Kaleidoscope:
a
graduate journal of qualitative communication research
Fall 2002: Volume One
(formerly Kaleidoscope: an SCO journal of graduate
student research)
A note on this first, special issue:
This project began
as an idea in 1998. The idea was a journal that would provide a
scholarly forum for Speech Communication graduate students at Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale. The hope was that sharing their
research with colleagues might contribute to disciplinary dialogues
in areas as diverse as communication pedagogy, intercultural communication,
language and social interaction, performance studies, philosophy of
communication, and rhetoric. The pursuit of this idea by members of the
Speech Communication Organization (SCO) resulted in University funding
and support of the journal project. With University encouragement, Kristen
Treinen and Diana Tucker (SIUC graduate students in 1998) took up the
task of transforming a hopeful idea into an actuality. In their capacities
as co-editors, Kristen and Diana’s extensive efforts brought together
the SIUC graduate student research that appears in this volume and
that is published here under the auspices of SCO.
This first issue has been
a long time in the making.
And, it has been a tremendous learning experience
for all involved.
This volume of Kaleidoscope
is a special issue. It is special in the sense that
it honors those graduate students who came before those of us who
are now a part of the Department of Speech Communication at SIUC.
It is special in the sense that it recognizes their early efforts
as having created this learning opportunity for us now, one we wouldn’t
have otherwise. And, it is special in the sense that it acknowledges
the considerable commitment, work, and passion of our alumni colleagues,
whose hard work is manifest here and in whose footsteps we are fortunate
to follow.
We extend
our thanks to the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC)
for their generous support of this project. We expect to continue
to receive University support, and will follow this issue of Kaleidoscope
with a second to be published in Fall 2003. Future issues will provide
a refereed forum for research from current Communication Studies graduate
students. Also, as this one does, the contents of future issues will
echo the varied qualitative research interests and approaches of our
graduate community. With this in mind, our aim is to continue that initial
idea, first conceived in 1998: a focus on raising issues and engaging
diverse disciplinary dialogues. Our hope is that this first special issue
makes a contribution to that end.
Cathy B. Glenn,
Micca Greenstreet, Jonna Ruele, and Adrienne
Viramontes
SCO
Journal Committee (alphabetically)
Kathryn Ziegler Craig
Gingrich-Philbrook
SCO President
SCO
Faculty Advisor
Co-Editors for
special Fall 2002 issue:
Kristen P. Treinen
(Kristen Treinen is currently
the Director of the Basic Course, Director of TAs, and an Assistant
Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in the Department
of Speech Communication. Her interests include: Communication Pedagogy,
Critical Pedagogy, Antiracist Pedagogy, and issues surrounding
the basic communication course.)
Diana L. Tucker
(Diana Tucker is currently an
Assistant Professor of Communication Arts at Ashland University
in Ohio. She teaches in the area of Organizational Communication
and Public Relations. She is also the advisor for the student run
Public Relations Club at Ashland University, called Accent PR. Additionally,
she does freelance public relations work for The Ohio State University
Department of Athletics.)
Table of Contents
Support for the Kaleidoscope
project is presently provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Research and the Department of Speech Communication
Thanks, also,
to the National Communication Association for their contribution of a Presidential
Initiative grant.
