Faculty and Staff
Casey Slott
Associate Professor, Speech Communication
Tel.: (630) 942-2446
Fax: (630) 942-3711
Room: MAC 270
e-mail: slottc@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
• Public Sphere studies
• Rhetoric of the marketplace
• Human communication ethics
• Organizational culture and worklife
Recent Courses Taught:
Fundamentals of Speech Communication, Speech Communication for ESL, Business and Professional Communication , Public Relations
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
“Reframing the ‘Conversation’ on Sustainability as Ethical Marketplace Dialogue.” Presented at the Community College Humanities Association Conference, Cleveland OH, 2010.
“Psychology, Propaganda, and Manipulation: A Rhetorical Perspective on the Bernaysian Formula of Public Relations.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Speech Communication Association of Pennsylvania, State College, PA, 2000.
“Merchant in the Marketplace of Ideas: The Social Obligations of Public Relations and Journalism.” Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Journalism Historians Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000.
“Edward Bernays: Public Relations Visionary or Failed Craftsman.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Speech Communication Association of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, 1999.
“Additive Change: Unobtrusive Advertising for Academic Journals.” Presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999.
Education:
Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
M.A. in Communication, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
B.A. i Film/Video Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, California
OTHER ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Major: Political Science)