Author Archives: Sydney Risher

Click here to review my full thesis Abstract Humans have found countless ways to create and consume media. Particularly, the world loves to consume music. With the variety of music available at any given moment due to streaming services and radio, musicians now must compete harder than ever for their popularity. An artist now mustContinue reading “Master’s Thesis: “Look What You Made Me Do”: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Taylor Swift’s Persona”

Abstract The Southern Baptist Convention has experienced a long-time crisis of sexual abuse allegations from stakeholders with the issues compounding because of their crisis response strategies. The Southern Baptist Convention enacted crisis response strategies, using denial, attacking the accuser, scapegoating, excusing, apology, and praising the stakeholders responses. These crisis responses were found in statements fromContinue reading “Crisis Communication Analysis: Too Little, Much Too Late: An Analysis of The Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Crisis”

Abstract The evangelical church and secular culture have been in constant tension throughout the ages as the church has influenced secular culture and has also been influenced by secular culture. One aspect that has been consistent through both the evangelical church and secular culture has been the hegemony of men and the subordination of womenContinue reading “Qualitative Analysis: Hegemonic Masculinity in Student Ministries: An Interview Study”

Abstract This paper analyzes season one of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone through the lens of fantasy theme analysis to find how the rhetors advocate for religious tolerance through two specific characters: Kaz Brekker and Inej Ghafa. Shadow and Bone, while being a show created for young adults, creates a new perspective on how young adultContinue reading “Rhetorical Analysis: ““No Saint ever watched over me”: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone”

Abstract Hailed as a “man written by a woman” by fans, Hozier has gained a reputation as a singer-songwriter that includes women as the main characters of his muse without objectifying them. Using hegemonic masculinity as the lens for rhetorical examination, an analysis of Hozier’s freshman and sophomore album, Hozier and Wasteland, Baby!, as wellContinue reading “Rhetorical Analysis: Hozier and Hegemonic Masculinity”