And yet, there is space for play on both sides of the analogic, too. Josh Compton https://speechandtheatremo.org/journal-archive/ Inoculation is often considered to be serious business – whether in its literal…
Forensic scholarship is communication scholarship. Josh Compton Compton, J. (2017). A note from the outgoing editor. The Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta, 102(1), 1. ISSN: 0015-735X
The phrase is a contagion. We add our own versions, and soon, nostalgia is not only contagious, but also, competitive. Josh Compton Compton, J. (2012). Introduction to The…
The investigation stems from a simple thought: presidents regularly do public speaking, but how do they view it? The answers offer a nuanced look into presidential rhetoric about presidential rhetoric—and…
Craig, E., & Compton, J. (2007, November). Understanding forensics: Metaphoric explanations in popular press [paper presentation]. National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, United States.
Compton, J. (2007, November). Forensics metaphors: Comparisons within and about intercollegiate forensics [paper presentation]. National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, United States.
Building on theoretical foundations like collective memory helps ensure that forensic scholarship will receive recognition beyond the activity—informing those interested about not only what is done in forensics,…
Compton, J. (2005, November). Forensic acclamation: Approaching intercollegiate speech and debate from an acclaiming theoretical typology [paper presentation]. National Communication Association, Boston, MA, United States. *Winner, Top Paper: Pi Kappa…
This essay argues that people should view analyzing and processing the impromptu quotation or extemporaneous question as warranting the same attention as any traditional persuasive message. Josh Compton…