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I teach courses in rhetoric including rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism, persuasion, argumentation, and various graduate seminars in rhetorical theory. My emphasis means that I recognize and teach the importance of the early Greek philosophers and rhetoricians in my courses. As scholars
have noted, Greece is the birthplace of the art of rhetoric, grammar,
and logic. While "many other ancient civilizations produced
literature, only the Greeks produced analytic, expository
treatises that attempted to discover the actual bases of human
communication" (Murphy & Katula, A Synoptic History of
Classical Rhetoric, 1994, p. x). I
also teach classes that look at rhetoric in specific contexts
including gender & communication, business & professional
speaking, and interpersonal communication.
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Because
the faculty in the Department of Communication alternate courses that
they teach, the courses listed here are not taught soley by me.
The schedule of classes for each semester lists the name of the
faculty member who is teaching each course each semester. Consult the
Undergraduate or Graduate Student Handbooks for more information about
each class.
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