Carolyn Commer

• Classical and Modern Rhetorical Theory
• Rhetoric and Public Policy
• Critical Theory
• Argumentation Theory
• Critical University Studies
• Professional and Technical Writing

• PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
• MA, St. John's College
• BA, The Evergreen State College

Journal Articles

Commer, Carolyn. “Rivaling the Rhetoric of Accountability: Dissociation as an Advocacy Strategy in U.S. Higher Education Policy.” Argumentation and Advocacy. Vol. 57, No. 1 (2021): 18–36.

Teagarden, Alexis, Carolyn Commer, Ana Cooke, and Justin Mando. “Intellectual Risk in the Writing Classroom: Navigating Tensions in Educational Values and Classroom Practice.” Composition Studies 46.2 (2018): 116–136.

• 3324: Acts of Interpretation
• 3804: Technical Editing and Style
• 5024: Critical Theory
• 6314: Classical Rhetoric in Written Communication
• 6324: Modern Western Rhetoric