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Representations of Families in the Media

Theme week organized by
Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-CarterTexas Tech Universiy
Co-editor

This Is Us Media Res Spotlight

By Mikayla Koppy

Never Have I Ever: Navigating the Autonomy-Connection Dialectic

By Gianmarco Soares de Vargas

Redefining Authority: Family Communication and Identity Formation in Avatar: The Last Airbender

By ChrisLynne Stokes

Talk as Survival: Family Communication Patterns and Nontraditional Family Life in Shameless

By Sumeyya Akdilek

Co-Parenting in Contemporary Television: Jane The Virgin

By Mackenzie Mickavicz