Welcome
Ellen Gorsevski
Assistant Professor
Communication
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
302 West Hall
419-372-8349
elleng@bgsu.edu
http://personal.bgsu.edu/~elleng/
Brief Biography
Dr. Gorsevski’s research is on contemporary rhetoric (suasory discourses) of peace-building, especially the communication practices and artifacts of leaders in peace and social justice movements. Her research interests span international/intercultural rhetoric, political and social movement rhetoric, media criticism and propaganda, and nonviolent conflict communication. Her research encompasses visual and spoken communication, culture, and rhetoric in the Gandhian and Kingian tradition. She earned her doctoral degree from the Pennsylvania State University, where she was Edwin Erle Sparks Fellow. She teaches at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in the School of Media and Communication, and she is active in contributing to BGSU’s newly established Peace and Conflict Studies Minor.
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary rhetoric, especially the communication practices and artifacts of leaders in peace and social justice movements, rhetoric of globalization, international/intercultural rhetoric, political rhetoric, social movement rhetoric, media criticism and propaganda, and nonviolent conflict communication.
Recent Publications:
Books:
Peaceful Persuasion: The Geopolitics of Nonviolent Rhetoric, SUNY Press, 2004.
Mediterranean Muses: Rhetorics of Politics, Peace and Pedagogy, first coauthor with Lara Lengel, [under contract] Hampton Press, 2012.
A Dangerous Woman: The Nonviolent Rhetoric of the Women Nobel Peace Laureates, [in process; proposed for 2013]
Book Chapters:
“Revealing Western Norms of Gender Identity in What Not To Wear: Idealizing Femininity in Visual Culture To Win the ‘War on Terror.’” In Fix Me Up: Essays on Television Dating and Makeover Shows [anthology on rhetoric of this genre of programs], Judith Lancioni, Editor. McFarland, 2010.
“Running Free in Angelina Jolie’s Virtual Body: The Myth of the New Frontier and Gender Liberation in SecondLife” In Millenial Mythmaking: Essays on the Power of Science Fiction
and Fantasy Literature, Films and Games, John Perlich and David Whitt, Editors. McFarland, 2010.
"The Daily Sham in The Daily Show: Normalizing the Absurd Through Routine Comedic Infotainment." Coauthor, Raymond Schuck. In The Infotainment Culture: New Approaches to Media Literacy, Michael Meadows and Priscilla Meddaugh, Editors. In press, 2011.
“The Post 9/11 Rhetoric of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida: Promoting Christianity’s Global Cultural Hegemony” in The Handbook of Communication and Religion, Tina Harris and Stephen Croucher, Editors. SAGE. In press, 2011.
Editor, Graduate Section of the Special Issue on Intersections between Performance Studies, Media, Gender, Leadership, and Peace Studies. Global Media Journal 8.15 (2009).
Recent Presentations:
Ellen Gorsevski, Canchu Lin, and Raymond Schuck. “Invasion of the Body Snatchers: How The Rhetoric of Globalization Elides Human Rights in ‘The Bodies’ Museum Exhibits.” Top papers panel, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, Nov., 2009.
Ellen Gorsevski, "Rhetorical Constructions of Gandhi on the Net." Presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, Nov., 2009.
Ellen Gorsevski, "Zitkala-Sa's Nonviolent Rhetoric of Native American Resistance to Cultural Violence of Religion Replacement." Presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, Nov., 2009.
Ellen Gorsevski, A Discourse on the Upcoming Handbook of Communication and Religion, paper titled: "The Post 9/11 Rhetoric of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida: Promoting Christianity’s Global Cultural Hegemony." Presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, Nov., 2009.
Ellen Gorsevski, Michael Butterworth, “Muhammad Ali’s Fighting Words: The Rhetoric of Radical Nonviolent Resistance.” Presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, Nov., 2008.
Ellen Gorsevski, Megan O’Byrne, “The ‘We Go’ Function of Protest Rhetoric in Music: the ‘People Power’ of Ozomatli Goes To War for Peace.” Presented at the NCA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, Nov., 2008.
Panel presenter, “Engaging in unCONVENTIONal Behavior: Dealing with Language Diversity in the Basic Course.” National Communication Association, November 21, 2008.
Recent Awards & Recognitions:
Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC), 2009-2010 academic year, for research and travel in support of book project on the rhetoric of the women Nobel Peace laureates, $1,000.
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, Indiana – Sponsored for one full week intensive summer faculty training in development and management of peace and conflict studies curricula programming, $1,000 (in kind).
Faculty Mentoring and Enrichment Grant, BGSU, Office of Sponsored Programs and Research, 2009-2010 Academic year, for course release to support development of book project on the nonviolent rhetoric of the women Nobel Peace laureates, $5,000.
Leadership Efforts by Women, Educators, and Civil Society Organizations for Peace and Conflict Resolution in South Eastern Europe, Second Co-PI with Lara Lengel on SEE Research Incentive Grant [with Ph.D. student CO-Is Anca Birzescu, Linda Ziberi, Christian Vukasovich; undergraduate research assistant Benjamin Baldwin], $10,000.
Member of Nonkilling Philosophy Research Committee, Center for Global Nonkilling.
Photos from the Civil Rights Memorial
