Academics
Linda D. Horwitz
Assistant Professor
Communications
Phone 847-735-5129
E-mail horwitz@lakeforest.edu
Web http://campus.lakeforest.edu/~horwitz
Specialization
Rhetorical Criticism
Rhetorical Theory
Feminist Argumentation
Pop Culture Criticism
Education
Ph.D. Communication Studies, Northwestern University
M.A. Communication Studies, Northwestern University
B.A. Rhetoric and Philosophy, Bates College
Courses Taught
COMM 110 02 Intro to Comm
COMM 235 01 Rhetoric/Speech
COMM 350 01 Topics in Comm
COMM 420 01 Senior Seminar
Articles
"Argument from Widowhood: A Capitulation to the Patriarchy or an Example of Feminist Argumentation" Proceedings of the 12th NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation ed. Thomas A. Hollihan. (Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association, 2000.)
"Blocking the Enthymeme: Does it Unblock Identity Problems in Argumentation" Proceedings of the Fourth ISSA- Conference on Argumentation. ed. van Eemeren, Grootendoorst, Blair and Willard. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Sic Sat Press, 1999.)
"The Enthymeme as a Key to Rhetorical Fallacies" Analysis and Evaluation: Proceedings of the Third ISSA- Conference on Argumentation, Volume II . ed. van Eemeren, Grootendoorst, Blair and Willard. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Sic Sat Press, 1995.)
Invited Talks
October 2001
"Re-Reading Wonder Women." The Third Biennial International Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois.
November 2000
"Women Using Traditional Gender Roles As A Rhetorical Strategy." The National Communication Association Conference, New York, NY.
November 1999
"George Washington's First Inaugural Address: A Lesson in Presidential Ethos." The National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
October 1999
"Widowhood as Rhetorical Ethos." The Rhetoric(s) and Feminism(s) Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
July 1999
"Argument from Widowhood: A Capitulation to the Patriarchy or an Example of Feminist Argumentation." The 12th NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta UT.
November 1998
"Anarchism Enacted (or Performed): Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Rhetorical Style of 19th Century Anarchists." The National Communication Association Conference, New York, NY.
November 1998
"Queering an Icon." The National Communication Association Conference, New York, NY.
November 1998
"Celebrating the Life and Work of Robert J. Branham." The National Communication Association Conference, New York, NY.
July 1998
"Implicit and Explicit Enactment as Barbara Jordan's response to the Keynoter's Dilemma." The National Communication Association Doctoral Honors Conference, Evanston, IL.
June 1998
"Blocking the Enthymeme: Does it Unblock Identity Problems in Argumentation." The 4th International Conference on Argumentation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
February 1998
"Lucy Parsons: Silenced But Not Silent." The University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for the Humanities Graduate Student Conference, Chicago, IL.
November 1997
"Celluloid Speeches: Re/Presentation of Actual Public Addresses in Film." The National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
November 1996
"Barbara Jordan: An African American Woman Rhetor, Not a Disembodied Voice." The Speech Communication Association Conference, San Diego, CA.
November 1995
"Transformations of Race and Gender in Lucy Parsons' Rhetoric." The Speech Communication Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.
November 1995
"Navigating the Post-Modern River." The Speech Communication Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.
November 1994
"Abraham Lincoln the Orator as Theoretician: An Examination of Textual Authority." The Speech Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
June 1994
"The Enthymeme as a Key to Rhetorical Fallacies." The 3rd International Argumentation Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
October 1993
"Women and Activism in the Nineties." The Radical Scholars and Activism Conference at Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
November 1992
"The 'Radical' Gay and Lesbian Movement as Habermas' New Social Movement." The Speech Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
May 1992
"Separatism as a Rhetorical Strategy." The Eastern Communication Association Conference, Portland, ME.
Popular Work
"Debate as a Pedagogical Tool" Shared Text Project, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL. August 2002
"Why WAC Failed: A Case Study on Women's Organizations." Dr. Caitrin Lynch's Women's Studies Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. March 2001
"Widowhood as Rhetorical Ethos." The Kirkland Project for the study of Gender, Society, and Culture, Brown Bag Series, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. October 1999
"Feminist Rhetorical Criticism." Thomas B. Farrell's graduate seminar on Rhetorical Criticism, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. May 1999
"Remembering May Day: Lucy Parsons." Public lecture at the Autonomous Zone (anarchist collective), Chicago, IL. April 1998