Flora Keshishian
Biographic Data
| ID | 4931079 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Flora Keshishian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Flora |
| FAMILY NAME | Keshishian |
| SIGNATURE | KESHISHIAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. John's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Culture and Classroom Communication
Using participant observations and informal interviews, the study examined whether and how classroom communication in Armenia reflects Armenian culture and history, including the Soviet influence for close to seven decades and Armenia’s transition from one socio-politico-economic system to another, followed by internationalization of education and globalization. Findings of the study revealed three major themes that have impacted the classroom co…
Hyper-capitalism, not the medium, is the message
This article inverts Marshall McLuhan’s aphorism, ‘the medium is the message’, coined more than half a century ago, to make the argument that it is the message – in this case hyper-capitalism – that shapes the medium and governs the context in which media are introduced and operate. Harsh life conditions under hyper-capitalism make communication technologies, such as mobile phones and their numerous devices including text-messaging, a necessity. …
Culture and Post-Soviet Transitions
Commodified Education, Profit-driven Mass Media, and American Democracy
Through a critical analysis we argue that, because of the commodification of educational products, students are being miseducated. Commodified education uncritically endorses establishment views and anti-intellectualism rather than providing students with what they need to understand society. Rather than seeing education as a process of developing the power of reasoning and judgment, students have been conditioned to place more emphasis on educat…
Political bias and nonpolitical news
This study examines whether politico‐economic theory holds true in the reportage of nonpolitical events such as natural disasters. According to this theory, news reporting is politically biased in that it reflects the political‐economic interests of the country that produces the news. Two leading national newspapers were examined for their coverage of two earthquakes, one which took place in Armenia, then a republic in the Soviet Union, on Decemb…
Political bias and nonpolitical news
This study examines whether politico‐economic theory holds true in the reportage of nonpolitical events such as natural disasters. According to this theory, news reporting is politically biased in that it reflects the political‐economic interests of the country that produces the news. Two leading national newspapers were examined for their coverage of two earthquakes, one which took place in Armenia, then a republic in the Soviet Union, on Decemb…
Culture and Post-Soviet Transitions
Commodified Education, Profit-driven Mass Media, and American Democracy
Through a critical analysis we argue that, because of the commodification of educational products, students are being miseducated. Commodified education uncritically endorses establishment views and anti-intellectualism rather than providing students with what they need to understand society. Rather than seeing education as a process of developing the power of reasoning and judgment, students have been conditioned to place more emphasis on educat…
Political bias and nonpolitical news
This study examines whether politico‐economic theory holds true in the reportage of nonpolitical events such as natural disasters. According to this theory, news reporting is politically biased in that it reflects the political‐economic interests of the country that produces the news. Two leading national newspapers were examined for their coverage of two earthquakes, one which took place in Armenia, then a republic in the Soviet Union, on Decemb…
Commodified Education, Profit-driven Mass Media, and American Democracy
Through a critical analysis we argue that, because of the commodification of educational products, students are being miseducated. Commodified education uncritically endorses establishment views and anti-intellectualism rather than providing students with what they need to understand society. Rather than seeing education as a process of developing the power of reasoning and judgment, students have been conditioned to place more emphasis on educat…
Culture and Classroom Communication
Using participant observations and informal interviews, the study examined whether and how classroom communication in Armenia reflects Armenian culture and history, including the Soviet influence for close to seven decades and Armenia’s transition from one socio-politico-economic system to another, followed by internationalization of education and globalization. Findings of the study revealed three major themes that have impacted the classroom co…
Hyper-capitalism, not the medium, is the message
This article inverts Marshall McLuhan’s aphorism, ‘the medium is the message’, coined more than half a century ago, to make the argument that it is the message – in this case hyper-capitalism – that shapes the medium and governs the context in which media are introduced and operate. Harsh life conditions under hyper-capitalism make communication technologies, such as mobile phones and their numerous devices including text-messaging, a necessity. …
Culture and Post-Soviet Transitions
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Armenian (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Business (2 works)