David Gore

Education:
Ph.D.: Texas A&M University, Speech Communication, 2005
M.A.: Texas A&M University, Speech Communication, 2001
B.S.: University of Wyoming, Communications & Mass Media, 1999

Personal Statement:
David Gore joined the Communication Faculty at UMD in the fall of 2005 after completing his dissertation on the rhetoric of economic inquiry at Texas A&M University. Gore’s research interests revolve around the wrangle of the marketplace, or the ethical concerns of turning speech into a commodity. He approaches his research from a historical and philosophical perspective, seeking to understand more about the nature of the social world, the role of speech in constituting that world, and the possibilities for improving public discourse. In addition, he has an ongoing interest in prophecy. Gore teaches courses in analysis of public discourse, rhetorical criticism, and rhetorical theory.

In addition to hanging out with his wife, Kathy, and their four children, David enjoys reading, conversation, listening to opera, watching sports, and walking his black lab mutt, Scully, through Lester Park and around Lake Superior.

Representative Research:
Tarla Rai Peterson, M. Nils Peterson, Markus J. Peterson, Stacey A. Allison, and David Gore, “To Play the Fool: Can Environmental Conservation and Democracy Survive Social Capital?,” Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 3 (June 2006): forthcoming.

David Gore, “Inflation Rhetoric: Gerald Ford’s First Six Months in Office,” White House Studies 5 (2005): forthcoming.

David Gore, “The Spiritual and Secular Rhetoric of Happiness in Joseph Smith and John Stuart Mill,” in Rhetorical Agendas: Political, Ethical, Spiritual, ed. Patricia Bizzell, Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005: 87-96.

Courses Taught:
Rhetorical Criticism
Analysis of Public Discourse

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