David Gold

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David Gold's interests include the history of rhetoric, rhetorical theory, and composition pedagogy. He is particularly interested in the voices of marginalized rhetors and the intersections between literacy and civic action, and he seeks to understand how minority, female, working-class, and first-generation college students have used their rhetorical education in public and professional spheres.

His work has appeared in College English, College Composition and Communication, Rhetoric Review, The Writing Instructor, MLA Profession, and other publications, and his awards include a 2001 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, the 2004 Rhetoric Society of America Dissertation Award, and a 2006 Spencer Foundation Research Grant. He also maintains an interest in creative nonfiction and freelance journalism and has written for periodicals such as Acoustic Guitar, Texas Monthly, and Book Magazine.

His first book, Rhetoric at the Margins: Revising the History of Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1873-1947, was published by Southern Illinois University Press in 2008. He is currently at work on "Sisters of the South: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Citizenship at Public Women's Colleges" with co-author Catherine Hobbs.

Dr. Gold's courses include Rhetoric and Writing, Persuasive Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Teaching Composition, and other offerings in the history of rhetoric and writing.

Selected Publications:

Rhetoric at the Margins: Revising the History of Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1873-1947. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.

 "The Accidental Archivist: Embracing Chance and Confusion in Historical Scholarship." Beyond the Archives: Research as a Lived Process. Ed. Gesa Kirsch and Elizabeth Rohan. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.13-19.

"Southerners Anonymous." Crossroads: A Southern Culture Annual, 2006. Ed. Ted Olson. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2006. 3-10.

"'Nothing Educates Us Like a Shock': The Integrated Rhetoric of Melvin Tolson." College Composition and Communication 55.2 (December 2003): 226-53. Rpt. in Poetry Criticism. Vol. 88. Ed. Michelle Lee. Detroit: Gale, 2008. 354-367.

Principal Contributor to Encyclopedia of African American Society. Ed. Gerald D Jaynes. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005. Entries include "Activists" (10-13), "Be Bop" (96-98), "Frederick Douglass" (266-69), "Educational Attainment" (284-85), "Fine Arts" (331-33), "Black Media" (529-532), and "Non-Violent Protest" (665-67).

Contact Information

David Gold
Assistant Professor
Department of English
314 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0430

Email: dgold1@utk.edu

Education

B.A., Florida International U
M.A., Ph.D., U of Texas at Austin

Research

History of Rhetoric, Rhetorical Theory, and Composition Pedagogy