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Rhetoric What we Study Courses Minor and Majors Faculty Contests Forensics |
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Rhetoric
Faculty We have a great faculty. We are ready to work with you on the studies
in rhetoric that interest you. |
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Jim Hanson
(Chair) Professor, Ph.D., University
of Southern California Jim joined the department in
1992. He is the Director of Forensics, NDT Ranking Director and NPTE Treasurer.
His areas of interest are political and legal rhetoric, argumentation and
debate, and contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism. He has written Breaking Down Barriers: How to Debate, The
Dictionary of Forensics, and Argument
in Context. E-mail Jim at hansonjb@whitman.edu
Jim is usually
in his office afternoons and evenings except when he is at debate
tournaments. |
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Heather Hayes Assistant Neilen-Anderson
Professor, A.B.D., University of Minnesota. Heather joins the department in
2013. Her research focuses on post 9/11 discourse, the rationales given for
the use of drones, as well as Arab world rhetoric, class and materialism. She
has co-authored “Rhetorical Materialism and the Social Dimensions of Argument.”
She teaches courses in social justice such as the Rhetoric of Hip Hop, Weapons
of the State, and “the 47%” as rhetorical materialism. She also teaches the
Introduction to Rhetoric and Public Culture course open to all students
interested in rhetoric including majoring in our department. |
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Patrick
Belanger Visiting Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., University of Southern California. Patrick joined the department
in 2011. His research and teaching are centered in the field of
critical/cultural rhetoric – the art of practical reason, and grounds for
mutual understanding and ethical civic participation. Concerned with how
diverse publics come together to solve deep social problems, he researches
the intersection of dialogue, culture, and power in the context of
globalization. His current work engages the politics of Indigenous
reconciliation in colonial societies. He is a Fulbright and SSHRC fellow.
E-mail Patrick at belangpw@whitman.edu He also has a website at: http://patrickwbelanger.com Patrick is usually in his
office Monday through Thursday mornings. |
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Matt deTar Visiting Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., Northwestern University. Matt joined the department in
2012. His research focuses broadly on rhetorical theory and discourse theory,
with a focus on nationalism, ethics, political identity and the relationship
between communication and cultural difference. His work has appeared in
Advances in the History of Rhetoric and the essay collection "History,
Politics and Foreign Policy in Turkey," and has been funded by the
Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies and the
Institute for Turkish Studies. E-mail Matt at detarmc@whitman.edu Matt is usually in his office
in the afternoons, Tuesday through Friday. |
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Bob Withycombe Professor, Ph.D., University
of Oregon Bob joined the department in
1980, finished full time teaching in Spring 2011 but continues to assist the
program. He is the former Department Chair, Humanities Division Chair,
C.E.D.A. National President, and Associate Dean of Faculty. His areas of
interest are persuasion, social movements, civil rights rhetoric and
rhetorical theory. He has worked on civil rights protests and abortion
rhetoric. E-mail Bob at withycombe@whitman.edu
Email or call
Bob for his availability. |
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