Jennie Keohane
@keohaneja.bsky.social
Lover of beer, dogs, crossword puzzles, and all things Minnesota. Associate Prof at UBalt via Northwestern U and UW-Madison. #TeamRhetoric
This is a great essay.
The Steady State@thesteadystate.org · 6d ago"Freedom of movement, freedom of speech, and freedom to call your city your own are all being attacked in Washington DC, as residents coexist with the armed reminders that there is a would-be authoritarian in the White House." Read Annie's powerful essay below: zurl.co/HmaxJ
Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.
@carpresearch.bsky.social CFP in today's COMMNotes. Are you coming to Greece next May? 👀
The CFP for our May 2027 conference in Greece is now officially ready. You know you want to talk about character assassination in Athens next year: communication.gmu.edu/research-and...
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Argh, nothing like living in DC only to realize that all the records you want to look at in the National Archives are in Kansas City, actually.
The new edition of Character Assassination Across the Ages will be out in about two weeks. It features a new chapter by me on Phyllis Schlafly's character attacks on the "women's libbers." Preorder here: www.routledge.com/Character-As...
Character Assassination Across the Ages: Revised and Expanded Edition with New Theory, Chapters, and Cases
Character assassination—the deliberate destruction of an individual’s reputation—has been a persistent feature of public life across time and cultures. This revised and expanded edition offers a compr...
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I'm sorry; the National Archives literally has you sign up for research appointments on EventBrite??? Really?
You probably need @carpresearch.bsky.social to keep you company on your long weekend roadtripping, don't you? Our latest webinar is now available as a podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/7mxp...
Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor and Gossip in Ancient Rome with Dr. Caillan Davenport
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Not me, redesigning an entire course that I'm teaching for the last time in the fall before it gets deactivated, because I think I'm so close to making it amazing.
Grades filed for Spring 2026. It was an intense one. Off to bake under the lights at commencement.
Last call, rhetoricians! Thursday! I'm cofacilitating a virtual roundtable with the American Society for the History of Rhetoric on starting a new job after grad studies. Regardless of if you're attending the ASHR symposium, you can come to the roundtable. Register: forms.gle/KM8zw4x9iZAs...
Rhetoricians! I'm co-facilitating a virtual roundtable in conjunction with the ASHR symposium later this month on transitioning to a new job after grad studies. Regardless of if you're attending the ASHR symposium, you can come to the roundtable. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Navigating Year One: ASHR Virtual Roundtable Registration
In the afternoon of May 21st, ASHR will host a series of Research Roundtables at our 2026 Symposium preceding RSA in Portland, OR. For those unable to make it to Portland for the in-person festivities...
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The number of y'all that do your NCA reviews at the literal last minute...
This is a quick reminder about the CARP Webinar on Friday (10:30am Eastern) where Kevin Stein and Matt Barton will talk about memes as rhetorical attack tools. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-jokes...
From Jokes to Judgments: Memes as Tools for Rhetorical Attack
Drs. Stein and Barton of Southern Utah University will explore how memes shape gender and racial dynamics in contemporary American politics.
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Big news out of Maryland! Beginning July 1st, thousands of non-tenure-track faculty in Maryland will have collective bargaining rights. www.aaup.org/news/collect... Huge thanks to @aaup.org, @aft.org, & @aftmaryland.bsky.social for helping us pass this historic legislation!
Collective Bargaining Win in Maryland Makes History
Starting July 1, 2026, thousands of non-tenure-track faculty across Maryland’s four-year public universities will have the right to bargain collectively for the first time in history.
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This is a broad question, but rhetorical critics, help me out. Can you think of book-length works that analyze the rhetoric of one particular speaker? (Thinking of @cubsmurphy.bsky.social's book on JFK and Liberalism, for instance.) What others are out there? Edited collections need not apply (sry)
Join us for "From Jokes to Judgments: Memes as Tools for Rhetorical Attack," an upcoming webinar hosted by @carpresearch.bsky.social April 17, 10:30am (New York) with Kevin Stein and Matt Barton. We'll talk COVID memes, the 2024 election, and more. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-jokes...
From Jokes to Judgments: Memes as Tools for Rhetorical Attack
Drs. Stein and Barton of Southern Utah University will explore how memes shape gender and racial dynamics in contemporary American politics.
eventbrite.com
Hey comm scholars! Do I know anyone going to Central States this year? I'm briefly popping in, but would love to try to check out your panels or meet up.
A student this week said I "had whimsy but was also professional" and honestly? Big compliment.
What the average person thinks HR is supposed to do for them at a job is what unions are actually for.
Reminder for the Comm scholars that the NCA Deadline is tonight. Consider submitting your work to ASHR! I'm the program planner!
Tomorrow! You can attend even if you're not an ASHR member!
Jennie Keohane@keohaneja.bsky.social · 5mo agoLovers of rhetorical history! Come on by the American Society for the History of Rhetoric first Friday forum (3/6) to hear these wonderful scholars (and me) talk about rhetoric in motion.
Not me, having converted an entire essay to APA format, only to learn that the journal has its own, secret, citation style.
Lovers of rhetorical history! Come on by the American Society for the History of Rhetoric first Friday forum (3/6) to hear these wonderful scholars (and me) talk about rhetoric in motion.
God bless whatever past Jennie went through and put alt text on my course images on Canvas. I do not remember doing this, but it's making course prep in advance of the DOJ digital accessibility rule so much easier.
This book FINALLY exists in print. It's based on papers from a 2020 (eeep) conference, the last place I traveled before everything changed. It was expertly and meticulously edited and improved, mostly by Nadja. Trust me, it's a beautiful volume. Have your libes buy it.
