Join COMM faculty and students at the annual honors thesis final presentations.

• Indira Escobar - Feeling of Place: Sensory-Driven, Visual Oral Histories as Affective Archives in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

• Zaina Dabbous - The Image War: How Post-October 7 Instagram Content Negotiate Moral Legitimacy of War Through Portrayals of Victimhood, Nationalism, and Justified Violence

• Shantala Muruganujan - Sharing Culture or Stealing It? Online Discourse of South Asian Fashion

• Diya Srivastava - Empowerment or Submission? Audience Perception of Romance Webtoon Female Lead Character Designs

• Maya Din - The Charismatic Tech Billionaire: Jeff Bezos, Media Ownership, and the Architecture of Influence

• Mallory North - For Audience Ears Only: The Impact of Background Music on Perception of Film Genre

• Emily Vargas - Designing the Future at Disneyland

• Ben Robel - The “Righteous” Cowboy: The Production, Persistence, and Repackaging of Myth

 Light refreshments will be served.

This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC Annenberg operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.