Tag: ecrosby@umw.edu

Crosby Presents on Character Assassination at CARP Conference

Assistant Professor of Communication Emily Crosby recently presented her research at the Character Assassination and Reputation Politics (CARP) Conference at George Mason University. Crosby’s research explored the use of “DEI Hire” as political archetype of character assassination in the months leading up to the U.S. Presidential Election. By tracking the proliferation of the hashtag #DEIHire […]

Crosby Presents Research on Bro-Country at National Rhetoric Conference

Assistant Professor of Communication Emily Crosby presented her research entitled “It’s Not Just Country Music: The Overlooked Rhetorical Reach of Today’s ‘Bro-Country’” at the 2024 Rhetoric Society of America’s biennial conference. Coined in 2013 by music journalist Jody Rosen as a “frat-boy beach-bum fantasy” for the “young America white dude,” Bro-Country emerged as a widely […]