Robert Mapplethorpe saw beauty in many things, including the male form (his photos are similar to the one pictured above, although his are stunning), which was part of the reason some individuals found his work morally offensive.
For more information about this American photographer, please visit the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
Research
Media Synchronicity Theory & Ad Hoc Groups:
An Exploration of the Women's March on Washington
Beckermann, K.M. & Walden, J. (2018)
Gender and Culture Hierarchies in Journalism
Beckermann, K.M. (2017). Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nan Yu. Research in progress.
Rhetorical Analysis of Celebrity Messages and Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
Beckermann, K.M. (2017). Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Meister. Research in progress.
Digital Grieving: Appropriateness, Relationality, and Mourning Loss
Graduate co-author (Beckermann, K.M., Copeland, A.J., Currie-Mueller, J.L., & Jahnl, G.M.). Faculty advisor: Dr. Carrie Anne Platt.
Tonight It's Government Funded: A Rhetorical Analysis of Manufactured Social Controversy and Government Funding of the Arts
Beckermann, K.M. (2013). Master's Thesis. Advisor: Dr. Mark Meister
Visions of Gold, Viewed from Abroad: International Journalism and the California Gold Rush
Graduate co-author (Pritchard, A. D., Hinderaker, A., Beckermann, K., Adams, S., & Collins, R. F.).