Scholarship
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
E.L. Doctorow
Dr. Knopf studies rhetoric of the popular arts. Her scholarship is broadly concerned with banal politics and militarism, focusing on the intersections of art, identity, communication, and representation. Frequently interested in verbal-visual rhetoric, it is particularly concerned with matters of inclusion and democracy. Specifically, her scholarship considers:
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Politics in a converged media environment – campaign politics, gender politics, and media politics in visual rhetoric, especially comics and film.
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Discourses related to war and the military– with particular attention to warriors’ narratives, expressions of banal militarism and anti-militarism, and military social media strategy.
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Representations of gender and race, especially in political and/or military contexts broadly defined, which may encompass spectral or "freak" positionality.
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Socio-political discourses of health, trauma, and death.
Research Skills
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Rhetorical criticism
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Visual analysis
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Narrative sociology
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Qualitative crystallization
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Content analysis
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Trained on SPSS (1998-2001), SAS (2002), & R/R-Studio (2014)
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Practiced focus group facilitator (Fall 2000) & interviewer (Fall 1999-Spring 2000, Winter 2004)
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Experienced survey writer (Fall 2008, Fall 2016)
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Invited Talks & Discussions
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(2023, Jul). Admissions Departments Emitting Geek Vibes: College Courses Focused on Pop Culture. Comic Con International. San Diego, CA.
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(2023, Jul). Comics on Campus: Academia vs. Fandom (Battle or a Collab?). Comic Con International. San Diego, CA.
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(2023, Jan). “Comics, covidity, and visualizing the invisible.” Schering Plough Executive Lectures Series, Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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(2022, Nov). Military Humor Panel Discussion. A Microsoft Virtual Event, by Military at Microsoft.
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(2022, Nov). “Veteran-created war comics and the workaday war.” Comics, Security, and the American Mission.The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.
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(2022, Oct). “Junctures and ruptures: COVID, comics, and visualizing the invisible.” Wilson Lunch Lecture, New York State Communication Association. Callicoon, NY.
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(2022, Jul). Comics on Campus: Fandom + Academia Panel Discussion. Comic Con International. San Diego, CA.
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(2021, Nov). Superheroes Smackdown. Comics/Screen Studies Round Table. Radford University.
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(2017, Mar). The Military in Cartoon: Veteran Comic Creators Panel Discussion. Border Town Comic-Con. Ontario, OR.
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(2016, Oct). “The comic art of war: Comedy, comics, and miltoons.” SOAR North Country. Potsdam, NY.
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(2016, Aug). “Animating the war effort: Cartoons of World War II.” Spirit of Revolution on the Home Front, National Parks of Boston. National Parks Service Centennial Celebration. USS Constitution Museum. Boston, MA.
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(2016, Nov). Frustrated and Misunderstood: Faculty Discuss Their Feelings about Campus Handling of Issues of Race & Racism, fishbowl conversation. Day of Reflection: Education for Racial Equity and Justice. SUNY Potsdam.
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(2013, Oct). Women and Success: A Panel Discussion. Women and Leadership. SUNY Potsdam.
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(2008, Oct). Know Your Vote. Student Liaison Committee and the Student Government Association. SUNY Potsdam.
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(2008, Feb). "Campaign ‘08." Open Discussion. Student Life, Draime Hall, SUNY Potsdam.
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(2007, Feb). “The rhetorical myth-step in the 2005 inaugural address.” Pratt Colloquium Series. SUNY Potsdam.
Conference Participation
NCA
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
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2005
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2003
ECA
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2017
2016
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003
2002
NYSCA
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2008
2007
2003
2002
RSA
(2023)
2020
2014
(2011)
2010
(2009)
2008
(2007)
CSS
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
MEA
2023
PCA
2018
ASA
2016
2015
2012
2011
ESS
2016
2014
ISA
2012
APSA
2011
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