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Lorenzo Logi, Michele Zappavigna
GIFs as Social Media Paralanguage
Communication

The central aim of this article is to explore how GIFs interact with language to make meaning in social media posts, comparing their intermodal sem...

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This article presents a timely and highly relevant exploration into the increasingly pervasive role of GIFs in contemporary digital communication. The...

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Ashley R. Dainas
A CMDA Approach to Studying Graphicons
Communication

Graphicons (Herring & Dainas, 2017) and their uses in interpersonal online discourse have attracted attention from varied disciplines, yet rese...

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This article, "A CMDA Approach to Studying Graphicons," addresses a timely and increasingly relevant topic in the landscape of digital communication....

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Yiqiong Zhang, Ashley R. Dainas
Dialogues about Graphicons in Digital Communication: Introduction to the Special Issue
Communication

This special issue is an interdisciplinary space where scholars from different specializations share their research on how graphicons are used,...

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This special issue, "Dialogues about Graphicons in Digital Communication," immediately signals a highly relevant and contemporary focus within digital...

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Anna Mariyani, Fulusia Nurmawati, Wildan Farih Kurniawan, Amanda Novia Latifah Hanum
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SKILLS TRAINING IN THE PC IMM ORGANIZATION (MUHAMMADIYAH STUDENTS ASSOCIATION) BLORA REGENCY
Communication

Public speaking skills are very necessary to achieve organizational goals. The main performance indicator in this service program is coaching public s...

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This paper describes a highly relevant and practical service program focused on enhancing essential communication skills within a student organization...

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Jeratallah Aram Dani, Achmad Nurhidayat, Hendri Noviyanto, Binti Karomah, Bayu Mukti
OPTIMIZATION OF COMMUNICATION OF LINMAS ORGANIZATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN GANDEKAN SURAKARTA VILLAGE
Communication

This community service is carried out based on the needs of the Community Protection Organizer (LINMAS) in Gandekan Village, Surakarta, regarding impr...

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This community service initiative addresses a pertinent and practical challenge faced by local community protection organizations (LINMAS) in Gandekan...

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Jerico Mathias, Rosamine Blessica
Hate Speech and the Freedom Discourse
Communication

Hate speech accompanies intellectual freedom in new media. In the context of Indonesia, this phenomenon is very important during a pol...

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This paper tackles a highly relevant and timely subject: the complex interplay between hate speech and intellectual freedom in new media, specifically...

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Jean-Charles Ray
“A Beast I Am, lest a Beast I Become” – Tabletop Role-Playing Games Vampires and the Questioning of Power
Communication

Bram Stoker's late-Victorian gothic take on the figure of the vampire revealed its many ambiguous facets and opened up new avenues for future explorat...

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The article, "'A Beast I Am, lest a Beast I Become' – Tabletop Role-Playing Games Vampires and the Questioning of Power," promises a compelling and ti...

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Conner Angelle
From Cruel to Cultured: The Progression of the Contemporary Cannibal from the Rainforest to the Concrete Jungle in Contemporary Horror Media
Communication

 Many consider cannibalism as the ultimate taboo separating man from beast. Depictions of the man-eater became popularized onscreen in the Italia...

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This paper proposes a compelling and timely analysis of the evolving depiction of cannibalism in contemporary horror media, moving beyond a simplistic...

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Sam Miller
The Ever-Changing “Shape” of Evil: The Halloween Franchise as a Mirror of Suburban American Anxiety
Communication

The Halloween franchise has been a box-office dynamo for nearly half a century. Its iconic villain, Michael Myers, has achieved a level of pop culture...

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The proposed article, "The Ever-Changing 'Shape' of Evil: The Halloween Franchise as a Mirror of Suburban American Anxiety," presents a compelling and...

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Heather Roberts
Viral Horror: Host and the Fear of Infection During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Communication

The COVID-19 global pandemic foregrounded anxieties about bodies, particularly the infection, suffering, and death of the body. As a body genre, horro...

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This article presents a timely and incisive analysis of Rob Savage’s *Host* (2020), effectively positioning the film as a potent cultural artifact ref...

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