Libraries' Spring Colloquium

"Facebook

Just Got Creepy"

An Exploration of Privacy Management in Socially Networked Communication

by Dr. Sarah Bonewits Feldner
& Dr. Scott D'Urso

Thursday, February 26th
3:00 p.m.

Raynor Library Conference Center,
Beaumier Suites B-C

Beyond its popularity, the Facebook phenomenon raises important questions about several complex communication issues.  One of these issues is the question of privacy management.  This presentation examines the communication processes involved in how student users manage and protect their privacy on Facebook.  The study’s significance lies in its ability to understand the ways in which college students seek to simultaneously present and protect themselves online.

February 2009--Dr. Sarah Bonewits Feldner and Dr. Scott C. D'Urso, assistant professors in the Department of Communication Studies, have presented their studies of socially networked communication at the annual conferences of the Central States Communication Association and the National Communication Association.

Dr. Bonewits Feldner received her PhD from Purdue University in 2002 and came to Marquette University in the same year.  Her research interests are organizational communication, communication and identity, and service learning in higher education and she has published articles in a number of communication journals, including International Journal of Strategic Information and Communication Studies.  Her courses include Introduction to Small Group Communication, Organizational Communication, and Communication Approaches to Training and Development.

Dr. D'Urso received his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and joined Marquette's faculty that year.  His courses include Introduction to Small Group Communication, Foundations of Communication Studies, Communication Approaches to Interviewing, and Organizational Communication.  His research interests are organizational communication, new communication technologies and computer-mediated communication, and electronic monitoring and surveillance in the workplace; he has published articles in Management Communication Quarterly and Communication Theory.

The event is free, open to all Marquette students, faculty, and staff; light refreshments will be available.  Members of the general public are welcome, but seating is limited and pre-registration is required for access to Raynor Library (call 414-288-5998).  The colloquium series is jointly sponsored by the Marquette University Librarians' Assembly and the Library Support Staff Association.  Questions concerning the event may be addressed to Rose Trupiano at 288-5998 or e-mail.