. Journal of Media and Religion, 7: 107-131.