1. Larissa Carneiro
Curriculum Vitæ
2016/2017
5111 Oakbrook Drive
Durham, NC 27713
North Carolina
Email: lscarneiro66@gmail.com
Skype: larissa.carneiro64
Phone: (919) 448.6620
https://ncsu.academia.edu/LarissaCarneiro
Website: www.larissacarneiro.com
Education
Ph.D. Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM), 2016
North Carolina State University
Dissertation: Divine Technology: How God Created Dinosaurs and People.
Chair: Dr. Jason Swarts (English Department)
Committee Members: Dr. Victoria Gallagher, Dr. William Kinsella, and Dr. Jason Bivins.
M.A. Communication and Mediatic Interactions, 2009
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Thesis: Maqtal: sacred narratives on the website of Izzedine Alqassam Martyrs Brigade.
B.A. Communication – Journalism, 2004
FUMEC University, Brazil.
B.A. Dramatic Arts, 1989
Fundaçao Clovis Salgado, Brazil.
Research Interest
I am currently a lecturer in the Department of Communication at North Carolina State University.
Since 2008, I have been working on the intersection of media, technology, rhetoric, science, and
religion. My research is guided by the desire to understand the role that techno-scientific
representations play in the construction of both scientific and religious realities. Moreover, I have
focused on how religious ethos affects scientific production and, at the same time, how religious
discourses are affected by scientific and technological progress.
Areas of interest: Rhetoric of Science; Rhetoric of Technology; Material and Visual Rhetoric;
Material and Visual Culture; Technology and Science Studies; Media Theory and Philosophy of
Technology.

2. Publication
Book Chapter
Abrahamson, J. & Carneiro, L. (for publication in 2017). “History.” In: Souza e Silva, A. (ed.),
Debates on Mobile Communication. New York, NY: Routledge.
Refereed Journal Articles
Anson, C., Dannels, D.P., Laboy, J. & Carneiro, L. (2016). “Students’ Perceptions of Oral Screencast
Responses to Their Writing: Exploring Digitally Mediated Identities.” Journal of Business and Technical
Communication (March 2016), p.1-34.
Carneiro, L. (2015). “The Implication of Technology in Mediatization and Mediation Approaches to
Religious Studies.” Culture and Religion 16 (1).
Carneiro, L. & Johnson, M. (2015). “Ethnic past and Ethnic now: the representation of memory in
ethnic museum websites.” Public Relations Inquiry 4 (2), p.163-179.
Johnson, M. & Carneiro, L. (2014). “Communicating Visual Identities on Ethnic Museum
Websites”. Visual Communication Journal, 13 (3), p.357-372.
Carneiro, L & Johnson, M. (2014). “Quantitative and Qualitative Visual Content Analysis in the
Study of Websites.” SAGE Research Methods Cases. -
http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/978144627305013517800, p. 1-15
Book Review
Carneiro, L. (in press). [Review of the book The Marvelous Clouds: Towards a Philosophy of Elemental
Media, by J. D. Peters]. Material Religion (in press).
Non-refereed publications
Carneiro, L. (2009). “Dying to Save Us: Multimediality in Constructing Mythical and Religious
Narratives of Islamic Fundamentalist Martyrs.” Communication Studies, Vol. 5, p. 1-20.
Carneiro, L. (2008). “The Religious Fundamentalist and the Intelligent Bomb.” BOCS - Biblioteca
Online de Comunicaçao Social. http://www.bocc.ubi.pt/pag/grau-larissa-fundamentalismo-religioso.pdf
Carneiro, L. (2008). “A representaao Imagetica do Fato e a Verdade Evanescente.” Revista Rumores, 2
(3).
Carneiro, L. (2008). “Gravaçoes Videograficas de Suicidas Fundamentalistas Islamicos.” Revista
Travessias, 2 (2), p. 1-17.

3. Presentations
Invited Lectures
“The Implication of Technology in Mediatization and Mediation Approaches to Cultural Studies.”
University of Heidelberg, Department of Religious Studies, 2014.
“Contemporary Religious Terrorism.” Pontifical Catholic University, Communication Department,
2009.
“The Media and the Valorization of Contemporary Martyrdom.” Pontifical Catholic University of
Minas Gerais, Communication Department, 2009.
“Religious mediation on political terrorism.” Universidade FUMEC, Seminar on violence, 2008.
Conference presentations
Carneiro, L. “The Material Network of Creationism, or, How to turn the Bible into Scientific Facts.”
Rhetoric Society of America 2016. Atlanta, 2016.
Carneiro, L. “The question of agency in evolution and Creationism: what recalcitrants have to say.”
Inspiring Extremism – creating trust: The conflicting power of religious rhetoric. Hannover,
Germany, 2016.
Carneiro, L. “Networking Creationism, or, How to turn the Bible into Scientific Facts.” Material
Religion: Embodiment, Materiality, Technology. Duke University, 2015.
Carneiro, L. “The Implication of Technology in Mediatization and Mediation Approaches to
Religious Studies.” ICA – International Communication Association, Puerto Rico, 2015.
Carneiro, L. “Radios, letters, and cars: on the creation of an imagined Christian landscape in
America.” AAR - American Academy of Religion, San Diego, 2014.
Carneiro, L. “E-meter: the 20th century technology for spiritual enlightenment.” International
Media, Culture and Religion, Canterbury, England, 2014.
Carneiro, L. “Online Confession: Self-Management and the Categorization of Sin.” Media and
Religion: The Global View conference, Boulder, 2014.
Carneiro, L. “From Shrines to Museums: the Rhetoric of Things.” Carolina Rhetoric Conference,
Raleigh, 2013.
Carneiro, L. “Immortality as a Digital Enterprise: Mythical Temporality on Digital Network.” Islam
and Media Conference, Boulder 2009.
Carneiro, L. “Multimediality in Constructing Mythical and Religious Narratives of Islamic
Fundamentalist Martyrs.” Global Media Seminar, Accra, Ghana, 2009.

4. Carneiro, L. The Suicidal Religious Fundamentalist: A New Mediated Identity. Under Siege: Media,
Government, Politics, and Citizens Freedom in an Age of Terrorism, Istambul, Turkey, 2009.
Carneiro, L. “Multimediality in Constructing Mythical and Religious Narratives of Islamic
Fundamentalist Martyrs.” Third Doctoral Symposium on Arab and Muslim Media, London,
England, 2009.
Carneiro, L. “A Imortalidade como um Empreendimento Digital: a temporalidade mítica religiosa
no tempo intersticial das redes sociotécnicas.” Compos, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2009.
Carneiro, L. “Registros videográficos de suicidas fundamentalistas islâmicos: vínculos de afeto na
rede.” I Colóquio Internacional Atividades e Afetos, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2008.
Carneiro, L. “The Fundamentalist Religious Suicide: A New Mediatic Identity.” International Media,
Culture and Religion, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008
Grants and Awards
ICA (International Communication Association) - travel award from the Philosophy, Theory,
Critique division for the paper “The Implication of Technology in Mediatization and Mediation
Approaches to Religious Studies,” 2015.
FAPEMIG (Fundaçao de Amparo a Pesquisa de Minas Gerais) - one year of full tuition for masters,
2009 (Brazil).
CAPES (Capacitaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior) - one year of full tuition
for masters, 2008 (Brazil).
Research Experience
Research Assistant for the Campus Writing &Speaking and Center. Communication and English
Departments, North Carolina State University, 2014-2015.
Principal investigators: Dr. Chris Anson and Dr. Deanna Dannels.
Research Assistant for the “Ethnic Museum Websites” project. Communication Department.
North Carolina State University, 2013-2014.
Principal investigator: Dr. Melissa Johnson.
This project researched the visual communication on ethnic museum websites in the United States.
Research Assistant for the “Scaling Up STEM Learning with the VCL” project. Communication,
Education, and Mathematic Departments, North Carolina State University, 2012-2013.
Principal investigator: Dr. Sarah Stein.
This project researched the impact of visual and digital media to fashion the most effective uses of
the VCL in meeting the needs of diverse educational environments.

5. Research Assistant for the “Mediatization and Mediatic Interaction” project. Communication
Department. Pontifical Catholic University, 2008-2009.
Principal investigator: Dr. Geane Alzamora.
This project researched methods for the investigation of digital networks.
Teaching Experience
“Harry Potter and Religion” (2017). Instructor. Department of Religious Studies, Duke University.
This course focuses on the reception of the Harry Potter book series among Christians.
Fundamentalist religious groups have claimed that the Harry Potter books contained satanic
messages, witchcraft, and praised for practices of the occult. By contrast, supporters of the books
insist that the series of books convey Christian messages. By investigating the debate, "Harry Potter
and Religion" examines the history of thought between what is understood as “magic” and
“religion” and the (sometimes blurred) boundaries between religion and science and the place of
technologies of enchantment in the performance of magic, religion, and science alike.
“Public Relation Campaigns” (2016). Instructor. Department of Communication, North Carolina
State University.
Public Relations Campaigns is the capstone course for upper-level students in the Public Relations
Concentration in the Department of Communication. Its purpose is to provide students an
opportunity to apply their public relations and rhetorical knowledge to an actual PR challenge by
working with a real client. The project provides the chance to students to prove to the department,
prospective employers that they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to succeed as a PR
professional.
“Visual Rhetoric” (2015). Instructor. Department of Communication, North Carolina State
University.
This course provided a big picture of the field known as “visual” and/or “material” rhetoric. It
offers different studies, approaches, and even different definitions about how “visual rhetoric”
should be understood and its scope. First of all, and most important, this course expands the very
concept of “rhetoric” to more than verbal and textual communication to incorporate pictures (still
and moving), artifacts, graphics, and spaces. Moreover, it expands the function of rhetoric for more
than persuasion.
“International and Inter-cultural Communication” (2014-2016). Instructor. Department of
Communication, North Carolina State University.
The starting point of this course is to recognize the existence of different cultures, meanings, and,
therefore, the necessity of bridging these differences in order to have a positive communication
process. This course combines theoretical explorations of cross-cultural communication to enlarge
the comprehension of the concepts of culture and identity in a globalized word and improve skills
for communicating and working in domestic and international intercultural settings.
“Case Studies in Public Relations” (2014). Teaching Assistant. Department of Communication,
North Carolina State University.

6. This class builds on Introduction to Public Relations by enabling you to examine real-world public
relations case studies in depth, and use communication, media, and public relations theories in
organizational problem solving. The course examines public relations planning, implementation of
communication and action strategies and tactics, and evaluation of public relations programming. In
addition, the course also involves discussion about management responsibilities of public relations
and organizational leaders.
“International and Inter-cultural Communication” (2013). Teaching Assistant. Department of
Communication, North Carolina State University.
“Network Theory” (2009, 2010). Instructor. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais -
Institute for Continuing Education (ICE).
New network technologies have meant meaningful changes among individuals, households,
institutions, communities, societies, and the world in the past two decades. This course provides an
understanding of new technologies, practices, meanings, and consequences of a networked society.
We study the social, political, economic, and cultural contexts of communication networks. A variety
of theoretical and methodological approaches for studying networks will be explored and compared.
Professional Development
“Introduction to Teaching” workshop. Facilitators Dr. Barbi Honeycutt and Susanna Klingenberg.
March, 2013.
“Learning Styles and Techniques” workshop. Facilitator Dr. Barbi Honeycutt. January, 2014.
“Assignments Techniques” workshop. Facilitator Susanna Klingenberg. February, 2014.
Administrative Experience
Graduate Assistant Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Center at
North Carolina State University, 2014-2015.
As the graduate consultant for the Campus Writing and Speaking program, I assisted with the
planning and advertising of events and advocated the implementation of writing and speaking across
the curriculum. These events and duties included: planning and advertising monthly "Brown Bag
Workshops" that bring in presenters from across campus and other institutions to lead workshops
open to students and faculty across the campus; assisting in the preparation and presentations of
workshops; consulting with faculty across the curriculum regarding writing and speaking in their
classrooms; and working with the program's Website.

7. Languages
English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Service
Graduate representative (ex-officio member) for the search committee for the opened-rank faculty
position on Media Studies, 2015.
Graduate Student representative for the Graduate Program in Communication. Pontifical Catholic
University, 2008-2009.
Other Professional Experience
Larissa Carneiro worked as academic translator, video producer and journalist.
1986 – 1989: Video Media Production – Video producer of commercial videos and television
advertisements.
1989 – 1996: Owner of video production studio (Video Midia Produções) – Commercial videos,
documentaries and television advertisements.
1997 – 2001: Sky Light Cinema and Video – Executive producer of movies (fiction and
documentaries).
2002 – 2007: Owner of video production studio (10 & 10 Produções) – TV and documentaries,
among them, “O Povo do Livro” e “As Sete Marias.”
2007 – 2008: Free lance Journalist, publishing regularly in O Ponto, O Tempo, Hoje em Dia and
Observatorio da Imprensa.
References
Dr. Jason Swarts
English Department
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
Tompkins Hall 131E
919-515-4115
jason_swarts@ncsu.edu

8. Dr. Victoria Gallagher
Department of Communication
Caldwell Hall 106C
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-3490
vgallagh@ncsu.edu
Dr. William Kinsella
Communication Department
Winston Hall 221
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
wjkinsel@ncsu.edu