Stephanie Kelley-Romano, professor of rhetoric, film and screen studies, was featured on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s podcast College Matters, a series that examines “how higher education pushes students to wrestle with big ideas.” Kelley-Romano’s popular course, “Conspiracy Rhetoric: Power, Politics and Popular Culture,” was highlighted in the podcast episode “Course Catalog: Decoding — and Fighting — Conspiracy Theories” as one of  “the most intriguing and popular courses on the nation’s college campuses.”

 “Conspiracy Rhetoric,” which Kelley-Romano is teaching again this fall, focuses on the ways that rhetoric — the art of effective (and often persuasive) communication —  shapes conspiracy theories. Kelley-Romano explains that “when students understand how things function rhetorically, then they can see and create rhetorical campaigns.” She told the Chronicle that the course often helps students understand that “when more people have more rights and more support, the entire society does better.” 

Faculty Featured

Stephanie Kelley-Romano

Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies