The George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict, and Aggression
Inspired by the life and work of Budapest native and renowned Communication and Media scholar Dr. George Gerbner (1919-2005), the Budapest College of Communication and Business invited scholars, researchers, practitioners, students, and other interested parties to submit paper and panel proposals for presentation at the George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict, and Aggression.
The conference has taken place from Friday, June 01 to Saturday, June 02, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. The goal of the conference was to bring together individuals with a common interest in aggressive communication and conflict so as to foster international relationships that lead to research collaboration and knowledge exchange. The inaugural Gerbner Conference, held in May 2010, featured presentations by scholars from seven countries and three continents.
Programme booklet of the conference can be downloaded HERE.
Programme:
Friday, June 01, 2012
- 09:00–09:30 - Conference Welcome by Dr. Laszlo Vass, Rector of Budapest College of Communication, Business and Arts, Hungary
- 09:30–11:00 - Cultivation Perspectives on the Mass Media’s Communication of War, Terrorism, and Military Action, Chair: Evan H. Offstein, Frostburg State University, United States of America
- Returning Cultivation to its Roots: A Theoretical Consideration of Cultivation as the Internalization of Master Narratives - Megan Hill, The Ohio State University, United States of America
- Cultivating Images of the Enemy in Media: A Content Analysis of Popular War Cartoons - Thomas B. Christie, University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America; Andrew M. Clark, University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America
- Terrorism as Media Event - Ana-Maria Enache, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
- 11:00–11:15 - Break
- 11:15–12:45 - Mass Media as Oppressor and Emancipator of Women: Portrayals, Perceptions, and Possibilities, Chair: Ana-Maria Enache, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
- 12:45–14:00 - Lunch
- 14:00–15:30 - Antisocial Organizational Communication Processes and Systems, Chair: Hailey G. Gillen, West Virginia University, United States of America
- Human Resources Taxonomy Revisited: Conflict and Collaboration within Human Resource Systems and the Impact on Organizational Culture - Evan H. Offstein, Frostburg State University, United States of America; Gloria Harrell-Cook, Frostburg State University, United States of America; Jeff McClellan, Frostburg State University, United States of America
- Organizational Bullying: Verbal Aggression Targeting the Young Adult Workforce - Erik Neville, West Virginia University, United States of America
- Workplace Bullying and Harassment in Hungary - Reka Kerti, City University London, England
Saturday, June 02, 2012
- 09:00-10:30 - Pedagogical and Instructional Approaches to Injustice and Aggression in the Educational Context, Chair: Thomas B. Christie, University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America
- Teaching Civility to Youth through the Study of Human Rights: A Poetic and Narrative Investigation - Sonja Modesti, Colorado State University, United States of America
- The Promotion of Teaching, Learning, and Dialogue Through Silence: A (Re)Visited Pedagogy - Sonja Modesti, Colorado State University, United States of America
- Classroom Justice: A Research Review and Agenda for the Future - Rebecca M. Chory, West Virginia University, United States of America
- 10:30-10:45 - Break
- 10:45-12:15 - Biological and Social Predictors of Aggression and Antisocial Communication across Contexts, Chair: Rebecca M. Chory, West Virginia University, United States of America
- Deceptive Affectionate Messages and Interpersonal Conflict - Hailey G. Gillen, West Virginia University, United States of America
- Aggression in Sport: Biologically or Socially Created - Jessica Kirk, West Virginia University, United States of America
- The Future of War, Violence and Aggression - László Gyula Jobbágy, Budapest College of Communication, Business and Arts, Hungary
- Expanding Our Virtual Selves: The Power of Mediated Aggressive Communication - Jennifer Seifert, West Virginia University, United States of America
- 12:15-13:30 - Lunch
- 13:30-14:00 - Presentation of Gerbner Conference Award by Jolan Roka, Budapest College of Communication, Business and Arts, Hungary; Closing Remarks by Rebecca M. Chory, West Virginia University, United States of America
Conference organisers
- Dr. Jolán Róka, Professor and Vice Rector for International Relations, Budapest College of Communication, Business and Arts
- Dr. Rebecca M. Chory, Associate Professor, West Virginia University
