David Weiss, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Media Studies

Director, Master of Science in Public Relations (MSPR) program

Department of Communication & Theatre

Liberal Arts Building, Room 607

(406) 657-2962

Curriculum vitae (as of May 2011)

Selected publications:

What Democrats Talk About When They Talk About God: Religious Communication in Democratic Party Politics,
an edited collection (published Fall 2010 by Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield).

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The Rhetoric of American Exceptionalism: Critical Essays,
a co-edited collection to be published Spring/Summer 2011 by McFarland & Co.
(co-editor: Jason Edwards, Bridgewater State College).
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"Making Sense of the Brokeback Paraphenomenon,"
a chapter in The Brokeback Book: From Story to Cultural Phenomenon
(published Spring 2011, U. of Nebraska Press; ed. W. R. Handley)

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"'New Mexico's Always Been Patriotic and Loyal to the Country': Uncritical Journalistic Patriotism in Wartime,"
a chapter in War and the Media: Essays on News Reporting, Propaganda, and Popular Culture
(published 2009, McFarland & Co.; eds. P. M. Haridakis, B. S. Hugenberg, & S. T. Wearden)

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"Agenda Setting Theory"; "Journalism and Theories of the Press"; "Media Equation Theory"; and "Spiral of Silence Theory,"
entries in Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
(published 2009, SAGE; eds. S. W. Littlejohn & K. A. Foss)

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