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Mari Boor Tonn Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Kansas |
Research |
Dr. Tonn specializes in feminist and rhetorical criticism, political communication, and public address, especially women labor movement leaders and first- and second-wave feminists. Her research has appeared in Quarterly Journal of Speech, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Text and Performance Quarterly, and elsewhere. She has received the National Communication Association's Karl Wallace Memorial Award for excellence in rhetorical scholarship, the Eastern Communication Association's Past Presidents' Award for excellence in scholarship and service, and the Best Essay of the Year Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Women. Current research projects include researching a book-length manuscript on the rhetoric of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, an industrial labor union agitator best-known for her affiliation with the United Mine Workers of America. Representative Publications: Tonn, Mari Boor. "Taking Conversation, Dialogue, and Therapy Public," Rhetoric & Public Affairs 8 (2005): 403-430. Tonn, Mari Boor. "Militant Motherhood: Labor's Mary Harris 'Mother' Jones," Quarterly Journal of Speech 82 (1996): 1-21. |
Teaching |
Fall 2008: COMM 453—The Power of Discourse in American Life Spring 2009: COMM 454—Rhetoric of the 1960s COMM 768P—Seminar in Public Address: Rhetoric of American Feminism |
Contact |
Department of Communication Office: Skinner 2103A |
