| Email: | Evan.Johnson@fsw.edu |
|---|---|
| Phone: | (941) 637-5679 |
| Extension: | 55679 |
| Location: | CHARLOTTE H106 |
| Department: |
Biography
I grew up in Minnesota, and as the son of a social studies teacher and an English teacher, I love history, literature, film, and Broadway. I’m an amateur musician (guitar, bass, drums, singing) and I like to write poetry. I married my college sweetheart, and MaLeah and I have two rambunctious kids. After working in refugee resettlement for three years after college, I returned to graduate school to study American public address (studying US history through speeches). I’m an expert on congressional and presidential rhetoric, and I’ve published on the filibuster, conspiracy arguments, and stylized language. I’ve presented my work at a dozen national and regional conferences. My teaching philosophy/mantra is “empathy, humor, and rigor.” In my spare time, I enjoy swimming, camping, canoeing, golfing (regular, disc, mini), watching films, watching MN sports teams, and watching the great sport of curling all winter long.
Education (Degrees and Certifications)
• PhD, Communication Studies (Rhetoric & Politics), Georgia State University, 2018. • MA, Syracuse University, Communication & Rhetorical Studies, 2013. • BA, University of Minnesota Duluth, Political Communication, 2008.
Research (Publications, Presentations, and Other Projects)
Book Manuscript: "Filibustering Tyranny by Suffering Vicariously," proposal under review, 2025.
“Chapter 14: Using Stylized Language,” in Introduction to Public Speaking, Press Books, 2023. https://fsw.pressbooks.pub/spc2608/chapter/stylizedlanguage/
“Pragmatically Synthesizing Existing Conspiracy Styles: Blending Paranoia and Politics in Richard Nixon’s Anti-Communist Rhetoric,” Argumentation and Advocacy, 54.3, 2018, 238-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511431.2018.1489761
“The Filibuster as Populist Transcendence: The Deliberative, Dramatic, and Spectacular Forms of Talking a Bill to Death.” Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2018. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/communication_diss/90
“Jimmy Carter’s Solar Panels: Archiving an Emergent Plain Style,” Georgia Communication Association Journal, Vol 83B, Spring 2014.
“Conspiracy, Pragmatism and Style: Richard Nixon's Antecedent Anti-Communist Conspiracy Rhetoric.” Theses, Syracuse University. Paper 3, 2013. http://surface.syr.edu/crs_thesis
Courses (Classes Taught Regularly)
• SPC 1017 Fundamentals of Comm Studies • SPC 2608 Intro to Public Speaking • MMC 1000 Survey of Mass Comm • IDS 2891 Capstone (my section: Mystique & Critique)
Awards and Recognition
• Florida SouthWestern State/Charlotte High, Dual-Enrollment Teacher of Significance, 2023 • Georgia State University, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2017 • National Communication Association, Doctoral Honors Seminar, 2016 • Syracuse University, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2013