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Joe Sery

Honors Program - Department of Communication

Joseph Sery

Associate Professor

Luter Hall 263
(757) 594-0720
joseph.sery@cnu.edu

Education

  • Ph D in Rhetoric and Communication, University of Pittsburgh
  • MA in Rhetoric and Communication, University of Pittsburgh
  • BA in Philosophy and Communication, St. Johns University

Teaching

Rhetorical Theory, First Amendment, Rhetoric of Social Movements, Philosophy of Communication, Argumentation, Rhetoric and Medicine

Research

Rhetoric of inquiry (particularly law, science/medicine, economics, and philosophy), American public address, pragmatism, classical and contemporary rhetorical theory, First Amendment

Selected Accomplishments

  • Top Paper, American Society for the History of Rhetoric Interest Group - SSCA. (2021)
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2022). The Rhetorical Roots of Legal Pragmatism. Journal for the History of Rhetoric. Volume, 25. Issue, 3. Pages, 303-327.
  • Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
    (2022). Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and the Supreme Court’s Three-Sphere Monte. Peter Lang.
  • Book, Textbook-Revised
    (2022). Persuasion in Society, 4th edition. Routledge. Issue, 4. Pages, 366.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021). The Spirit of Rhetoric: Burke, Hegel, and the Prospect of Consubstantial Recognition. Journal of the Communication, Speech, and Theatre Association of North Dakota. Volume, 33. Issue, 1. Pages, 28-41.
  • Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
    (2021). Competing and Recurring Narratives: Crafting Credibility in the Hill-Thomas and Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings. Purdue University Press. Volume, 6. Pages, 37-68.
  • Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
    (2020). Using the Judiciary: Campaigns, Ideology, and the Constitutive Function of Law. Purdue University Press.
  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    (2018). A Tale of Two Paranoids: A Critical Analysis of the Use of the Paranoid Style by Donald Trump and Viktor Orban. Secrecy and Society. Volume, 1. Issue, 2. Pages, 47.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2018). Law, Invention, and the Literary Imagination: Toward a Rhetorical Understanding of Martha Nussbaum’s “Poet-Judge”. Communication Law Review. Volume, 17. Issue, 1. Pages, 22.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2017). Richard Posner and the Rhetoric of (Economic) Common Sense. Communication Law Review. Volume, 16. Issue, 1. Pages, 1-23.
  • Joseph Sery, ""Crafting Credibility: The Confirmation Hearings of Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh"," Sponsored by Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement
  • Joseph Sery, "“Using the Judiciary: Campaigns, Ideology, and the Constitutive Function of Law," Sponsored by Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement
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