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David A. Gilbert, Ph. D.222 E. 75th St. Apt. 5A
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Education |
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas, Communication Studies, August 2002. Dissertation: Plato’s Ideal Art of Rhetoric: An Interpretation of Phaedrus 270b-272b. (Advisors: Ronald Greene and Richard Cherwitz) Master of Arts, Abilene Christian University, Human Communication, 1994. Thesis: Returning to the “Source”: A Reconsideration of Shannon and Weaver’s Mathematical Model of Communication in Light of Derrida’s Poststructural Semiotics and Lacan’s Semiotic Psychoanalysis. (Advisor: Jeffrey Hobbs) Graduate Summer Program, Saint Benet’s Hall, Oxford University. Readings in Philosophy of Language, Locke to Wittgenstein, 1992. Bachelor of Arts, Abilene Christian University, Human Communication, 1992.
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Recognition
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Art Mobs, a project I conducted with my students at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC, has recently received attention for our "podcast" of unofficial audio guides to artworks at the Museum of Modern Art. New York Times front page story. Talk of the Nation interview on National Public Radio. BBC World television interview. RocketBoom videoblog interview. |
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Teaching |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, Fall 2004-Spring 2005. Course Taught: Organizational Communication. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Denison University, Fall 2001-Spring 2004. Courses Taught: Communication as Performance, Organizational Communication, Public Speaking. Graduate Instructor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas, Fall 1999. Course taught: Principles of Speech Communication. Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication, Concordia University, Austin, Texas, Fall 1996–Fall 1997. Course taught: Public Speaking. Adjunct Professor, Concordia University Adult Degree Program, Austin, Texas, Spring 1997–Fall 1997. Courses Taught: Public Speaking, Organizational Communication. Instructor, Learning Enhancement Center, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas, 1994. Duties: Writing instruction for international students.
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PR/Writing/Testing |
Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
Feature Item Copywriter (2004) McKinnon Media / Public Strategies,
PR Strategist and Copywriter (1994 — 1995) |
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Publications/Convention Papers |
Gilbert, David A. “Plato in Communication: An Historical Overview.” Paper under review by the journal Philosophy and Rhetoric. Penn State University Press. Gilbert, David A. “The Soul of a President: George W. Bush Through the Lens of Plato’s Political Psychology.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Miami, Florida, November 2003. Gilbert, David A. “Plato’s Phaedrus in Communication Studies: An Historical Overview.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Miami, Florida, November 2003. Gilbert, David A. “A Rhetorician in Spite of Himself: Plato’s Paradoxical Critique of Poetry, Tragedy, and Oratory.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New York, New York, November 1998. Gilbert, David A. “Identity, Subjectivity, Fashion: The Transformation of the ‘Preppy’ Aesthetic.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New York, New York, November 1998. Gilbert, David A. “Returning to the ‘Source’: A Reconsideration of Shannon and Weaver’s Mathematical Model of Communication in Light of Saussure’s Semiotics and Derrida’s Critique of Semiotics.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, November 1997. Gilbert, David A. “The Project of Dialectic and Critical Rhetoric.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, November 1997. Gilbert, David A. “Machine ‘Language’: The Construction of Meaning Between System and Users in a Software Usability Test.” Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention, San Diego, California, November 1996. |
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Research Interests |
My primary interest is in the relationship between classical and contemporary theories of persuasion, organization, and publicity. I am concerned with investigating how rhetorical and organizational strategies have changed over time in response to changes in communication technologies; I am particularly interested in how publics are mobilized through weblogs, wikis, and wireless network technologies (e.g., “smartmobs” and “flashmobs”) and through "nanopublishing" in general. My dissertation examined Plato’s Phaedrus and Republic in effort to understand how Plato’s critical investigations of the relations between psychic and state organization relates to pre-disciplinary Sophistic discourse practices in classical Athens, and to modern discourse practices in the discipline of Communication. |
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Teaching Interests |
My teaching interests include courses in communication theory, organizational communication, public speaking, persuasion and argumentation, history of rhetoric, new media, media law, internet law, copyright law, and public relations. I am particularly interested in exploring how digital technologies may be used to enhance the communication classroom. Finally, I am committed to the democratic tradition of public speaking, argumentation, and debate. |
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Professional Affiliations |
National Communication Association • Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division • Critical and Cultural Studies Division • Semiotics and Communication Commission • Human Communication and Technology Commission Teaching Award: Concordia University, 1997. |
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Other Skills |
Copywriting, speechwriting, editing, message design, strategic communication, and qualitative approaches to audience analysis. Familiarity with the following creative environments: HTML, XML, CSS, Adobe, Macromedia, Digidesign, Apple, MS Office, and various blogging tools. |
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References |
Ronald Greene, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455. (612) 625-2985. Richard Cherwitz, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 78712. (512) 471-4511. spaj737@uts.cc.utexas.edu John Campbell, Professor, Department of Communication, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, 38152. Lisbeth Lipari, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 43023. (740) 587-5766. John Arthos, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 43023. (740) 587-6210.
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