Dr. Allison's co-edited collection COVID and...How to Do Rhetoric in a Pandemic Debuts
Dr. Allison Rowland's publishes a collection of essays on the intersection of rhetoric and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Allison Rowland's co-edited collection COVID and...How to Do Rhetoric in a Pandemic was published by Michigan University Press this month. The edited collection of essays focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and how rhetoric shaped the disease trajectory. According to the publisher, the essays argue that "the circulation of any virus must be understood in tandem with the public communication accompanying it" (Michigan University Press). With their selection of authors and essays, Rowland and her co-editors invite the reader to consider the connections between rhetoric, public discourse, and structural inequities in health: "these essays showcase the forces that pandemic rhetoric exerts across health conditions, politics, and histories of social injustice" (Michigan University Press).
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Dr. Allison L. Rowland is Maurer Associate Professor of Performance & Communication Arts at St. Lawrence University. You can learn more about Dr. Rowland's work and teaching here.