Hi all, One of our Master¹s students wants to examine how businesses engaged in military production (including weapons and weapons systems) re-present themselves in their public communications - especially vis-a-vis (presumed) national reputations for / ostensible interests in peacemaking. This work is inspired by a previous MA thesis here examining how two prominent Norwegian military production companies re-present themselves in a country more widely known for the Nobel Peace Prize (and, for example, whose major national holiday - 17th of May - celebrates national independence primarily through children¹s parades: no military fly-overs, no military units in the parade, no military equipment on display, etc.) The focus, however, will be on a major weapons company in the U.S., and using a different method of analysis (on the ethos / rhetoric at work, rather than a frame analysis). We would be extremely grateful for 1) any suggestions for helpful research and related academic sources that might contribute? And/or 2) if anyone has good contacts with colleagues who work within these industries and who might be willing to be interviewed, suggestions along these lines would also be greatly appreciated. FWIW: I¹ll be attending the upcoming ICA, including two days of pre-conferences. If anyone would like to meet up over coffee or beer to talk about this project, I¹d be delighted. Many thanks in advance, - charles Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication Director, Centre for Research on Media Innovations <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/center/media-innovations/> Editor, The Journal of Media Innovations <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/> My latest book, Digital Media Ethics, is now available from Polity: http://www.politybooks.com/book.asp?ref=0745656056 University of Oslo P.O. Box 1093 Blindern NO-0317 Oslo Norway email: charles.ess@media.uio.no