Lecturer
Education
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2022
M.F.A., The New School, 2011
B.A., University of Oregon, 2006
Teaching and Research Interests
Cicero, classical rhetorical theory, creative nonfiction, critical media literacy, critical pedagogy, Quintilian, rhetorical ethics, semiotics, sincerity, transnational discourse, visual rhetoric
Selected Publications, Presentations, and Professional Activities
Selected Publications:
“The Rhetorical Ethics of Antiquity and their Legacy in American Higher Education,” with ProQuest
“Climate Education,” with the United Nations
“Typeface Teutonicus: The Socio-Semiotics of German Typography Before 1919,” with DeGruyter Press
Selected Presentations:
“Font & Volk: Typography as Avatar for German Identity,” at the MLA Convention
“Virtue in a Continuum: What Ancient Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Crisis & Collapse,” at the PAMLA Conference
“The Parallel Evolution of Identity and Font as Symbolic Representation,” at the Semiotic Society of America Conference
“‘bully:’ The Linguistic Softening of Abuse,” at the International Linguistic Association Conference
“Rethinking Cicero: Progressive Ideals through Ancient Rhetorical Practice,” at the Minds, Means, and Materials Conference
Contact Information
e-mail: bshanley@ucmerced.edu
