This paper was based on an observation of watching someone view or participate in violent media. Certain things to note were their behavior and mannerisms before, during and after viewing. I observed a friend watch Lone Survivor. Link to the paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12W3-As7iyoVmeWSG5kVLIEogxurvgfNZWwkxUMWI-JI/edit

Come 467 – Movie Techniques Paper

For this paper analyzing a scene of a movie to see how image and sound play a role in viewer experience was the task. I chose Avengers: End Game final battle scene. Link to this paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tYx3PLD00Xbuepoy7WeBiCff1V7NyGwT9kPKyPwG_p8/edit

Come 331 – Weekly Blog Posts

These weekly blog posts were to gather research for the final poster project. Every week I watched 2 romcoms to reach the goal of 20 in the time frame. Link to posts: https://gamportfolio.drkretz.knight.domains/category/male-attractiveness-movies/

This video was created with a partner and based off of findings in scholarly articles on the topic of our choice. Our research project was titled ‘Feelings, Fears & Films’ and focused on the effects of emotional media consumption on children. The media we analyzed was was G/PG rated movies, all animated, that had scary/fearful content targeted at the age range 5-10. Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojtZeZ3utcE&feature=youtu.be

Come 124 – Mass Media Poster Project

The poster was made from a media oral history interview. I had to interview people over 50 about mass media consumption so I chose my grandparents. The poster is visual presentation of the information collected. Link to the poster: https://maureengillespie.myportfolio.com/graphic-design

Come 331 – Gender and Media Poster Project

This semester long research project was conducted by watching and blogging about romcom movies and analyzing it in terms of gender. Using theories and class material to evaluate them I blogged about stereotypical male attractiveness. The poster is another visual representation of the research findings as a whole.

For this paper we were to select a scholar article and write a critique of it. This included a brief summary and evaluation of its strengths and weaknesses. The article I chose was ‘Who Dies and Who Cries: Death and Bereavement in Children’s Literature’. Link to it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gUaOkYFjNOe7r5VqjGAYZAIdwZlq4Qv9sC8DrHlmzSI/edit

Come 124 – Media Conglomerate Paper

Discussing media conglomerates in class our task was to find one, describe and evaluate it. I chose Time Warner inc. only to find out it is a sub company of AT&T. Link to paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cmI1DVpYFsRTxB8axIQ7oBeAc-3pO39lJVvE5dfNVOg/edit

Come 352 – Reading Guide

Read and evaluate scholarly article revolving around course material, media effects. Reading guide 4 discusses if the effect of exposure to TV sex on adolescent sexual behavior vary by genre. Link to reading questions and responses: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1shTRFYOswZgaFrY-joVYoU4UqgACozXHnCbMzj9v8DM/edit

Come 467 – Reading Guide

Similar to other classes, read and discuss an article pertaining to class topics, TV criticism. Link to discussion: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10zfl14KkyNzfcqHn895TSZRmKFhxXcmpsDIlCeyxo9M/edit