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Dr. Jennifer Mercieca is a historian of American political rhetoric who writes about American political discourse, especially as it relates to citizenship, democracy, and the presidency. She has published three books on political rhetoric: "Founding Fictions", "Rhetoric Heroic Expectations: Establishing Obama Presidency", and "Demagogue President: Rhetorical Genius Donald Trump". Her scholarship has appeared in numerous journals including the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Argumentation & Advocacy, and Rhetoric Society Quarterly. Mercieca serves on the Editorial Boards of the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Southern Communication Journal, and Rhetoric & Public Affairs. Moreover, she is a Contributing Editor for Zócalo Public Square and has written about the rhetoric of politics for the USA, Washington Post, and other major media outlets. She has been featured in interviews on networks like BBC World News and NPR. In 2016, she received the Texas A&M Association of Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, the highest award given for faculty teaching at Texas A&M University. The Austin American Statesman has called her “probably the leading authority on Trump’s rhetoric” and her book “Demagogue President” has received numerous accolades, including being a “must read” from Salon and labeled one of the “best books of summer” by LitHub.
Texas A&M University • College Station, TX
Teaching courses on rhetoric and communication while conducting research in political rhetoric.
Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.