Instructional Faculty


 

James F. Klumpp

Professor

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Dr. Klumpp studies contemporary rhetorical theory and American rhetorical discourse. He is a rhetorical critic and a historian of the use of discourse to affect social structure. His work in contemporary rhetorical theory concentrates on Kenneth Burke and the European continental critics.

Representative Publications:

Ronald F. Reid and James F. Klumpp.  American Rhetorical Discourse.  3rd ed.  Long Grove IL: Waveland Press, 2005.

James F. Klumpp.  “Burkean Social Hierarchy and the Ironic Investment of Martin Luther King.”  Kenneth Burke and the Twenty-first Century.  Ed. Bernard L. Brock.   Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. 207-41.

James F. Klumpp.  “Facts, Truth, and Iraq:  A Call for Stewardship of Democratic Argument.”  Engaging Argument.  Ed.  Patricia Riley. Washington: NCA, 2006.

Curriculum Vitae


Department of Communication
2130 Skinner Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-7635
Office: Skinner 2122
Phone: 301-405-6520
Fax: 301-314-9471
Email: jklumpp@umd.edu
Web: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jklumpp/home.htm