Dr. Randall Lake

Associate Professor

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Biography

Randall Lake researches and teaches primarily in areas of rhetorical theory, historical criticism, and rhetoric culture. His work focuses on argumentation and the movements for political and social change, with a particular interest in the communicative dynamics of public controversies and the roles that gender, race, and ethnicity play in these debates. Lake is especially concerned with efforts by subaltern communities to make their voices heard in the public sphere. His research spans controversies from the 19th century to the present, with award-winning contributions to Native American activism and women’s suffrage rhetoric. Notably, he created the digital archive 'She Flies with Her Own Wings,' which is dedicated to the 19th-century women’s suffrage movement and has published extensively in national and international journals.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication • Los Angeles, CA

Research and teach rhetorical theory, history, and criticism.

Awards

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Order of Attainment

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Daniel Rohrer Research Award (Article of the Year)

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Golden Anniversary Monograph Award (Article of the Year)

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Daniel Rohrer Research Award (Article of the Year)

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Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Dissertation Award

Courses

COMM 598: Global Communication Thesis COMM 620: Studies in Communication Theory