Education

Ph.D. in Communication, 2008

M.A. in Communication, 2006

Annenberg School for Communication

University of Southern California

M.A. in Communication, 2004

Wake Forest University

B.A. in Communication Studies and Public Relations, 2002

Carroll College

Dissertation

"Focusing the Family: The Rhetorical Transformation of ‘Family Values’ in Contemporary Cultural Politics”

Committee: Sarah Banet-Weiser; Tom Goodnight; Larry Gross; Sharon Hays

Publications

Journal Articles

Platt, Carrie Anne. In Press. "Writing in Public: Pedagogical Uses of Blogging in the Communication Course." Electronic Journal of Communication.

Mitra, Ananda, Jennifer Willyard, Carrie Anne Platt, & Michael Parsons. 2005. “Exploring Web Usage and Selection Criteria among Male and Female Students.” Journal of Computer Mediated Communication 10(3).

Book Chapters

Platt, Carrie Anne. In Press. "Cullen Family Values: Gender and Sexual Politics in the Twilight Series." In Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, and the Vampire Franchise, ed. Melissa Click, Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, and Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz. New York: Peter Lang.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. "Family Values 2.0: The Pedagogical Function of New Media in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate." In Queer Identities/Political Realities, ed. Katherine M. German and Bruce E. Drushel, 41-54. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2007. “Lesbians and Gays in the Military.” In Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality, ed. Amy Lind and Stephanie Brzuzy, 299-305. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Platt, Carrie Anne. In Press. "Translating Religious Arguments for the Public Sphere: Constructing 'Overlapping Consensus' in the Debate over Same-Sex Marriage.” In Proceedings of the 16th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, ed. Dennis Gouran. Washington: National Communication Association.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. “Focusing the Family: The Argumentative Evolution of ‘Family Values’ in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate.” In Concerning Argument: Selected Papers from the 15th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, ed. Scott Jacobs and Mark Zarefsky. Washington: National Communication Association.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2006. “Opening Up Spaces for Deliberation through Art: The Blurring of Public and Private Suffering in Euripides’ ‘Hecuba’ and ‘The Trojan Women.’” In Engaging Argument: Proceedings of the 14th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, ed. Patricia Riley, 161-167. Washington: National Communication Association.


Conference Presentations

Platt, Carrie Anne, Zoltan P. Majdik, & Mark Meister. 2010. "Spending for a Rainy Day: Latent Polysemy and the Rhetoric of Consumerism in Contemporary Weather-casting." Paper to be presented at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference, May 28-31, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2010. "'We are Pro-Marriage, Not Anti-Gay': The Rhetorical Construction of Tolerance in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate." Paper to be presented at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference, May 28-31, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. "Blogging in the Communication Technology Course." Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 12-15, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. "Cullen Family Values: Gender and Sexual Politics in the Twilight Series." Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 12-15, in Chicago, Illinois.

DeGreeff, Becky, & Carrie Anne Platt. 2009. "Green-Eyed (Step)Monsters: Parental Figures' Experience of Jealousy in the Stepfamily." Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 12-15, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. "Using Web 2.0 Technologies in the Classroom." Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 12-15, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. “Translating Religious Arguments for the Public Sphere: Constructing 'Overlapping Consensus' in the Debate over Same-Sex Marriage.” Paper presented at the 16th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, July 30 - August 2, in Alta, Utah.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. "Happy Parent #1 Day: Gender as Rhetorical Strategy in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate." Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, May 21-25, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2009. "Protecting the Technologically Precocious Child: Technologies of Moral Authority in the Media Decency Debate." Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, May 21-25, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2008. "Focus on the Past: Nostalgia in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate." Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 21-24, in San Diego, California. Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns Top Paper Panel. 

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2008. “Family Values 2.0: The Pedagogical Function of New Media in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate.” Paper presented at the Console-ing Passions Conference, April 24-26, in Santa Barbara, California.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2007. “Nurturing Recruitment through the Army Reserve's ‘Help Them Find Their Strength’ Campaign.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 15-18, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2007. “Focusing the Family: The Argumentative Evolution of ‘Family Values’ in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate.” Paper presented at the 15th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, August 2-5, in Alta, Utah.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2006. “Slippery Significance: Naturalizing Family through ‘March of the Penguins.’” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 16-19, in San Antonio, Texas.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2006. “The Elusive Art of Eloquence: Historical and Contemporary Approaches to Natural Talent in Public Speaking Pedagogy.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 16-19, in San Antonio, Texas.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2006. “Takes a Family to Raise a Soldier: Racialized Masculinity and Militarism in Contemporary Army Recruitment.” Paper presented at the American Studies Association Annual Meeting, October 12-15, in Oakland, California.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2005. “Opening Up Spaces for Deliberation through Art: The Blurring of Public and Private Suffering in Euripides’ ‘Hecuba’ and ‘The Trojan Women.’” Paper presented at 14th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, August 4-7, in Alta, Utah.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2004. “A Culture of Thinness: Negotiated and Oppositional Decodings of Eating Disorder Discourse by Anorectics.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 11-14, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne, & Michael J. Hyde. 2004. “The Rhetoric of Anorexia on the World Wide Web.” Panel presentation at the National Communication Association Convention, November 11-14, in Chicago, Illinois.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2003. “The Million You Never Made: A Political Economy Analysis of Righteous Babe Records.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 19-23, in Miami Beach, Florida.

Rogan, Randall Gage, Carrie Anne Platt, Kellie Carlyle, & Heidi Poelman. 2003. “Framing in Relational Conflict: An Investigation of Frame Categories.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 19-23, in Miami Beach, Florida.

Platt, Carrie Anne. 2002. “Babes in Toyland: Gender-Specific Toys and Gender Socialization of Children.” Paper presented at the Northwest Communication Association Conference, April 4-6, in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho.

Invited Talks

"Black Hollywood: How Race Operates in the Movie Industry." Presented for 2009-2010 Anti-Racism lecture series, North Dakota State University, November 3, 2009.

"Social Media and Public Writing." Presented for the 2009 Collaborative Technology Think Tank (CT3) Social Media Conference, North Dakota State University, October 8, 2009.

"Sexism Sells: Gender and Politics in the 2008 Presidential Race." Presented with Erienne Fawcett at the 2009 Women's Week, North Dakota State University, March 4, 2009.

"Reel Bad Arabs: Arabs and Arab Americans in Popular Culture." Presented for 2008-2009 Anti-Racism lecture series, North Dakota State University, February 10, 2009.

"Is a Diamond Really Forever? Demystifying the Marriage Mystique." Keynote address at the 2009 Women in Action Conference, Concordia College, January 23, 2009.

"Effective and Efficient Electronic Communication." Presented to the Fargo United Way, November 24, 2008.

"Building a Professional Online Presence." Presented with Virginia Kuhn and Geoffrey Middlebrook, USC Center for Excellence in Teaching forum, April 23, 2008.

"Searching and Interviewing for Academic Jobs." Presented with Peter Starr and Frank Manis, USC Center for Excellence in Teaching forum, February 13, 2008.

Selected Awards and Honors

NDSU Advance FORWARD Research Grant (2009, 2010)

Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society (Spring 2008)

Stark Foundation Research Grant (Summer 2007)

USC Teaching Assistant Fellow (2007-2008)

Walter R. Fisher Doctoral Fellow (2005-2008)

Teaching

NDSU Undergraduate Courses

Mass Media & Public Opinion [syllabus]

Politics of Popular Culture [syllabus]

Information Technologies & Mass Media [syllabus]

NDSU Graduate Courses

Advanced Qualitative Methods in Communication Research [syllabus]

Introduction to College Teaching [syllabus]

USC Annenberg Undergraduate Courses

Communication Technology & Culture [syllabus]

Rhetoric of Ideas: Ideology and Propaganda [syllabus]

Argumentation & Advocacy [syllabus]

Public Speaking [syllabus]

Additional Courses Developed

Cultural Studies [syllabus]

Gender, Sexuality, & Culture [syllabus]

Service

Departmental Service

Awards and Events Committee

Curriculum Committee

Department of Communication Website, Site Manager

Lambda Pi Eta, Faculty Advisor

Doctoral Committees

Najla Ghazi Amundson

Robert R. Becker

Becky DeGreeff

Aaron Quanbeck

Kai Janovsky Western

Master's Committees

Ramya Chandrasekaran

Ashley M. Fandrich

Laura Farrell

Erienne Fawcett

Whitney Frahm

Steven R. Hammer

Katie Hedberg

Pamela Leino-Mills

Kara Smith (English)

Kristina Wenzel

University Service

NDSU College Teaching Certificate Program Committee

Professional Service