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About
Ellen M. Rigsby received her Ph.D. in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley in 2001. Her fields of study are political and rhetorical theory, popular culture, and utopian studies. Her research interests examine how people imagine government in texts they read and write: she analyzes popular culture texts, literature, public address, political philosophy and legal texts. She is an Associate Professor at Saint Mary's College of California, where she teaches in the Communication Department, and has published on Ursula Le Guin and Hannah Arendt.
Contact Information
Office: Sichel Hall - 105 C
Phone: 925-631-4953
Mail: P.M.B. 3528
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Rhetoric, University of California - Berkeley
… → 2001
M.A., Rhetoric, University of California - Berkeley
… → 1994
B.A., Political Science, Johns Hopkins University
… → 1991
Research Interests
- Study of Political Fantasies
Disciplines
- Communication
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Developing Metadiscursive Thinking About Research Methods Through a Mixed-Methods Research Project
Rigsby, E. & Imamura, M., 2020, In: Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. 31, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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To kill a mockingjay: Katniss’s corrosive queerness in the hunger games trilogy
Rigsby, E. M. & Manter, L., 2019, In: Utopian Studies. 30, 3, p. 403-421 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure
Ma, H. H., Rigsby, E. & Ting, E., Oct 1 2017Research output: Non-textual form › Podcast
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Assessment of undergraduate student learning and perceptions of quantitative and qualitative communication research methods
Imamura, M. & Rigsby, E. M., Nov 19 2015.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Education and Love of the World: “Crisis in Education,” by Hannah Arendt
Rigsby, E. (Presenter), Mar 31 2012.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review