SMU Perkins School of Theology Fall 2017 Convocation: “The Power of the Story” For more information, a complete schedule, and to register: smu.edu/perkins/powerofstory New York Times best-selling author Anne Lamott, seminary president Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle, and noted biblical scholar Rev. Dr. N.T. Wright will headline The Power of the Story: 2017 Fall Convocation on Creative Communication, scheduled November …
Book Announcement: Commonplace Witnessing
Book Announcement: Commonplace Witnessing Bradford Vivian, Commonplace Witnessing: Rhetorical Invention, Historical Remembrance, and Public Culture (Oxford University Press, 2017) Commonplace Witnessing examines how citizens, politicians, and civic institutions have adopted idioms of witnessing in recent decades to serve a variety of social, political, and moral ends. The book encourages us to continue expanding and diversifying our normative assumptions about which …
Advanced Public Communication
ADVP F16 Syllabus Course Purpose: Creating a voice that speaks truth from the heart in a manner that heals brokenness in communities. Course Outcome: To imbue students with vivacious virtue, solid understanding, and eloquent skill in oral and written public communication – to become “a good person speaking well” Quintilian who “speaks the truth in love” (Paul). Course Description: Public articulation of …
Syllabus, Rhetoric and Persuasion
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, persuasion has been studied and practiced in light of the art of rhetoric. In modern times, social scientists have examined the psychology of influence. This course introduces ancient and contemporary theories and strategies of persuasion found in a wide variety of public discourse. The objective is to increase skill in critically analyzing and …
Syllabus, Rhetoric
Com 212 Syllabus fall 2016 Com 212 TR daily fall 16 Com 212 Fall 2016 Assignments Mary Albert Darling, M.A. Associate Professor, Communication and Media Spring Arbor University Here is the course description: COM 212, Rhetoric, focuses on the theory, research, organization, preparation, and practice of speaking, with an emphasis on the connection between speaking and writing. We will explore ethical …
2017 Scheduled Releases
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Time-Sensitive: Conference Presentation Opportunity
I’m the coordinator of a Sacred Rhetoric Conference session titled “The Last Year of Martin Luther King Jr.” Session participants will present papers about King’s rhetoric, its influence on another religious leader, a white preacher’s response to King’s assassination, etc. The conference will be May 31-June 2 at Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay, Ohio. This session is scheduled for 9:45-11:15 …
RES RHETORICA: ‘RHETORIC OF RELIGION’ CALL FOR PAPERS (February 2017)
RES RHETORICA: ‘RHETORIC OF RELIGION’ CALL FOR PAPERS (February 2017) Res Rhetorica is a peer-reviewed open access quarterly academic journal (ISSN 2392-3113). Its scope includes both theories of rhetoric and practices of persuasive communication. In The Rhetoric of Religion: Studies in Logology (1961) Kenneth Burke wrote: “Theological doctrine is a body of spoken or written words. Whatever else …
Interfaith Dialogue in Practice: Christian, Muslim, Jew
The first book-length treatment of interfaith dialogue to rise from the ranks of communication studies scholarship, this book is published by Rockhurst University Press and marketed by Fordham University Press. Authors included in this edited collect are a who’s who in the study of communication and religion. https://www.amazon.com/Interfaith-Dialogue-Practice-Christian-Muslim/dp/1886761329/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481222984&sr=8-1&keywords=interfaith+dialogue+in+practice Forward by Kathleen M. Edelmayer Part 1 Fundamentals 1 Communication Theory Meets …
Assistant Professor at Gonzaga University
Jonathan Rossing, rossing@gonzaga.edu Assistant Professor at Gonzaga University The Communication Studies Department at Gonzaga Uhiversity invites applications for the position of a tenure-track Assistant Professor in rhetoric beginning August 2017. Required Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Rhetoric or Communication Studies -ABO considered, with the expectation the candidate will be degree in hand by August 1, 2017; evidence of effectiveness in teaching …
