The following material was organized/created by Stephen Cabe, a student at Indiana Wesleyan University majoiring Strategic Communications and Public Relations. While enrolled in a Communication Theory class, Stephen constructed material based on the theories presented in A First Look At Communication Theory by Em Griffen, Andrew Ledbetter, and Glenn Sparks. Most notably he applied George Lakoff's Contemporary Theory of Metaphor to several different real world artifacts including everyday conversation, television commercials, and rap music.
Communication Theories can be used to explain everyday situations
As a communications student, I never realized how crucial metaphors are to everyday coversations, understanding complex information, and persuasion and justificaion.
- Stephen Cabe
[ Reading Notes ]
These reading notes cover the first four chapters of A First Look At Communication Theory that introduce the heories to the reader
[ Application Logs ]
This is a compilation of personal and real world applications for each theory presented in A First Look At Communication Theory
[ Peer-Presented Theories ]
These handouts were created by Stephen and his classmates to enlighten others on the significance of specific theories
[ Theory Expert ]
Stephen's written analysis and in-class presentation over The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor by George Lakoff
[ Metaphor Research ]
Links to the references Stephen used for his research on The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor by George Lakoff
[ Artifact Analysis ]
The written analysis and in-class presentation Stephen created to analyze rap music with The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor by George Lakoff
"A theory consists of a set of systematic informed hunches about the way things work."
- Griffen, Ledbetter, and Sparks
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