Kerith Woodyard
Associate Professor
Rhetoric and Public Communication
Assistant Chair
Profile
(Ph.D. University of Utah)
Specialties: rhetorical theory and criticism, women's rhetorical history, religion and American public argument
Latest Publications
- Woodyard, Kerith M. "Pussy Riot and the Holy Foolishness of Punk." Rock Music Studies 1 (2014): 268-286.
- Woodyard, Kerith M. “Depatriarchalizing in Rhetorical Theory: Toward a Feminist Prophetic Tradition.” Ohio Communication Journal 48 (2010): 27-42.
- Woodyard, Kerith M. “‘If By Martyrdom I Can Advance My Race One Step, I Am Ready for It’: Divine Ethos and the Reception of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s The Woman’s Bible.” Journal of Communication and Religion 31 (Fall 2008): 272-326.
- Woodyard, Kerith M. "Competition and Control: The Open-Hand of Dialogue in a Closed-Fist Tradition." The Forensic 87 (Winter 2002): 13-24.
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Department of Communication
Watson Hall 210
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-1563
815-753-7109 (Fax)
Mehdi Semati, Ph.D.
Department Chair
815-753-7028
msemati@niu.edu
Laura Vazquez, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies
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815-753-7107
lvazquez@niu.edu