Publications

Below are links to some of my most recent work. A complete list of my scholarly publications can be found on my CV.

Ambient Propaganda: A Study in Chinese Rhetorical Ecology (2018)

In this multimedia translation project, I conduct on-the-ground research to trace the rhetorical techniques used in recent Chinese propaganda efforts.

Feeding the Troll: Online Hate Speech as Communal Act (2018)

In this speculative essay, I use the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas & Diane Davis to imagine a new way to combat aggressive behavior online.

Response to Casey Boyle’s “Writing and Rhetoric and/as Posthuman Practice” (2017)

Things get innovative when I comment on a Casey Boyle article in College English & he responds with *performative formatting*.

Shame vs. Precarity: Mailbox Rhetoric in the 2016 Presidential Election (2017).

In this as-yet-unpublished multimedia essay I analyze the campaign ads received at my home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the run-up to the 2016 election.

The Global Inevitable. A Review of Translingual Practice: Global Englishes & Cosmopolitan Relations (2016).

Here I review Suresh Canagarajah’s important & timely book in light of my own international experience.