Kathleen Lawrence
Office Location: Dowd
Fine Arts Center,
Room 233
Phone Number: (607) 753-4113
E-mail Address: lawrencek@cortland.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. Indiana University
- M.A. Indiana Unversity
- B.A. Boston College
Courses Taught:
- Intercultural Communication
- Mass Media Advertising
- Mass Media and Society
- Gender Communication
- Small Group Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Interviewing Principles and Practices
- Media Criticism
- Critical and Cultural Analysis
Areas of Expertise:
- Women's studies
- Interpersonal communication
- Popular culture
Research Interests:
- Rhetorical criticism and the study of 19th century women rhetoric
- Portrayals of Women in Popular Culture
- Barbie Nation
Recent Publications and Creative Works:
- "The Barbeque on the Mount", Corporate Advocacy. (1996).
- "Government as Plausibility Base: The Tactical Interpretation of Violence" World Communication (Spring 1991).
- "New Barbie May Not Shape Up" The New York Daily News (1997).
Background:
- Served as Multicultural and Gender Studies Director and as Coordinator of Women's Studies. Dr. Lawrence has been a frequent panelist and has conducted interviews with the French Public Television and International Public Broadcasting on "Barbie Culture". In 2002 she was invited to do a commentary on "What Does the Afterlife Hold for Barbie" for the Associated Press.
