“What’s Good For GM is Good For America:  The Construction of Nationalism on Network Television,” National Communication Association, Atlanta, November 2001.

“Marxism and Communication” roundtable discussion at the National Communication Association, Miami, November, 2003.

Respondent, “Globalization and Outsourcing,” National Communication Association, Chicago, Nov, 2004.

“The Status of Globalization Theory in Communication/Media Research: A Case for Rigor,” National Communication Association, Chicago, Nov, 2004.

“Class and Hegemony in the Era of Globalization,” National Communication Association, Chicago, Nov, 2004.

“Islamophobia and the Left: A Critique of Liberal Imperialism,” National Communication Association, Boston, Nov, 2005.

Kumar, D. “The Immigration Debate: A Class Analysis,” Union of Democratic Communication, Florida, May 18-21, 2006.

“What’s Class got to do with it?: Agency and Social Change in Media Studies,” National Communication Association, San Antonio, Nov, 2006.

“Media reform and the labor movement,” Global Fusion Conference, Sept. 7-9, St. Louis, Mo.

“Culture vs. Material Reality: A Historical Materialist Approach to Political Islam,” National Communication Association, Chicago, Nov. 14-18, 2007.