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Boromisza-Habashi, David

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  • Dr. Boromisza-Habashi is an ethnographer of communication who studies studies the relationship between culture, communication, and globalization. His research focuses on the ways communication facilitates the movement of discursive resources across cultural boundaries. He is particularly interested in how speakers assign various kinds of value to discursive resources, and what role value has to play in the global circulation of speech genres such as Anglo-American public speaking.

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  • Relationship between language use and culture, ethnography of communication, public discourse, public speaking, language and social interaction, globalization, value, circulation, communication education

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  • COMM 1210 - Perspectives on Human Communication
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    Surveys communication in a variety of contexts and applications. Topics include basic concepts and general models of communication, ethics, language and nonverbal communication, personal relationships, group decision making, organizational communication, and impact of technological developments on communication. Required for COMN majors and minors.
  • COMM 2410 - The Practice of Intercultural Communication
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2024
    Prepares students to approach intercultural communication as interaction across cultural difference. Teaches the discovery of how culturally variable communication practices (e.g., word and language choice, speech acts, personal address, silence, nonverbal communication, etc.) can lead to the breakdown of coordinated interaction, and how coordination can be restored. Examines broader social, cultural, and political contexts in which intercultural interactions occur.
  • COMM 3410 - Intercultural Communication
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
    Explores complex relationships between culture and communication processes from various conceptual perspectives. Considers the important role of context (e.g., social, historical, and cultural) in intercultural interactions. Recommended Prerequisites: COMM 1210 and COMM 1600.
  • COMM 4220 - Senior Seminar: Functions of Communication
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2019
    Topical seminar on the functions of communication across interpersonal, group, organizational, and public contexts. Reviews current theory and research on topics such as communication and conflict, persuasion, and ethical dimensions of communication practices.
  • COMM 4950 - Senior Thesis: Honors
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    For exceptional communication majors who wish to graduate with department honors and receive credit for writing an honors thesis. For students accepted into COMN Honors program and currently completing COMN Honors Thesis project.
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