Research

Dreiling, Miche. "Rear-facing camera: Cell phone cinematography in Midnight Traveler (Hassan Fazili, 2019)." Frames Cinema Journal No. 18 (June 2021): 177-188. https://doi.org/10.15664/fcj.v18i1.2257

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera,”
-Dorothea Lange

This article explores the aesthetic potentiality of handheld documentary cinematic techniques, including use of the smartphone camera, in a transnational context.

Beck Banks & Miche Dreiling "Queer and trans filmmaking: a new pedagogy." Jump Cut No. 60 (Spring 2021): https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/BanksDreilingRouleauInterview/index.html

Navigating queer and trans sensibilities throughout academia and film production, these three filmmakers get together to compare “how we make movies.” Their individual film practices and research careers let them create a new form of pedagogy, informed by their own experiences as queer and trans scholars.

Dreiling, M. "Bechdel boon or bust: A comparative quantitative study in film." Presented at Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, & Gender 41st Annual Conference (2018): Lake Tahoe, CA.

In a time of ever-growing media choices, it is critical that audiences have tools that can help them be conscious in their selection and consumption of media, and that we as researchers examine the tools being used by audiences and continually seek to critique and improve them. The present research utilizes a crowd-sourced, publicly available resource for Bechdel test results and examines whether the test is a sufficient tool to determine the presence of sexism in film.

Dreiling, M & Kilmer, L. "Remember to Turn on the Light: An autoethnographic illumination of identity through adoption, reunification, and Harry Potter." Presented at Southwest Popular/American Culture Association's 38th Annual Conference (2017): Albuquerque, NM.

The purpose of this exploration is two-fold: first, we analyze the rhetorical character of Harry Potter through a focus on his coming-of-age journey and search for identity. Second, we engage in a parallel autoethnographic exploration based on insights drawn from the rhetorical analysis, in order to deepen understanding of lived experiences through a uniquely-utilized lens of rhetorical criticism.

Dreiling, M. (2016). [Review of the book Concrete and Dust: Mapping the Sexual Terrains of Los Angeles by Jeanine Mingé and Amber Lynn Zimmerman]. Women & Language, (39)1, 135-136.

Concrete and Dust is more than a book; it is a sensory experience. Through a methodology the authors call “arts-based autoethnography of place,” Mingé and Zimmerman craft an experience that encourages the whole person - mind, body, and soul to engage with the text. From the introduction near the Los Angeles River, through Burbank, Chatsworth, the Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood, and the Topanga Canyon, the text leads readers through a personal tour of Los Angeles nestled perfectly in the context of critical hindsight and theoretical study.

Armstrong, R. N., Nordyke, R. S., & Dreiling, M. (2017 & 2016). Communication 111 Handbook (5th & 4th eds.). Wichita, KS: Wichita State University.

Communication 111-Public Speaking is a required General Education foundation course. It introduces students to the basic principles of selecting an appropriate speech topic, learning how to support the speech with pertinent evidence, writing an effective outline and then delivering effective informative and persuasive speeches.

Dreiling, M. (2013). Starving College Students: An Examination of the Cliché. -- In Proceedings: 9th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p.41-42. Retrieved from: http://hdl.handle.net/10057/6743

Many have heard the phrase "starving college student." This paper answers the question - are college students really hungry? And if so, what is the nature and the scope of the issue on Wichita State University's campus? Through the use of both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this paper takes a comprehensive route to address an issue [and] explores the possibility of solutions which may be applicable in a local context.

Dreiling, M. (2012). Beyond Annie Oakley: An Analysis of TV's Portrayal of Markswomen. -- In Proceedings: 8th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p.26-27. Retrieved from: http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5733

The purpose of this study was threefold: to discern whether the History Channel's television series Top Shot provides a sexist representation of gender, to determine whether casting is gender-biased when compared with ratios of marksmanship in [comparable] sectors, and to assess whether markswomen are marginalized based on their gender.