MFIS, Kent State University, 2021, College of the Arts / School of Fashion

Lack of diversity, inclusion and representation in the fashion industry is an ongoing issue in the 21st century. More specifically, certain fashion magazines have become known for failing to incorporate Black people in their editorial content. The purpose of this study is to highlight the lack of Black people featured on the cover of Esquire Magazine from 2010 to 2020. This study also serves to investigate the variable of having Black leadership at the magazine correlates with an increased number of Black cover stars featured. The methodology used to collect the data is content analysis. This research seeks to uncover any emerging themes or correlations with regard to the inclusion of Black people in Esquire's editorial content. Stakeholder implications of this study include greater representation of Black people on the cover of the magazine and the incorporation of more diverse and inclusive content within mainstream fashion media. Throughout the duration of this research study, there were a number of trends, common themes and gaps that were identified. It became evident that there is an underrepresentation of Black men featured on the cover of Esquire in recent years, as well as a lack of Black editorial leadership at the publication.

Committee: Jihyun Kim-Vick (Advisor); Tameka Ellington (Committee Member); Eugene Shelton (Committee Member) Subjects: African American Studies; African Americans; American History; American Studies; Black History; Black Studies; Communication; Ethnic Studies; Gender; Gender Studies; Journalism; Marketing; Mass Communications; Mass Media; Organizational Behavior; Textile Research

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 2019, Spanish

Aunque el espanol es un idioma de alta importancia en los Estados Unidos, existe una falta de representacion de ello en la industria editorial estadounidense y en las publicaciones, lo cual tiene un impacto negativo en la creciente poblaci&on bilingue estadounidense. El presente estudio intenta explicar las manifestaciones del bilinguismo espanol/ingles y las traducciones del espanol al ingles en la industria editorial estadounidense al analizar las perspectivas de ocho personas involucradas en dicha industria que trabajan en profesiones variadas, incluyendo autores, traductores y editores por entrevistas. A traves de un analisis de entrevistas, se encuentran temas repetitivos que explican los obstaculos que enfrenta la industria editorial estadounidense. El estudio se concluye con unas sugerencias para mejorar el estatus del bilinguismo y de las traducciones en la industria editorial estadounidense a la vez que ofrece posibilidades para futuras investigaciones sobre este tema.

Committee: Cynthia Ducar Dra. (Advisor); Valeria Grinberg Pla Dra. (Committee Member); Amy Robinson Dra. (Committee Member) Subjects: International Relations; Journalism; Language; Marketing; Mass Media

PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2018, Arts and Sciences: Romance Languages and Literatures

This dissertation discusses the cardboard publishing phenomenon at the beginning of the 21st century in Latin America, focusing on the book Conjuros y ebriedades. Cantos de mujeres mayas (2010), published by Taller Lenateros in Chiapas, Mexico; using theoretical and methodological concepts of Cultural Studies (Garcia Canclini, Baudrillard, Bourdieu, Benjamin, Deleuze and Guattari, among others) and Latin American indigenous literary studies (Arias, Carcamo-Huechante and del Valle Escalante, among others). The privatization of the Latin American publishing field during the infamous decade at the end of the 20th Century engendered an explosion of alternative projects from the margins of the publishing industry that sought a more direct relationship between authors, publishers and readers; This is how cardboard publishers emerge, whose books are usually made with reused cardboard. To understand the development of the cardboard publishing phenomenon, four stages were identified: precursory (1930-2002), oral (2003-2007), mediatic (2008-2009) and institutional (2010 onward); as well as three axes: literary, communitary and plastic. The cultural hybridizations of the phenomenon have allowed the pluricanonic publication of consecrated, rescued, emerging and/or novel authors; as well as diverse community experiences in Latin America. Taller Lenateros was integrated into the phenomenon through Cuxtitali Kartonera, rescuing ancestral techniques for the community elaboration of books and disseminating indigenous oral literature (Mayan-Tsotsil). Like the oral stage cartoneras books, they generated an important symbolic capital inherited from the authors that they themselves rescued. From that literary heritage they not only obtained cultural capital as editors, but as writers, such as the case of Ambar Past in the Taller Lenateros or Douglas Diegues with Yiyi Jambo Cartonera in Paraguay. Today, more than an alternative editorial proposal they are an identity phenomenon thr (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Nicasio Urbina Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Jorge Espinoza (Committee Member); Carlos Gutiérrez Ph.D. (Committee Member); Andrés Pérez-Simón Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Latin American Literature

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1980, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, 2006, Communication Studies

The journalistic issue addressed in this study is an ethical concern that editors were not providing detailed and unbiased accounts of a matter of public interest, that they were “shaping” the news by selectively omitting news content undesirable to the newspaper itself or its audience. The historical focus is the landmark 1960s precedent that strengthened freedom of the press: New York Times v. Sullivan. The study's purpose, to determine whether regionalism had any influence in the editorial handling of constitutional rights rulings such as the Sullivan case, was affirmed by correlations to differences in article frequency, placement, headline wording, source type, and use of wire service articles. The methodological approach relies on critical social theory to assess the content attributes of selected articles from four newsworthy Sullivan events collected from 29 Northern, 25 Southern and six national newspapers. The study reviews the legal aspects of the Sullivan case, while providing an overview of regional theory from political and sociological perspectives. A regional news model is proposed to rationalize the dynamics of the editorial decision-making process in midsize (25,000 to 100,000 circulation) daily newspapers, those that serve the majority of Americans, yet have been underrepresented in journalism studies. An analysis for regional differences between northern and southern midsize newspaper coverage of Sullivan, as well as between midsize and national newspapers, considers editorial handling as found in article frequency, origin (source) , focus, type, placement, and size. Article size was found to be an insignificant factor between midsize newspapers, while the nationals allotted more space to Sullivan coverage and offered more original editorials. The northern papers published more editorials than the southern, as well. The nationals used external sources such as wire news articles less often than midsizes. Regional differences between northern and s (open full item for complete abstract)

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MDES, University of Cincinnati, 2013, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Design

The purpose of this study is to analyze the emotional use of illustration on the front pages of various newspapers published in the United States on the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and identify trends in illustration types and the use of symbolism. The 9/11 attacks were the worst act of terror that ever happened in the United States. However, the 9/11 terrorist attacks gave editorial designers a big challenge on the front page design, especially on imagery, since it has a strong impact on a publication's feel. In post-9/11 journalism, the tenth anniversary editions of the terrorist attacks were made to be more special and meaningful. This study is intended to provide the field of editorial design with a helpful understanding of the use of symbolism in editorial illustrations to enhance emotional expression.

Committee: Mccrystle Wood MFA (Committee Chair); Karen Hughes M.A. (Committee Member) Subjects: Design