Joan Faber McAlister

Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies

 

 

Office: 125 Howard Hall

Phone: Office: 271-3835

E-Mail: joan.mcalister@drake.edu

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Joan Faber McAlister earned her B.A. in Anthropology and her M.A. in Communication Studies from Boise State University and has a Ph. D. in Rhetorical Studies from the University of Iowa.  Joan's research interests include domestic space, suburban culture, visual rhetorics, aesthetic theory, identity politics, and the performance of class, race, gender and sexuality in daily life.  Joan has taught a variety of courses in communication and rhetoric, addressing such topics as argumentation, aesthetics, campaign politics, communication theory, rhetorical criticism, and public address.

 

 

Classes taught by Joan Faber McAlister: