Faculty

J. David Cisneros

Assistant Professor

Office Location: 221 Holmes Hall
Office Phone: 617-373-8263
Email: j.cisneros@neu.edu

Office Hours:
Tuesday: 9:30-11:30; 3:30-5:00
Friday: 9:30-11:30; 3:30-5:00
By Appointment

Education:
PhD, Speech Communication (Rhetoric), University of Georgia
MA, Communication Studies, Baylor University
BA, Philosophy & Political Science, Mercer University

Honors and Awards:

• Invited Paper Presentation: (White) Rhetorical Scholars / (African American) Texts: Refocusing the Question, Rewriting the Answers, National Communication Association Convention, White (Rhetorical) Scholars / African American Texts Pre-Conference Seminar, San Diego, CA, 2008.
• Robert G. Gunderson Award, Public Address Division, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2007.

Courses Taught:
Argumentation and Debate
Rhetorical Criticism I: Great Americans, 1630-1930

Research Interests:
Dr. Cisneros' research interests lie at the intersection of rhetoric, democratic theory, and race and ethnic studies. His research addresses how racial and ethnic minority groups struggle for full political and social inclusion in the national community. More broadly, his research attempts to address how a rhetorical perspective can strengthen citizenship and democratic practices. In past projects, this research agenda has taken shape through studying representations of race/ethnicity and immigration in politics and mass media. Currently, he is working on numerous projects focused on historical and contemporary transnational political movements for immigrant rights. He is also working on a book manuscript that traces how several Latina/o groups have performed U.S. citizenship over time.

Publications:

• Cisneros, J. D. (in press). Latina/os and party politics in the California campaign against bilingual education: A case study in argument from transcendence, Argumentation and Advocacy.
• Cisneros, J. D., McCauliff, K. L., & Beasley, V. B. (2009). The rhetorical perspective: Doing, being, shaping, and seeing. In D. W. Stacks & M. B. Salwen (Eds.) An integrated approach to communication theory and research (2nd ed., pp. 232-244). New York: Routledge.
• Cisneros, J. D. (2008). Contaminated communities: The metaphor of immigrant as pollutant in media representations of immigration. Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 11, 569-601.