Beth S. Bennett

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communication Studies

Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1981.

Dr. Bennett studies the historical development of rhetorical theory and practice, from the classical period to the present, especially the medieval period, and the critical application of rhetorical principles to contemporary efforts in public communication. She also investigates rhetorical issues related to mediated public discourse, critical literacy, and electronic texts.

Selected Publications:

Bennett, B. S., & O'Rourke, S. P. (2005). A prolegomenon to the future study of rhetoric and propaganda: Critical foundations. In G. S. Jowett & V. O'Donnell (Eds.), Readings in propaganda and persuasion: New and classic essays, pp. 51-71. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Bennett, B. S. (2005). Hermagoras of Temnos. In M. Ballif & M. G. Moran (Eds.), Classical rhetorics and rhetoricians: Critical studies and sources, pp. 187-93. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Bennett, B. S. (2004). The controversia of Anselm de Besate. Advances in the History of Rhetoric, 7, 1-15.