Speaking
Conferences, invited talks, and podcast work.
More than 30 competitive conference papers, invited lectures at peer institutions, and an ongoing podcast on film, comics, and culture. Sorted below by venue type, most recent first.


Competitive conference papers
11 entries
2024
Malicious Movie Talk: Joker Discourse as a Case of Malevolent Spurring and Poaching
Hammonds, K. A.
National Communication Association 110th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
Top Paper, Theatre/Film/New Multimedia Division
2023
Public Speaking and Theatre: A History, a Hope
Hammonds, K. A.
National Communication Association 109th Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD
Top Student Paper Panel, 2nd Place
2023
Reading Comics with Ricoeur: Hermeneutic Mediations in George Takei's They Called Us Enemy
Hammonds, K. A.
Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA
2022
Fan Shaming: Stratification Within Marvel Fandom
Hubbard, C. G., Hammonds, K. A., & Meeks, L.
National Communication Association 108th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
2022
The Green Knight and the Myth of the Round Table: Gebser and Circles in/of Consciousness
Hammonds, K. A.
American Culture Association / Popular Culture Association National Conference
2021
The Pyle Paradox: Identification Through Alienation
Hammonds, K. A.
Comics Arts Conference: Special Edition, Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA
2021
An Archeology of Idolic Intoxication
Kramer, E. M., & Hammonds, K. A.
National Communication Association 107th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
2020
A Voice for the Voiceless: This is America and This is Nigeria as Political Resistance
Acheme, D., & Hammonds, K. A.
National Communication Association Conference (Virtual)
Top Student Papers Panel, International & Intercultural Communication Division
2020
Communicating Cultism: Discursive Sensegiving of Cult Status
Hammonds, K. A., & Kramer, M. W.
National Communication Association Conference (Virtual)
2020
Online MMR Vaccine Hesitancy
Hammonds, K. A.
National Communication Association Conference (Virtual)
2019
A Knell for Bruce: Alex Ross' Visual Narrative Commentary in Origins: Batman
Hammonds, K. A.
Batman in Popular Culture Conference, Bowling Green State University
Invited lectures
3 entries
2024
Understanding Qualitative Data
Hammonds, K. A.
Sam Houston State University, Department of Communication (Graduate course lecture)
2022
Storytelling for Social Change
Hammonds, K. A.
University of Oklahoma, COMM 3243 Communication and Social Change
2021
Haunted Pasts, Bright Futures: Ghost Stories Toward [Re]Telling History
Hammonds, K. A.
University of Oklahoma, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Seminar (Webinar)
Panels
1 entry
2024
Silences, Gaps, Ruptures: A Call for Action in Basic Communication Course Research
Hammonds, K. A. [Session Panelist]
National Communication Association 110th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
Podcasts
1 entry
2022
Special Topics in Media — co-host
Castleberry, G. & Hammonds, K. A.
Mid-America Christian University, Department of Media and Ethics (Audio podcast series)
Ongoing since 2022. Episodes on the Joker, Batman, Civil War, Beetlejuice, and more.
Press
3 entries
2024
Joker: The Dark Side of Film Fandom — Author Interview
Castleberry, G. & Hammonds, K. A.
Special Topics in Media
2022
2020
Special Topics Presents: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns: Bat-Mania Roundtable
Castleberry, G. (Producer)
Special Topics in Media