Tasha Rose Dunn
- Associate Professor, Communication , College of Arts and Letters
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Overview
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Tasha R. Dunn, Ph.D. employs a hands-on approach to teaching and research that is inspired by her time working in the media industry prior to pursuing her doctoral degree. The bulk of her research addresses the complex and increasingly interwoven relationship between media and life, with a particular focus on interpersonal relationships, social media, critical/cultural studies, qualitative inquiry, whiteness, class, and gender. She is currently analyzing how people in romantic relationships negotiate the presence of social media. Dr. Dunn’s research is featured in a variety of scholarly publications including Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, The Journal of Social Media in Society, the International Review of Qualitative Research, The Popular Culture Studies Journal, the Journal of Autoethnography, and more. Most noteworthy to date is her award-winning book, Talking White Trash: Mediated Representations and Lived Experiences of White Working-Class People, which was published by Routledge in 2019. Dr. Dunn has also participated in and presented her research at numerous regional, national, and international conferences where she has won “top paper” awards and served in various leadership positions. Apart from her research, Dr. Dunn is deeply committed to civic engagement and strives to teach and serve in ways that foster positive social change within the classroom and the discipline of communication at large, as well as beyond the academy.
Publications
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Article (Faculty180)
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2021Wicked stepmother, best friend, and the unaccounted space between: a critical duoethnography of (step)m(Other)ing in blended families.. Journal of Autoethnography. 2:55-74.
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2020"Oh, Snap!" A mixed methods approach to analyzing the dark side of Snapchat.. The Journal of Social Media in Society. 9:69-104.
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2020Contemporary autoethnography is digital autoethnography: a proposal for maintaining methodological relevance in changing times.. Journal of Autoethnography. 1:43-59.
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2020Contemporary autoethnography is digital autoethnography: a proposal for maintaining methodological relevance in changing times.. Journal of Autoethnography. 1:43-59.
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2020Divorce in the digital age: a cyber autoethnographic exploration. International Review of Qualitative Research. 13:297-316.
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2020When professor guilt and mom guilt collide: pandemic pedagogy from a precarious place. Communication Education. 69:491-501.
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2017Accomplishing place in public space: autoethnographic accounts of homelessness.. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 46:490-513.
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2015Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: a cautionary tale starring white working-class people. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 12:271-288.
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2015Taking out the trash: Using critical autoethnography to challenge representations of white working-class people in popular culture.. The Popular Culture Studies Journal. 3:349-363.
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2015What not to do on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Communication Currents. 10.
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2014From the trailer park to the ivory tower and somewhere in between: A critical autoethnography of class performativity in academe. . Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge. 27.
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2013Sudden death, sudden friend: exploring the role of friendship in continuing bonds with the deceased. Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. 2:182-212.
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Article (Web of Science)
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2020When professor guilt and mom guilt collide: pandemic pedagogy from a precarious place. COMMUNICATION EDUCATION. 69:491-501.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2020.1803385
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2017Accomplishing Place in Public Space: Autoethnographic Accounts of Homelessness. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 46:490-513.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0891241615619990
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2015Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: A Cautionary Tale Starring White Working-Class People. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 12:271-288.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/14791420.2015.1053957
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Book (Faculty180)
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Chapter (Faculty180)
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2023Life Projects: A Versatile, Motivating Conduit for Developing Communication Competence in Cross-Disciplinary Communication Instruction. Teaching Communication Across Disciplines for Professional Development, Civic Engagement, and Beyond. Lexington Books.
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2021Class (inter)acting. Inside Relationships: Critical Case Studies in Relational Communication. Routledge.
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2019Digging in: white trash, trailer trash, and the (im)mobility of whiteness . Interrogating the Communicative Power of Whiteness. Routledge. 117-132.
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2017Fieldwork. The International Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods.
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Lecture or Panel Discussion (Faculty180)
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2024"What's Love Got to Do with It?" Failures, Futures, and Forgotten Messages of Dating in the Digital Age. Central States Communication Association.
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2024Go With the Flow: Problematizing the Incoherence of Institutional Leaking. Central States Communication Association.
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2023At the Intersection of Fake News and “A Lot of People are Saying”: Empowering Students by Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom. Central States Communication Association.
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2023Bad Moms in Charge: Intersections of Mothering, Professional Success, and Unattainable Expectations. Central States Communication Association.
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2023Discussing Grief Around Mothering to Speak Grief Back into the Public Domain. Central States Communication Association.
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2023Exploring the Potentiality and Possibilities of the Autoethnographic Method for Beginner Scholars. Central States Communication Association.
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2023Love in/on/for the Margins: Discussing the Progressive Power of Dating in the Digital Age. Central States Communication Association.
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2023Reinvigorating Your Career Through the Intersection of Personal Outlets and Academia. Central States Communication Association.
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2022Navigating Love in the Digital Abyss: Media’s Role in Connecting, Re-Connecting, and Disconnecting us with/from Others. Central States Communication Association.
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2022Re-Connecting Autoethnography to Life: Building Our Toolkits. Central States Communication Association.
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2022Re-Connecting Through IPC: Exploring Different Aspects of Intimate Partner Violence. Central States Communication Association.
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2022The ‘Friendly’ Factor: (mis)Characterizations of IPC and its PLACE in Teaching Across Disciplines. National Communication Association.
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2022Thinking About Social Class and Social Mobility in Interpersonal Communication Studies. National Communication Association.
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2021Autoethnographic Approaches to and Connections with Mediated Popular Culture. Central States Communication Association.
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2021Dating in the Digital Age. Central States Communication Association .
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2020Activism and Social Justice "Pedagogy Party". National Communication Association.
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2019Dialogue About Mediated Autoethnography. Central States Communication Association.
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2019Dialoguing Through Disruption: Staying Relevant in the Changing Landscape of Higher Education.. Central States Communication Association.
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2019In Times of Resistance: Surviving Social Justice in the Classroom. National Communication Association.
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2018Modern Romance as Modern Research: Embrace the Irreverence of Popular Culture to Understanding Dating in the Digital Age. Central States Communication Association.
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2017Creating Change with Critical/Cultural Methodologies: Storytelling, Autoethnography and Narrative. Central States Communication Association.
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2017Homelessness: Imagining Contributions of and to the Communication Field. National Communication Association.
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2017The Legacy and Relevance of Women of Color and Transnational Feminism in Autoethnography. National Communication Association.
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2016Building on Foundations: Creating Multiple Methodological Spaces in Media Studies. Central States Communication Associiation.
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2015Hashtag Feminism: The Role of Social Media in Social Justice. National Communication Association.
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Presentation (Faculty180)
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2019
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Press (Faculty180)
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2022Rocket Talk segment “Dating in the Digital Age.” . WGTE public television with Dr. Tasha Dunn.
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Review (Faculty180)
Contact
full name
- Tasha Rose Dunn