Dr. David Gold

Biography

David Gold is a Professor in the University of Michigan's Department of English Language and Literature, with affiliated interests in Education and Women's and Gender Studies. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, writing, and literacy studies. Recent courses have included 'Literacy in the Digital Age' and 'Dangerous Women – Activism in the Progressive Era,' emphasizing hands-on and student-led approaches. His scholarship focuses on the history of rhetoric, feminist rhetorics, composition pedagogy, and digital rhetorics. Gold has authored and edited multiple works, including 'Rhetoric in the Margins' and two collections on women's oratorical education and rhetorical practices of marginalized voices. He is currently engaged in research on black women's rhetorical activism during the Jim Crow era.

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