Dr. James Hikins
Chair, Professor
Win Thompson Hall 204F
(501) 450-3202
Education:
Ph.D., University of Texas, Speech Communication
Dissertation Title: Rhetorical Epistemology: Explorations in the Relationship Between Communication and Knowledge
M.A., University of Iowa , Communication and Theatre Arts
B.A. University of Iowa , Philosophy
Current Courses:
Evolution of Rhetorical Theory
Teaching Interests:
History of Rhetoric
Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
Research Interests:
Relationship of Rhetoric to human knowledge (rhetorical epistemology)
Interpretations of Nietzsche’s rhetorical theory
Rhetoric in response to disaster