Cynthia Boes, Ph.D.

* Intro to Argumentation
* Rhetorical Criticism
* Oral Communication
* Interpersonal Communication
* Oral Interpretation
* Organizational Communication
* Political Rhetoric
* Small Group Communication
* Gender and Communication

Intercultural Communication
Popular Culture
Rhetoric

* Oregon State University - 2001–2003
* The Pennsylvania State University - 2003–2007

RESEARCH:

Boes, Cynthia. “Tule Lake: A Memorial to be Forgotten.” Transnational Remembrance: Essays on the Global Memoryscape (book in progress). Eds. Kendall R. Phillips and G. Mitchell Reyes.

CONVENTION PRESENTATIONS:

Boes, Cynthia. “Leader or Divider?: A Close Textual Analysis of Donald Trump’s Response to NFL Protestors and Charlottesville Protestors” February 2018 Accepted for the National Association of African American Studies National Conference – Dallas, TX

Boes, Cynthia. “#OscarSoWhite is So Black” October 2016 Presented to the International Research Forum hosted by the University of Texas Rio Grande and the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies – South Padre Island, TX

Boes, Cynthia. “Ending the Violence: A Rhetorical Criticism of Athletes’ Response to the Baltimore Riots” February 2016 Presented to the National Associate of African American Studies National Conference – Baton Rouge, LA

Boes, Cynthia. “Are Black Women Funny?: A Rhetorical Analysis of Representations of African American Women on Saturday Night Live” February 2014 Presented to the National Association of African American Studies National Conference – Baton Rouge, LA

Boes, Cynthia. “‘Pro Gay Marriage’ or ‘Pro Delicious Chicken Sandwich’: A rhetorical Analysis of the Controversy Surrounding Chick Fil A and Gay Marriage” March 2013 Presented to the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference – Washington DC

Boes, Cynthia. “Conflicted Weight: Communicating Health versus Acceptance for Adolescents” April 2012 Presented to the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference – Boston, MA

Boes, Cynthia. “Subaltern or Silent in Darfur” March 2010 Presented to the Western States Communication Association Conference – Anchorage Alaska

Boes, Cynthia. “Becoming the Other” October 2007 Presented to the Multiculturalism, Pluralism, and Globalization Conference – LaCrosse, WI

Boes, Cynthia. “Harvest of Shame: Speaking for Others through Documentary Film.” Top Paper in Voices of Diversity Panel. Eastern Communication Association Conference. Providence, RI. 28 April 2007.

Boes, Cynthia. “Representing Darfur: The Perils and Potentials of Speaking for Others in Legislation.” Popular Culture and Legislation Panel. The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Boston, MA. 5 April 2007.

Boes, Cynthia. “Defending Darfur: The Problems and Potential of Speaking for Others.” The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition. University Park, PA. 25 March 2007.

Boes, Cynthia, “Changing Colors – Bill Clinton as the First Black President.” The National Communication Association Conference. Boston, MA. November 2005.

Boes, Cynthia. “Tule Lake: A Memorial to be Forgotten.” Contesting Public Memories Conference. Syracuse, NY. October 2005.

Boes, Cynthia. “The Powerless Speaking for the Powerless: An Analysis of Josephine Griffing’s Advocacy of Freed Slaves.” The National Communication Association Conference. Chicago, IL. November 2004.

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