Kentucky
Journal
of Communication
VOLUME 20
Spring 2001
Number 1
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Kentucky Journal of Communication
VOLUME 20 SPRING 2001 NUMBER 1
ARTICLES
Life After Divorce: The Marriages of Adult Children of Divorce
Amy Hermodson
The purpose of the current study is to begin to understand how adult children of divorce negotiate satisfactory marriages for themselves. Using a narrative approach utilized by Veroff et al. (1993), ten couples participated in extensive interviews for this study. Grounded theory methods were utilized to discover what processes the couples in this study perceive as important to a satisfactory marriage. Three categories emerged from the data: The Contemporary Couple, The Parental Relationships, and the Blended Stories. The significance of the findings and conclusions of the study are discussed.
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Through a Looking Glass: An Examination of Asian and European American Faculty
Member's Perceptions of Diversity
Reuyling Chuang
Despite increasing multiculturalism and diversity awareness, monocultural assumptions and superficial examinations of pre-determined constructs still dominate research concerning educational practices and contexts. This project seeks to explore diversity issues and pedagogical concerns at a deeper level. To explicate the phenomenon under study, the project examines the challenges that faculty members face given the reality of an increasingly diverse student and colleague population. The views that were sought were those of Asian expatriate faculty and Euroamerican faculty. Areas of discussion included critical incidents (epiphanies) experienced on the faculty member's campus, examples of (un)fair treatment, perceptions of promotion/backlash attributed to diversity, experiences with or perceptions of institutional biases, and intellectual clashes as well as pedagogical difficulties derived from cultural differences.
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FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN: Informing Shakespearean Drama through
Rhetorical Criticism
C. Hal Park
The purpose of this paper is to test the premise that a study of the rhetoric found in Shakespeare's plays has value to today's student of communication theory and to practitioners of the theatre arts. The paper, originally presented as a final project in a graduate course on qualitative research methods, reviews the rhetorical situation leading up to the famous speeches of Antony and Brutus in Act 3 of Julius Caesar. The author then analyzes these speeches according to three contemporary theories: Burke's theory of identification and dramatic form, Fisher's motive view theory, and Leff and Sachs' theory of iconicity. The author concludes that the analysis of rhetoric found in fictional creations is a valid and effective method of learning how to apply basic analysis techniques. The author also concludes that the application of rhetorical theories to dramatic artifacts serves to illuminate the artifact for theatre professionals.
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