Patrice Oppliger

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Patrice Oppliger
Born (1963-08-26) 26 August 1963 (age 61)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Alabama
Scientific career
Fields Popular culture
Institutions Boston University College of Communication

Patrice A. Oppliger (born 26 August 1963), [1] is the assistant professor of communication at Boston University College of Communication. [2]

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Oppliger has written extensively about the impact of popular culture on student's high school years, and has been consulted by the media on the subject. Interviewed by CNN about cyberbullying, Oppliger discussed the film "Mean Girls", which is based on the book "Queen Bees and Wannabes" by Rosalind Wiseman. Oppliger accused the film of "glamorizing bad behavior", she went on to say that, "The book is a helpful guide to relationships between girls; the movie, on the other hand, showed the positive side of being a mean girl." [3]

WFXT Fox25 News also interviewed Oppliger about Rockport High School's decision to ban female students from wearing yoga pants. She said that the school ought to have judged the students on a "case-by-case" basis instead. [4]

Education

Patrice Oppliger gained her degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, her master's from the University of Maine, and her doctorate University of Alabama. [2]

Bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Journal articles

Mainstream press

  • Reuell, Peter (29 April 2008). "'Sexy' Cyrus photo spread puts parents in a tough spot". Pembroke Mariner & Express, Wicked local. Oppliger doesn't believe the photos will spark a rash of nude or semi-nude photography among Cyrus's `tween' and teen fan base, but only because many of those fans are taking those pictures already.
  • Burnett III, James H. (4 February 2013). "Men finding new hobbies to help relax, socialize". Boston Globe | Lifestyle. Since men are marrying later, they tend to like hobbies and organizations that either include women or have the potential to lead them to women.
  • Menon, Vinay (15 November 2013). "Mainstreaming of mean: Our age of nastiness, deceit and malice". Toronto Star Newspaper. I feel like it used to be if one of our friends fell down, we'd wait to see if they were OK before we laughed. I feel like we just laugh now.

Academic journals

  • Oppliger, Patrice A.; Sherblom, John C. (1988). "Late night with David Letterman: A humorous balance". Communication Research Reports. 5 (2): 193–196. doi:10.1080/08824098809359823.
  • Oppliger, Patrice A.; Sherblom, John C. (1990). "David Letterman, his audience, his jokes, and their relationship". Communication Research Reports. 7 (1): 15–19. doi:10.1080/08824099009359848.
  • Oppliger, Patrice A.; Sherblom, John C. (1992). "Humor: incongruity, disparagement, and David Letterman". Communication Research Reports. 9 (1): 99–108. doi:10.1080/08824099209359901.
  • Oppliger, Patrice A.; Zillmann, Dolf (January 1997). "Disgust in humor: its appeal to adolescents". Humor: International Journal of Humor Research. 10 (4): 421–437. doi:10.1515/humr.1997.10.4.421. S2CID   144668923.
  • Oppliger, Patrice A.; Aylor, Brooks (2003). "Out-of-class communication and student perceptions of instructor humor orientation and socio-communicative style". Communication Education. 52 (2): 122–134. doi:10.1080/03634520302469. S2CID   145104142.

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References

  1. "Oppliger, Patrice A." Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 July 2014. (Patrice A. Oppliger) data view (Aug. 26, 1963)
  2. 1 2 "Patrice Oppliger". Public Relations, Boston University. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. Leopold, Todd (30 October 2013). "How to counter online bullies". CNN. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. Presenter: unknown, Interviewee Patrice Oppliger (2014). WFXT Fox25 News (Television). Boston: WFXT Fox25. News item "School clothing concerns: should students be allowed to wear yoga pants to school?" 5.43am - 5.48am. Retrieved 12 July 2014 via Amazon S3: online cloud storage. I feel like they rush to judgment, they make this blanket statement about, "No yoga pants", without educating the students about exactly why, and what does it mean for their display of sexuality in school.