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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles by Jasmine R Linabary

Annals of the International Communication Association, 2022

Inclusion is a topic of interest to many organizational communication scholars and is often impli... more Inclusion is a topic of interest to many organizational communication scholars and is often implicit in research, but not fully articulated. In this paper, we review the published English-language organizational communication literature on inclusion. The major themes in the literature are inclusion as a discourse of difference, inclusion as voice and participation, inclusion-exclusion as tension, inclusion as communicative practices, and inclusion as a call to action. To begin to address the lack of explicit theorization of inclusion in organizational communication, we foreground a series of working principles derived from extant scholarship to guide future research and practice on critical inclusion. We suggest several areas for future research based on these principles and conclude with practical suggestions for communication scholars to practice inclusivity.

Qualitative Research, 2021

Reflexivity is considered a hallmark of qualitative research. With the continued growth in team-b... more Reflexivity is considered a hallmark of qualitative research. With the continued growth in team-based research, more attention is needed to what it means to practice reflexivity within the context of these research collaborations. In this article, we draw upon scholarship on reflexivity and our own experiences to develop what we term ‘collaborative feminist reflexivity’ (CFR). CFR represents a form of reflexivity that is distinctly collaborative in how it is enacted, grounded in feminist epistemological and ethical commitments, holistically engaged throughout the research process, and multifaceted, involving multiple formal and informal practices. In critically analyzing our own reflexive practices in the context of an interdisciplinary, multi-method study on hashtag activism related to domestic violence, we seek to identify specific practices for research teams as well as interrogate the potentials and limitations of these practices for enacting feminist reflexivity.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2021

ABSTRACT In September 2014, TMZ leaked a video of NFL Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice, as... more ABSTRACT In September 2014, TMZ leaked a video of NFL Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice, assaulting his fiancé, Janay Palmer. By the time the video was released, Janay had married Rice, drawing heavy criticism from the media. To combat the victim-blaming discourse aimed at Janay, Bev Gooden, a domestic violence survivor, created the viral #WhyIStayed. Thousands of users tweeted their experiences of domestic violence, discussing reasons for both staying in and leaving abusive relationships. This study examines the complexities of domestic violence in #WhyIStayed/#WhyILeft victim/survivor narratives. By combining narrative theory with a semantic network analysis of 19,345 #WhyIStayed/#WhyILeft tweets, we argue that these posts operate as counter-narratives to the U.S. domestic violence master narrative. Three themes emerged from the semantic network analysis: lack of awareness of abuse, the prevalence of emotional abuse, and double-binds that constrain choices. We discuss their implications for domestic violence activism and online activism generally.

New Media & Society, 2020

Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen i... more Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen in the emergence of “hashtag feminism,” or the use of social media hashtags to address feminist-identified issues through sharing personal experiences of inequality, constructing counter-discourses, and critiquing cultural figures and institutions. However, more empirical research is needed that examines both the possibilities and constraints of hashtag feminism. Through a qualitative analysis of 51,577 archived tweets and semi-structured interviews, we trace the ways #WhyIStayed creates a space for feminist activism in response to victim-blaming related to domestic violence through voice, multivocality, and visibility. More specifically, we critically analyze postfeminist discourses within #WhyIStayed in order to examine contradictions within the hashtag event as well as how these postfeminist contradictions shape possibilities for feminist activism online.

New Media & Society, 2019

Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen i... more Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen in the emergence of “hashtag feminism,” or the use of social media hashtags to address feminist-identified issues through sharing personal experiences of inequality, constructing counter-discourses, and critiquing cultural figures and institutions. However, more empirical research is needed that examines both the possibilities and constraints of hashtag feminism. Through a qualitative analysis of 51,577 archived tweets and semi-structured interviews, we trace the ways #WhyIStayed creates a space for feminist activism in response to victim-blaming related to domestic violence through voice, multivocality, and visibility. More specifically, we critically analyze postfeminist discourses within #WhyIStayed in order to examine contradictions within the hashtag event as well as how these postfeminist contradictions shape possibilities for feminist activism online.

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2019

Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are ... more Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are disembodied and place-less. While some scholars have begun addressing the ethical dilemmas of big data, few offer approaches or tools that fully grapple with the situatedness of online data and its ethical implications. We draw on feminist new materialist scholars to interrogate the onto-epistem-ological assumptions of online big data research and explicate their ethical implications. We then use Donna Haraway's work as a theoretical foundation for a reimagining of online data as embodied and situated, putting forth a 'feminist situated ethics' as an alternative ethical framework for online big data research. Finally, we discuss how to enact feminist situated ethics at the different stages of the research process to provide guidance for online big data researchers.

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020

Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are ... more Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are disembodied and place-less. While some scholars have begun addressing the ethical dilemmas of big data, few offer approaches or tools that fully grapple with the situatedness of online data and its ethical implications. We draw on feminist new materialist scholars to interrogate the onto-epistem-ological assumptions of online big data research and explicate their ethical implications. We then use Donna Haraway’s work as a theoretical foundation for a reimagining of online data as embodied and situated, putting forth a ‘feminist situated ethics’ as an alternative ethical framework for online big data research. Finally, we discuss how to enact feminist situated ethics at the different stages of the research process to provide guidance for online big data researchers.

Gender, Work, and Organization, 2019

We trace back our own multi-year teaching and writing collaboration in academia to theorize femin... more We trace back our own multi-year teaching and writing collaboration in academia to theorize feminist collaboration. Drawing from feminist theories and our autoethnographic reflections, we surface three metaphorical processes that constitute feminist collaboration. We consider feminist collaboration as: (i) reflexive becoming, that is, feminist collaborators constantly make sense of what counts as feminist as the group and context evolve; (ii) proactive improvisation, that is, feminist collaborators collectively strive for everyday transformations within situated constraints; and (iii) co-learning partnerships, that is, feminist collaborators relate to one another in ways that uphold commitments to reflexivity, equity and care. Enacting these processes are fraught with tensions that intertwine with one another to constrain and enable feminist collaboration. We conclude the article by calling for continued theorization and engagement with feminist collaboration.

Public Relations Review, 2020

In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic managemen... more In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic management, and multi-track diplomacy (from international relations scholarship) to advance the concept of citizens’ political public relations (PR), defined as strategies and choices devised by organized, local citizens to enhance inter-group and/or intra-group relations among conflicting groups. We demonstrate citizens’ political PR in action, using a case study to show how one activity planned by a group of organized everyday Ghanaian citizens, a football (soccer) tournament, helped promote better relationships among conflicting communities. We articulate the impact of not only a deliberate strategy devised by the group, but also of an emergent strategy that became evident through the choices made by the citizens in organizing the tournament. Theoretical implications of this new integrative conceptualization of citizens’ political PR for public relations scholarship are discussed.

Public Relations Review, 2019

In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic managemen... more In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic management, and multitrack diplomacy (from international relations scholarship) to advance the concept of citizens' political public relations (PR), defined as strategies and choices devised by organized, local citizens to enhance inter-group and/or intra-group relations among conflicting groups. We demonstrate citizens' political PR in action, using a case study to show how one activity planned by a group of organized everyday Ghanaian citizens, a football (soccer) tournament, helped promote better relationships among conflicting communities. We articulate the impact of not only a deliberate strategy devised by the group, but also of an emergent strategy that became evident through the choices made by the citizens in organizing the tournament. Theoretical implications of this new integrative conceptualization of citizens' political PR for public relations scholarship are discussed.

Health Communication, 2019

A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluati... more A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluation, especially in health contexts. Despite recent calls to center the role of local citizens in designing and implementing campaign initiatives, limited literature exists on how to integrate local expertise with the expertise of those external to the local context. Drawing on health communication campaigns literature, peacebuilding literature, and our experiences collaborating on a multi-year communication campaign for peacebuilding and health promotion in Liberia, West Africa, we advance a locally driven communication campaign approach that integrates expertise of local citizens, campaign researchers, and campaign practitioners. We make a critical linkage between health communication and peacebuilding to discuss implications about how a locally driven communication campaign approach can contribute to communication campaigns in general, as well as health and peacebuilding specifically. Public communication campaigns, when designed and implemented effectively, can inform the public, influence behaviors, and benefit individuals, organizations, and societies (Rice & Atkin, 2009; Rogers & Storey, 1987). In health promotion and education, both mediated and interpersonal communication campaigns play key roles in informing and persuading a targeted population (Hornik, 2002). 1 The literature on health campaign design, implementation, and evaluation offers crucial implications for the use of communication campaigns as a potential means to effect social change. For instance, campaigns for peacebuilding, one means through which social change can occur, could take place both through direct promotion of peace (e.g., UNESCO's Culture of Peace Campaign; Ilcan & Philips, 2006) and indirectly through addressing specific issues in a given society such as health (e.g., Goldfield, 2012) and education (e.g., Bar-Tal & Rosen, 2009). The close connections between health promotion and peacebuilding allow for an examination of health communication campaigns, which can be used to design effective campaigns for meaningful peacebuilding, as peace is one of the key "prerequisites for health" (Kickbusch, 2003, p. 384). On one hand, violence and conflict can have serious consequences on both physical and mental health of individuals and communities. On the other hand, one key step that needs to be taken to establish peace is to deal with health issues (e.g., MacQueen & Santa-Barbara, 2000); health initiatives are even considered "a bridge for peace" (World Health Organization, 2018, para., p. 2). Better theoretical understanding of how communication campaigns can be effectively designed in and applied to under-researched contexts necessitates more empirical examples that explicate the processes through which campaign design and implementation take place. Extending campaigns from health to peacebuilding also allows comparison among campaign approaches that work effectively across contexts and unpacks contextual differences related to each campaign topic (e.g., health behavioral change vs. building peace in a society). Local expertise and leadership are essential to designing and implementing a communication campaign that effects social change to promote health and peace, as the meanings of "health" and "peace" are constructed within the specific local context (Connaughton, Kuang, & Yakova, 2017; Dutta, 2008). The peacebuilding and conflict resolution/transformation literature offers multiple approaches to collaboration and partnership with local actors (a sustained dialogue approach, for example; Bohm, 2013) that can guide health campaign efforts. Integrating literature on health campaigns and locally led peacebuilding initiatives can advance both lines of research. Additionally, limited exemplars exist in explicating how the integration of local, academic, and practical expertise can take place in designing and implementing a (health) communication campaign in a conflict-prone area. Therefore, in this essay, we (a) introduce a locally driven communication campaign approach originating from our peacebuilding work CONTACT Kai Kuang,

Health Communication, 2020

A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluati... more A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluation, especially in health contexts. Despite recent calls to center the role of local citizens in designing and implementing campaign initiatives, limited literature exists on how to integrate local expertise with the expertise of those external to the local context. Drawing on health communication campaigns literature, peacebuilding literature, and our experiences collaborating on a multi-year communication campaign for peacebuilding and health promotion in Liberia, West Africa, we advance a locally driven communication campaign approach that integrates expertise of local citizens, campaign researchers, and campaign practitioners. We make a critical linkage between health communication and peacebuilding to discuss implications about how a locally driven communication campaign approach can contribute to communication campaigns in general, as well as health and peacebuilding specifically.

Information, Communication & Society, 2018

As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, research... more As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, researchers need new approaches to navigating privacy in online contexts. In this article, we argue that the experiences and perceptions of vulnerable groups must form the starting point for online researchers' ethical decision-making, regardless of whether their research population qualifies as 'vulnerable.' This is especially important in spaces where privacy violations put people, particularly marginalized individuals, at risk for online harassment and abuse, among other harms. We seek to intervene in online research practices by putting forth a feminist approach to privacy, drawing on two studies related to online harassment. Specifically, we argue that feminist theory and methodology inform an approach to privacy that (a) starts from the lives of socially and politically vulnerable groups, (b) takes an intersectional approach to analyzing power relations, and (c) draws on a moral imperative of care and responsibility in enacting feminist principles of context, dialogue, and reflexivity throughout the research process. In doing so, we offer questions to prompt critical reflection on privacy concerns in online research.

Information, Communication & Society, 2018

As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, research... more As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, researchers need new approaches to navigating privacy in online contexts. In this article, we argue that the experiences and perceptions of vulnerable groups must form the starting point for online researchers’ ethical decision-making, regardless of whether their research population qualifies as ‘vulnerable.’ This is especially important in spaces where privacy violations put people, particularly marginalized individuals, at risk for online harassment and abuse, among other harms. We seek to intervene in online research practices by putting forth a feminist approach to privacy, drawing on two studies related to online harassment. Specifically, we argue that feminist theory and methodology inform an approach to privacy that (a) starts from the lives of socially and politically vulnerable groups, (b) takes an intersectional approach to analyzing power relations, and (c) draws on a moral imperative of care and responsibility in enacting feminist principles of context, dialogue, and reflexivity throughout the research process. In doing so, we offer questions to prompt critical reflection on privacy concerns in online research.

Big Data & Society, 2018

Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, ho... more Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, however, is controlled by companies that privilege corporate, governmental, and private research firms. Additionally, Institutional Review Boards’ regulative practices and slow adaptation to emerging ethical dilemmas in online contexts creates challenges for Big Data researchers. We examine these challenges in the context of a feminist qualitative Big Data analysis of the hashtag event #WhyIStayed. We argue power, context, and subjugated knowledges must each be central considerations in conducting Big Data social media research. In doing so, this paper offers a feminist practice of holistic reflexivity in order to help social media researchers navigate and negotiate this terrain.

Big Data & Society, 2018

Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, ho... more Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, however, is controlled by companies that privilege corporate, governmental, and private research firms. Additionally, Institutional Review Boards' regulative practices and slow adaptation to emerging ethical dilemmas in online contexts creates challenges for Big Data researchers. We examine these challenges in the context of a feminist qualitative Big Data analysis of the hashtag event #WhyIStayed. We argue power, context, and subjugated knowledges must each be central considerations in conducting Big Data social media research. In doing so, this paper offers a feminist practice of holistic reflexivity in order to help social media researchers navigate and negotiate this terrain.

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 2018

The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, i... more The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, including interpersonal, organizational, and public relations. This conceptual paper investigates the notion of relationships and proposes a framework to understand and explicate corporate-community relationships (CCRs), a specific type of organization-public relationships (OPRs). In developing this framework, we draw upon existing literature and our experiences in Liberia related to natural resource management (NRM) as part of a multi-year collaborative peacebuilding initiative. We advance a framework of CCRs that (a) helps develop further empirical research and knowledge about these relationships and (b) contributes to the practice of more transformative relationships between Western and Asian multinational corporations (MNCs) and local communities in West Africa and beyond. This framework puts forth our conceptualization of CCRs as (a) constituted by the communicative, (b) dynamic, con...

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 2018

The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, i... more The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, including interpersonal, organizational, and public relations. This conceptual paper investigates the notion of relationships and proposes a framework to understand and explicate corporate-community relationships (CCRs), a specific type of organization-public relationships (OPRs). In developing this framework, we draw upon existing literature and our experiences in Liberia related to natural resource management (NRM) as part of a multi-year collaborative peacebuilding initiative. We advance a framework of CCRs that (a) helps develop further empirical research and knowledge about these relationships and (b) contributes to the practice of more transformative relationships between Western and Asian multinational corporations (MNCs) and local communities in West Africa and beyond. This framework puts forth our conceptualization of CCRs as (a) constituted by the communicative, (b) dynamic, constantly influenced by macro and micro factors, and (c) complex. Drawing on our framework, we also advance some guiding questions for a research agenda in this area.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2017

As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete examples of... more As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete examples of how such research is done. In this essay, we articulate an example of the how by presenting the work of the Purdue Peace Project, a locally led peacebuilding initiative based at Purdue University. We do so by (a) explicating the communicative choices in our approach to engaged scholarship and (b) relating these choices to the impacts that our approach has had on preventing political violence related to a chieftaincy dispute in Keperman (pseudonym), Ghana. Based on qualitative data from multiple time points, we unpack our communicative choices, relate these choices to the realization of engagement goals and setbacks, and reveal multi-level, interdependent, and communicative indicators of impacts. We present what we term the relationally attentive approach to engaged communication scholarship and discuss implications and recommendations for those doing engaged scholarship.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2017

ABSTRACT As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete ex... more ABSTRACT As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete examples of how such research is done. In this essay, we articulate an example of the how by presenting the work of the Purdue Peace Project, a locally led peacebuilding initiative based at Purdue University. We do so by (a) explicating the communicative choices in our approach to engaged scholarship and (b) relating these choices to the impacts that our approach has had on preventing political violence related to a chieftaincy dispute in Keperman (pseudonym), Ghana. Based on qualitative data from multiple time points, we unpack our communicative choices, relate these choices to the realization of engagement goals and setbacks, and reveal multi-level, interdependent, and communicative indicators of impacts. We present what we term the relationally attentive approach to engaged communication scholarship and discuss implications and recommendations for those doing engaged scholarship.

Annals of the International Communication Association, 2022

Inclusion is a topic of interest to many organizational communication scholars and is often impli... more Inclusion is a topic of interest to many organizational communication scholars and is often implicit in research, but not fully articulated. In this paper, we review the published English-language organizational communication literature on inclusion. The major themes in the literature are inclusion as a discourse of difference, inclusion as voice and participation, inclusion-exclusion as tension, inclusion as communicative practices, and inclusion as a call to action. To begin to address the lack of explicit theorization of inclusion in organizational communication, we foreground a series of working principles derived from extant scholarship to guide future research and practice on critical inclusion. We suggest several areas for future research based on these principles and conclude with practical suggestions for communication scholars to practice inclusivity.

Qualitative Research, 2021

Reflexivity is considered a hallmark of qualitative research. With the continued growth in team-b... more Reflexivity is considered a hallmark of qualitative research. With the continued growth in team-based research, more attention is needed to what it means to practice reflexivity within the context of these research collaborations. In this article, we draw upon scholarship on reflexivity and our own experiences to develop what we term ‘collaborative feminist reflexivity’ (CFR). CFR represents a form of reflexivity that is distinctly collaborative in how it is enacted, grounded in feminist epistemological and ethical commitments, holistically engaged throughout the research process, and multifaceted, involving multiple formal and informal practices. In critically analyzing our own reflexive practices in the context of an interdisciplinary, multi-method study on hashtag activism related to domestic violence, we seek to identify specific practices for research teams as well as interrogate the potentials and limitations of these practices for enacting feminist reflexivity.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2021

ABSTRACT In September 2014, TMZ leaked a video of NFL Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice, as... more ABSTRACT In September 2014, TMZ leaked a video of NFL Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice, assaulting his fiancé, Janay Palmer. By the time the video was released, Janay had married Rice, drawing heavy criticism from the media. To combat the victim-blaming discourse aimed at Janay, Bev Gooden, a domestic violence survivor, created the viral #WhyIStayed. Thousands of users tweeted their experiences of domestic violence, discussing reasons for both staying in and leaving abusive relationships. This study examines the complexities of domestic violence in #WhyIStayed/#WhyILeft victim/survivor narratives. By combining narrative theory with a semantic network analysis of 19,345 #WhyIStayed/#WhyILeft tweets, we argue that these posts operate as counter-narratives to the U.S. domestic violence master narrative. Three themes emerged from the semantic network analysis: lack of awareness of abuse, the prevalence of emotional abuse, and double-binds that constrain choices. We discuss their implications for domestic violence activism and online activism generally.

New Media & Society, 2020

Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen i... more Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen in the emergence of “hashtag feminism,” or the use of social media hashtags to address feminist-identified issues through sharing personal experiences of inequality, constructing counter-discourses, and critiquing cultural figures and institutions. However, more empirical research is needed that examines both the possibilities and constraints of hashtag feminism. Through a qualitative analysis of 51,577 archived tweets and semi-structured interviews, we trace the ways #WhyIStayed creates a space for feminist activism in response to victim-blaming related to domestic violence through voice, multivocality, and visibility. More specifically, we critically analyze postfeminist discourses within #WhyIStayed in order to examine contradictions within the hashtag event as well as how these postfeminist contradictions shape possibilities for feminist activism online.

New Media & Society, 2019

Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen i... more Scholars have argued that digital spaces are key sites for feminist activism, which can be seen in the emergence of “hashtag feminism,” or the use of social media hashtags to address feminist-identified issues through sharing personal experiences of inequality, constructing counter-discourses, and critiquing cultural figures and institutions. However, more empirical research is needed that examines both the possibilities and constraints of hashtag feminism. Through a qualitative analysis of 51,577 archived tweets and semi-structured interviews, we trace the ways #WhyIStayed creates a space for feminist activism in response to victim-blaming related to domestic violence through voice, multivocality, and visibility. More specifically, we critically analyze postfeminist discourses within #WhyIStayed in order to examine contradictions within the hashtag event as well as how these postfeminist contradictions shape possibilities for feminist activism online.

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2019

Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are ... more Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are disembodied and place-less. While some scholars have begun addressing the ethical dilemmas of big data, few offer approaches or tools that fully grapple with the situatedness of online data and its ethical implications. We draw on feminist new materialist scholars to interrogate the onto-epistem-ological assumptions of online big data research and explicate their ethical implications. We then use Donna Haraway's work as a theoretical foundation for a reimagining of online data as embodied and situated, putting forth a 'feminist situated ethics' as an alternative ethical framework for online big data research. Finally, we discuss how to enact feminist situated ethics at the different stages of the research process to provide guidance for online big data researchers.

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020

Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are ... more Many ethical concerns in online big data research stem from a pervasive assumption that data are disembodied and place-less. While some scholars have begun addressing the ethical dilemmas of big data, few offer approaches or tools that fully grapple with the situatedness of online data and its ethical implications. We draw on feminist new materialist scholars to interrogate the onto-epistem-ological assumptions of online big data research and explicate their ethical implications. We then use Donna Haraway’s work as a theoretical foundation for a reimagining of online data as embodied and situated, putting forth a ‘feminist situated ethics’ as an alternative ethical framework for online big data research. Finally, we discuss how to enact feminist situated ethics at the different stages of the research process to provide guidance for online big data researchers.

Gender, Work, and Organization, 2019

We trace back our own multi-year teaching and writing collaboration in academia to theorize femin... more We trace back our own multi-year teaching and writing collaboration in academia to theorize feminist collaboration. Drawing from feminist theories and our autoethnographic reflections, we surface three metaphorical processes that constitute feminist collaboration. We consider feminist collaboration as: (i) reflexive becoming, that is, feminist collaborators constantly make sense of what counts as feminist as the group and context evolve; (ii) proactive improvisation, that is, feminist collaborators collectively strive for everyday transformations within situated constraints; and (iii) co-learning partnerships, that is, feminist collaborators relate to one another in ways that uphold commitments to reflexivity, equity and care. Enacting these processes are fraught with tensions that intertwine with one another to constrain and enable feminist collaboration. We conclude the article by calling for continued theorization and engagement with feminist collaboration.

Public Relations Review, 2020

In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic managemen... more In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic management, and multi-track diplomacy (from international relations scholarship) to advance the concept of citizens’ political public relations (PR), defined as strategies and choices devised by organized, local citizens to enhance inter-group and/or intra-group relations among conflicting groups. We demonstrate citizens’ political PR in action, using a case study to show how one activity planned by a group of organized everyday Ghanaian citizens, a football (soccer) tournament, helped promote better relationships among conflicting communities. We articulate the impact of not only a deliberate strategy devised by the group, but also of an emergent strategy that became evident through the choices made by the citizens in organizing the tournament. Theoretical implications of this new integrative conceptualization of citizens’ political PR for public relations scholarship are discussed.

Public Relations Review, 2019

In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic managemen... more In this manuscript, we integrate work on political public relations research, strategic management, and multitrack diplomacy (from international relations scholarship) to advance the concept of citizens' political public relations (PR), defined as strategies and choices devised by organized, local citizens to enhance inter-group and/or intra-group relations among conflicting groups. We demonstrate citizens' political PR in action, using a case study to show how one activity planned by a group of organized everyday Ghanaian citizens, a football (soccer) tournament, helped promote better relationships among conflicting communities. We articulate the impact of not only a deliberate strategy devised by the group, but also of an emergent strategy that became evident through the choices made by the citizens in organizing the tournament. Theoretical implications of this new integrative conceptualization of citizens' political PR for public relations scholarship are discussed.

Health Communication, 2019

A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluati... more A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluation, especially in health contexts. Despite recent calls to center the role of local citizens in designing and implementing campaign initiatives, limited literature exists on how to integrate local expertise with the expertise of those external to the local context. Drawing on health communication campaigns literature, peacebuilding literature, and our experiences collaborating on a multi-year communication campaign for peacebuilding and health promotion in Liberia, West Africa, we advance a locally driven communication campaign approach that integrates expertise of local citizens, campaign researchers, and campaign practitioners. We make a critical linkage between health communication and peacebuilding to discuss implications about how a locally driven communication campaign approach can contribute to communication campaigns in general, as well as health and peacebuilding specifically. Public communication campaigns, when designed and implemented effectively, can inform the public, influence behaviors, and benefit individuals, organizations, and societies (Rice & Atkin, 2009; Rogers & Storey, 1987). In health promotion and education, both mediated and interpersonal communication campaigns play key roles in informing and persuading a targeted population (Hornik, 2002). 1 The literature on health campaign design, implementation, and evaluation offers crucial implications for the use of communication campaigns as a potential means to effect social change. For instance, campaigns for peacebuilding, one means through which social change can occur, could take place both through direct promotion of peace (e.g., UNESCO's Culture of Peace Campaign; Ilcan & Philips, 2006) and indirectly through addressing specific issues in a given society such as health (e.g., Goldfield, 2012) and education (e.g., Bar-Tal & Rosen, 2009). The close connections between health promotion and peacebuilding allow for an examination of health communication campaigns, which can be used to design effective campaigns for meaningful peacebuilding, as peace is one of the key "prerequisites for health" (Kickbusch, 2003, p. 384). On one hand, violence and conflict can have serious consequences on both physical and mental health of individuals and communities. On the other hand, one key step that needs to be taken to establish peace is to deal with health issues (e.g., MacQueen & Santa-Barbara, 2000); health initiatives are even considered "a bridge for peace" (World Health Organization, 2018, para., p. 2). Better theoretical understanding of how communication campaigns can be effectively designed in and applied to under-researched contexts necessitates more empirical examples that explicate the processes through which campaign design and implementation take place. Extending campaigns from health to peacebuilding also allows comparison among campaign approaches that work effectively across contexts and unpacks contextual differences related to each campaign topic (e.g., health behavioral change vs. building peace in a society). Local expertise and leadership are essential to designing and implementing a communication campaign that effects social change to promote health and peace, as the meanings of "health" and "peace" are constructed within the specific local context (Connaughton, Kuang, & Yakova, 2017; Dutta, 2008). The peacebuilding and conflict resolution/transformation literature offers multiple approaches to collaboration and partnership with local actors (a sustained dialogue approach, for example; Bohm, 2013) that can guide health campaign efforts. Integrating literature on health campaigns and locally led peacebuilding initiatives can advance both lines of research. Additionally, limited exemplars exist in explicating how the integration of local, academic, and practical expertise can take place in designing and implementing a (health) communication campaign in a conflict-prone area. Therefore, in this essay, we (a) introduce a locally driven communication campaign approach originating from our peacebuilding work CONTACT Kai Kuang,

Health Communication, 2020

A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluati... more A vast amount of literature exists on communication campaign design, implementation, and evaluation, especially in health contexts. Despite recent calls to center the role of local citizens in designing and implementing campaign initiatives, limited literature exists on how to integrate local expertise with the expertise of those external to the local context. Drawing on health communication campaigns literature, peacebuilding literature, and our experiences collaborating on a multi-year communication campaign for peacebuilding and health promotion in Liberia, West Africa, we advance a locally driven communication campaign approach that integrates expertise of local citizens, campaign researchers, and campaign practitioners. We make a critical linkage between health communication and peacebuilding to discuss implications about how a locally driven communication campaign approach can contribute to communication campaigns in general, as well as health and peacebuilding specifically.

Information, Communication & Society, 2018

As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, research... more As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, researchers need new approaches to navigating privacy in online contexts. In this article, we argue that the experiences and perceptions of vulnerable groups must form the starting point for online researchers' ethical decision-making, regardless of whether their research population qualifies as 'vulnerable.' This is especially important in spaces where privacy violations put people, particularly marginalized individuals, at risk for online harassment and abuse, among other harms. We seek to intervene in online research practices by putting forth a feminist approach to privacy, drawing on two studies related to online harassment. Specifically, we argue that feminist theory and methodology inform an approach to privacy that (a) starts from the lives of socially and politically vulnerable groups, (b) takes an intersectional approach to analyzing power relations, and (c) draws on a moral imperative of care and responsibility in enacting feminist principles of context, dialogue, and reflexivity throughout the research process. In doing so, we offer questions to prompt critical reflection on privacy concerns in online research.

Information, Communication & Society, 2018

As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, research... more As shifts in technology and culture have complicated traditional definitions of privacy, researchers need new approaches to navigating privacy in online contexts. In this article, we argue that the experiences and perceptions of vulnerable groups must form the starting point for online researchers’ ethical decision-making, regardless of whether their research population qualifies as ‘vulnerable.’ This is especially important in spaces where privacy violations put people, particularly marginalized individuals, at risk for online harassment and abuse, among other harms. We seek to intervene in online research practices by putting forth a feminist approach to privacy, drawing on two studies related to online harassment. Specifically, we argue that feminist theory and methodology inform an approach to privacy that (a) starts from the lives of socially and politically vulnerable groups, (b) takes an intersectional approach to analyzing power relations, and (c) draws on a moral imperative of care and responsibility in enacting feminist principles of context, dialogue, and reflexivity throughout the research process. In doing so, we offer questions to prompt critical reflection on privacy concerns in online research.

Big Data & Society, 2018

Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, ho... more Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, however, is controlled by companies that privilege corporate, governmental, and private research firms. Additionally, Institutional Review Boards’ regulative practices and slow adaptation to emerging ethical dilemmas in online contexts creates challenges for Big Data researchers. We examine these challenges in the context of a feminist qualitative Big Data analysis of the hashtag event #WhyIStayed. We argue power, context, and subjugated knowledges must each be central considerations in conducting Big Data social media research. In doing so, this paper offers a feminist practice of holistic reflexivity in order to help social media researchers navigate and negotiate this terrain.

Big Data & Society, 2018

Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, ho... more Social media offers an attractive site for Big Data research. Access to big social media data, however, is controlled by companies that privilege corporate, governmental, and private research firms. Additionally, Institutional Review Boards' regulative practices and slow adaptation to emerging ethical dilemmas in online contexts creates challenges for Big Data researchers. We examine these challenges in the context of a feminist qualitative Big Data analysis of the hashtag event #WhyIStayed. We argue power, context, and subjugated knowledges must each be central considerations in conducting Big Data social media research. In doing so, this paper offers a feminist practice of holistic reflexivity in order to help social media researchers navigate and negotiate this terrain.

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 2018

The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, i... more The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, including interpersonal, organizational, and public relations. This conceptual paper investigates the notion of relationships and proposes a framework to understand and explicate corporate-community relationships (CCRs), a specific type of organization-public relationships (OPRs). In developing this framework, we draw upon existing literature and our experiences in Liberia related to natural resource management (NRM) as part of a multi-year collaborative peacebuilding initiative. We advance a framework of CCRs that (a) helps develop further empirical research and knowledge about these relationships and (b) contributes to the practice of more transformative relationships between Western and Asian multinational corporations (MNCs) and local communities in West Africa and beyond. This framework puts forth our conceptualization of CCRs as (a) constituted by the communicative, (b) dynamic, con...

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 2018

The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, i... more The concept of relationships is one that is central to numerous subfields within communication, including interpersonal, organizational, and public relations. This conceptual paper investigates the notion of relationships and proposes a framework to understand and explicate corporate-community relationships (CCRs), a specific type of organization-public relationships (OPRs). In developing this framework, we draw upon existing literature and our experiences in Liberia related to natural resource management (NRM) as part of a multi-year collaborative peacebuilding initiative. We advance a framework of CCRs that (a) helps develop further empirical research and knowledge about these relationships and (b) contributes to the practice of more transformative relationships between Western and Asian multinational corporations (MNCs) and local communities in West Africa and beyond. This framework puts forth our conceptualization of CCRs as (a) constituted by the communicative, (b) dynamic, constantly influenced by macro and micro factors, and (c) complex. Drawing on our framework, we also advance some guiding questions for a research agenda in this area.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2017

As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete examples of... more As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete examples of how such research is done. In this essay, we articulate an example of the how by presenting the work of the Purdue Peace Project, a locally led peacebuilding initiative based at Purdue University. We do so by (a) explicating the communicative choices in our approach to engaged scholarship and (b) relating these choices to the impacts that our approach has had on preventing political violence related to a chieftaincy dispute in Keperman (pseudonym), Ghana. Based on qualitative data from multiple time points, we unpack our communicative choices, relate these choices to the realization of engagement goals and setbacks, and reveal multi-level, interdependent, and communicative indicators of impacts. We present what we term the relationally attentive approach to engaged communication scholarship and discuss implications and recommendations for those doing engaged scholarship.

Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2017

ABSTRACT As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete ex... more ABSTRACT As interest in engaged communication scholarship grows, so does the need for concrete examples of how such research is done. In this essay, we articulate an example of the how by presenting the work of the Purdue Peace Project, a locally led peacebuilding initiative based at Purdue University. We do so by (a) explicating the communicative choices in our approach to engaged scholarship and (b) relating these choices to the impacts that our approach has had on preventing political violence related to a chieftaincy dispute in Keperman (pseudonym), Ghana. Based on qualitative data from multiple time points, we unpack our communicative choices, relate these choices to the realization of engagement goals and setbacks, and reveal multi-level, interdependent, and communicative indicators of impacts. We present what we term the relationally attentive approach to engaged communication scholarship and discuss implications and recommendations for those doing engaged scholarship.

Management Communication Quarterly, 2020

In this introduction to the Special Issue, we foreground our feminist journeys, discuss legacies ... more In this introduction to the Special Issue, we foreground our feminist journeys, discuss legacies of feminist organizational communication, and introduce the articles of the Special Issue. In the process, we imagine future possibilities of feminist work, thus charting directions for research and praxis.

Management Communication Quarterly, 2020

1. E nvisio ni n g m o r e e q ui t a bl e a n d jus t fut u r e s : fe mi ni s t o r g a niz a t... more 1. E nvisio ni n g m o r e e q ui t a bl e a n d jus t fut u r e s : fe mi ni s t o r g a niz a tio n al c o m m u ni c a tio n in t h e o ry a n d p r a xis. M a n a g e m e n t Co m m u ni c a tio n Q u a r t e rly 3 5 (1) , p p .

Management Communication Quarterly

The ideas of this forum germinated at the Organizational Communication Division’s pre-conference ... more The ideas of this forum germinated at the Organizational Communication Division’s pre-conference at the 106th annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) in 2020. A group of scholar-teachers, committed to addressing various critical social issues, came together to challenge dominant ideas, paradigms, and structures within and beyond organizational communication. We engaged with decolonization and social justice as an ongoing project that cultivates scholarship, pedagogy, and public engagement. Our discussions left us with a sense of urgency and inspiration to work substantively toward thinking differently about organizational communication. Our goal in this forum is to present the collective as a sharp provocation to decenter the spaces of theorizing and pedagogical practices in organizational communication and beyond.

Gender Hate Online, 2019

In this chapter, we examine women’s public narratives of online harassment in order to interrogat... more In this chapter, we examine women’s public narratives of online harassment in order to interrogate the ways women share their stories as a means of enacting modes of resistance in digital spaces. More specifically, we identify four rhetorical strategies women use in their narratives, including calling out harassers and institutions, representing shared experience, disrupting hegemonic narratives of the internet and online harassment and defying harassers. We discuss both the potentials and limitations of each strategy in order to consider the practical implications these strategies have for the ways resistance to online harassment can be enacted. We also reflect on our own narratives of online harassment and consider the ethical implications of researching and reproducing women’s public narratives. In all these ways, we hope to shed light on the ways women use their public narratives of online harassment to seek public change as well as what new understanding can be gained through s...

Gender, Communication, and the Leadership Gap, 2017

The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication, Mar 2017

The notion of the organization as “discursive construction” is a concept that follows from the li... more The notion of the organization as “discursive construction” is a concept that follows from the linguistic turn and draws on various conceptualizations of “discourse.” is concept gives primacy to the ways that organizations and organizing are constituted in and through discourse. Major areas of empirical research on this topic include themes of power, identity, leadership, and organizational culture.

Author: Linabary, Jasmine, R. Ph.D. Institution: Purdue University Degree Received: August 2017 T... more Author: Linabary, Jasmine, R. Ph.D. Institution: Purdue University Degree Received: August 2017 Title: Constructing Digital ‘Safe’ Space: Navigating Tensions in Transnational Feminist Organizing Online Major Professor: Stacey L. Connaughton Despite decades of advocacy, women still struggle to gain access to public spaces, in particular to spaces of power such as formal governance and decision-making processes, economic sites, and media institutions. Globalization has enabled the emergence of transnational feminist organizing in response to these exclusions, yet scholars have largely not attended to the spaces within which transnational feminist organizing takes place and the implications of those spaces. These spaces matter as they have the potential to both disrupt and reproduce existing power relations and exclusions. This study identified digital space as a site of transnational feminist organizing and explored how digital ‘safe’ counter-spaces are communicatively constructed and...