Welcome to Communication Studies
Communication is central to the ongoing processes of culture and society and is therefore a vitally important field of study. At CSUN, the Department of Communication Studies offers a curriculum that embraces a wide range of disciplinary traditions in the study of human communication. These include: rhetorical studies, performance studies, cultural studies, language behavior and communication theory. Coursework includes introductory and advanced study in interpersonal communication, group communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, rhetorical analysis, textual analysis and performance studies. Read more about us
FEATURED NEWS
2015 OSCLG Feminist-Mentor Teacher Award
October 22, 2015
Associate Professor Jeanine Marie Mingé, Ph.D. won the prestigious 2015 OSCLG Feminist-Mentor Teacher Award. The OSCLG Feminist Mentor-Teacher award honors one exemplary feminist teacher-mentor a year who has inspired students and colleagues by modeling feminist ideals of caring, community power-sharing, and commitment while also earning individual and collaborative records of achievement. Read more
Performance Ensemble: Creatives for Social Justice collaboration
September 17, 2015
Performance Ensemble: Creatives for Social Justice has been invited to collaborate with the community organization RUTH Youth Build. Read more
New Faculty Publication! Answer the Call: Virtual Migration in Indian Call Centers
January 17, 2014
Answer the Call, coauthored by Communication Studies faculty member Aimee Carrillo Rowe with Sheena Malhotra and Kimberlee Perez, explores the daily, psychic journeys Indian call center agents undergo as they virtually migrate between India and the U.S. A thin cable that runs half way around the globe bridges the “here” and the “there,” connecting agents to faraway customers in real time. Read more
New Faculty Publication! Handbook of Autoethnography
January 17, 2014
The Handbook of Autoethnography, coedited by Communication Studies faculty member Stacy Holman Jones with Tony E. Adams and Carolyn Ellis, was recently published by Left Coast Press. In this definitive reference volume, almost fifty leading thinkers and practitioners of autoethnographic research—from four continents and a dozen disciplines—comprehensively cover its vision, opportunities and challenges. Read more
Contact
Department Office:
Manzanita Hall Rm 220
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8257
Manzanita Hall Rm 220
818-677-2853
Fax 818-677-2663
Department Chair:
Kathryn Sorrells
Advisement Office
Please refer to Faculty Office Hours & Faculty Advisors' Schedule to set up an appointment.
Employment Opportunities
- Assistant Professor / Performance Studies (.pdf)
Effective Date of Appointment: August 23, 2017
