Dr. Spangler’s Play “Inja o Oonja: Stories of Iranian-American Life” Opens

Dr. Matthew Spangler’s play based on three stories by Iranian/American authors about the Iranian immigrant experience in the US opens in San Jose. The play features a combination of students, professional actors, and members of the Iranian community. The show is Friday (April 11) at 7:00 pm at Le Petit Trianon Theatre in San Jose (72 N. 5th Street).  The performance is free and lasts about one hour fifteen minutes. The performance is part of the Cultures of the Iranian Diaspora conference held on campus April 11 & 12.

 

Congratulations Dr. Spangler!

 

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Dr. Spangler’s Play “Albatross” Opens In Tucson

Dr. Matthew Spangler’s play adaptation of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” will be presented by the Arizona Theatre Company in Tucson and Phoenix April 12 and 13. Entitled “Albatross,” the one person show was commissioned by Michael Seiden and features Boston-based actor Benjamin Evett.
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Congratulations Dr. Spangler!

Dr. Ted Coopman’s Research Published in ‘New Media and Society’

Dr. Ted M. Coopman’s research on the internet and social movements was published in the most recent issue of the journal New Media And Society. Furthering the concept of “Parallel Polis” developed by Czech theorist Vaclav Benda, Dr. Coopman and his colleagues analyze how digital technologies are uniquely positioned to reflect and facilitate political expression and discuss how the internet fosters and maintains parallel social and political institutions.

You can read an abstract and download the article here.

Citation: Lagos, T., Coopman T.M., and Tomhave, J. (2014). Parallel Polis: Toward a theoretical framework of the modern public sphere and the structural advantages of the internet to foster and maintain parallel social and political institutions. New Media and Society 16 (3) 398-414

Congratulations Dr. Coopman!

Su14 COMM Schedule of Classes Draft

This is the tentative schedule of classes in Communication Studies for Summer 2014. The schedule should be available on MySJSU in early March. Advance registration is scheduled to start April 7.

course letter days time instructor dates session notes
20 MW 0900-1245 Byrd 06/02-07/03 5 week 1
20 TR 0900-1245 Johnson 06/02-07/03 5 week 1
20 TR 1100-1445 Cnudde 06/02-07/03 5 week 1
41 TR 1100-1445 Gómez 06/02-07/03 5 week 1
41 MW 1300-1645 Morrison 06/02-07/03 5 week 1
41 online online Perez 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 online
114 P TR 1100-1345 Williams 06/02-07/03 5 week 1
144 F online online Coopman, S 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 online
145 I W 0900-1245 Todd 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 hybrid
151 I online online Coopman, T. 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 online
174 online online Halualani 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 online
179 online online Hinerman 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 online
199 C online online Gao 06/02-07/03 5 week 1 online
20 MW 0900-1055 Ireland 06/02-08/08 10 week
20 online online Firenzi 06/02-08/08 10 week online
41 MW 0800-0955 Pozzi 06/02-08/08 10 week
41 online online Firenzi 06/02-08/08 10 week online
100 W W 1100-1255 LaCrampe 06/02-08/08 10 week hybrid
100 W W 1300-1455 LaCrampe 06/02-08/08 10 week hybrid
100 W M 0900-1055 Peck 06/02-08/08 10 week hybrid
100 W T 1500-1655 Morrison 06/02-08/08 10 week hybrid
100 W TR 0800-0955 Pozzi 06/02-08/08 10 week
100 W online online Lawhorne 06/02-07/11 10 week 6-week class
100 W online online Lawhorne 06/02-07/11 10 week 6-week class
110 F online online Werking 06/02-08/08 10 week online
131 P online online Perez 06/02-08/08 10 week online
145 I online online Firenzi 06/02-08/08 10 week online
169 I online online Hinerman 06/02-08/08 10 week online
176 P online online Werking 06/02-08/08 10 week online
10 online online Perez 07/07-08/08 5 week 2 online
20 MW 0800-1145 Doyle 07/07-08/08 5 week 2
20 TR 1100-1445 Cnudde 07/07-08/08 5 week 2
21 MW 0900-1245 Anderson 07/07-08/08 5 week 2
41 MW 1300-1645 Teng 07/07-08/08 5 week 2
41 online online Hinerman 07/07-08/08 5 week 2 online
111 P online online Coopman, S 07/07-08/08 5 week 2 online

The Kite Runner Receives Arts Award

Dr. Matthew Spangler’s play The Kite Runner, received the Liverpool Post Arts Award for Best Theatre Production.
“[The Kite Runner] was a play that excelled in its script, performances, design and direction. Co-created by the Liverpool and Nottingham Playhouses, the epic production spanned decades, continents and cultures to present a heart-wrenching tale as beautifully told on stage as in the pages of Khaled Hosseini’s best selling novel.”
Kudos to Dr. Spangler!