LSU Department of Communication Studies

LSU Department of Communication Studies Welcome to the page for the Department of Communication Studies at Louisiana State University.

Congrats to Akie Wenk, departmental PhD alum and current Faculty Support Manager with LSU's Communication Across the Cur...
09/04/2026

Congrats to Akie Wenk, departmental PhD alum and current Faculty Support Manager with LSU's Communication Across the Curriculum program, on her recent publication in Journal of Intercultural Communication Research!

Graduate Students in our department kicked off the first day of school, promoting the 14 shows, workshops, and events, a...
08/25/2026

Graduate Students in our department kicked off the first day of school, promoting the 14 shows, workshops, and events, all part of the HopKins Black Box 2026-2027 season!

As we begin our first week of classes for the new academic year, here are some pictures from last week's Welcome Week ce...
08/25/2026

As we begin our first week of classes for the new academic year, here are some pictures from last week's Welcome Week celebration, "CMST You in Space"!

Congratulations to current PhD student Seth Knievel! The International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion ...
08/06/2026

Congratulations to current PhD student Seth Knievel! The International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion recently reprinted his essay "Nuanced Archival Triangulation (NAT): An Interdisciplinary Approach for Studying Quotidian Photography" in its tenth anniversary issue. This is a powerful reflection of the article's enduring impact in information studies and beyond.

Link to the article in the comments.

Congratulations to Distinguished Instructors Lisa Hebert and ReRe Pride Shaw, who recently celebrated 35 and 25 years at...
07/24/2026

Congratulations to Distinguished Instructors Lisa Hebert and ReRe Pride Shaw, who recently celebrated 35 and 25 years at LSU respectively!

On Sunday, Professor and Chair Dr. Bryan McCann will be part of a public event focused on his new book, The Bundy Archiv...
07/08/2026

On Sunday, Professor and Chair Dr. Bryan McCann will be part of a public event focused on his new book, The Bundy Archive: Genealogies of White Masculinity.

When: July 12 @ 2:15pm
Where: East Baton Rouge Public Library-Main Branch, 7711 Goodwood, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Please find more info in the comments below, as well as the link to a recent LSU Reveille article on Dr. McCann's writing and teaching about crime and public culture.

Congratulations to Instructor and Phd alum Dr. Ethan Hunter on the publication of his essay "An Articulation of the Aest...
06/23/2026

Congratulations to Instructor and Phd alum Dr. Ethan Hunter on the publication of his essay "An Articulation of the Aesthetic Tradition of Communication Theory for the Future of Performance Studies in Communication." Appearing in the journal Communication Theory, this essay addresses what Dr. Hunter characterizes as performance studies's "illegibility problem" in the communication field more broadly by situating it within the aesthetic tradition of communication theory.

Departmental Instructor Kina Reed is helping curate a collection of works commemorating the U.S.'s 250th anniversary fro...
06/17/2026

Departmental Instructor Kina Reed is helping curate a collection of works commemorating the U.S.'s 250th anniversary from Black and Indigenous perspectives. Anyone interested in submitting work and/or learning more about the project, can do so at the link or QR code below!

More exciting alumni news!Recently, Dr. Nicole Costantini's essay "Cooking through Grief: Savoring the Embodied Affect o...
06/08/2026

More exciting alumni news!

Recently, Dr. Nicole Costantini's essay "Cooking through Grief: Savoring the Embodied Affect of Food Memories" appeared in Journal of Autoethnography.

Dr. Costantini is a CMST PhD alum and faculty at Savannah College of Art and Design.

This week, PhD alum and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, Rico Self begins his summer residency wi...
06/02/2026

This week, PhD alum and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, Rico Self begins his summer residency with the National Humanities Center. The NHC is one of the most prestigious organizations in the US supporting humanities research. During the residency, for which he was competitively selected, Dr. Self will work on research and also benefit from the Center's immense resources. Congratulations, Dr. Self!

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