Framing in Conflict Situations: Exploring the Application of Frame Theory to Understand Conflict Communication

 

 

 

Sponsor:

Peace and Conflict Communication Division

Schedule Information:

Scheduled Time: Sat, Nov 18 - 12:30pm - 1:45pm  Building/Room: Convention Center / Room 008 A
Title Displayed in Event Calendar: Framing in Conflict Situations: Exploring the Application of Frame Theory to Understand Conflict Communication

Session Participants:

Changing Frames: Reframing and Turning Points in a Protracted Conflict

*Linda Putnam (Texas A&M Univ), Martha Shoemaker (Texas A & M)

Driving in Circles: A Case Study Analysis of the Road Conflict in Juneau, Alaska

*Christina NaMee Eriksen (Hamline University)

Media Conflict Framing: The Media's use of Issue Framing in the Hurricane Katrina Coverage

*Robert Tyler Spradley (Stephen F Austin State Univ)

Toward A Frame-Based Theory of Abuse

*Patricia Palmerton (Hamline University)

Chair: Kenneth Fox (Hamline University) 

 

 

 

Abstract:

The papers presented on this panel apply the concept of framing to communication in diverse types of conflict situations: an ongoing environmental conflict, local-state political conflicts, media coverage of emergency response, and domestic abuse. The authors provide diverse perspectives on the ways in which analyzing frames can shed light on the communication dynamics playing out in these conflict situations. One purpose of this panel is to facilitate discussion of the theoretical potential of frame analysis for understanding conflict. Among the questions we will address is: How do these different analyses highlight theoretical commonalities and differences in applications of frame theory to understanding the way communication functions in conflict situations? The panel is purposely structured to allow for facilitated discussion.