L-707, R. D. Parker Building

(705) 675-1151 ext. 4341

badadey@laurentian.ca

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My areas of primary interest are the history and theory of rhetoric, particularly comparative and contrastive rhetoric, and American literature, particularly ethnic-American literatures. Other areas of interest include the ethical dimensions of rhetoric and literature, visual rhetoric and the graphic novel, and prose studies, including the literary essay and literary non-fiction. At the undergraduate level, the courses I have taught include the following: “Composition and Rhetorical Theory,” “The Graphic Novel: Beyond Superheroes,”  “American Literary Non-Fiction,” “Early American Literature,” “The Rhetoric of Fiction,” and “The Literary Essay.”

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

My recent conference papers include “Inventing AIDS: Newsweek’s Coverage of the Epidemic’s First Decade,” “Toward Tribal Rhetorics: A Comparative Study of Narrative in Euro-American and Aboriginal Rhetoric,” and “Invisible Rhetorics: Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and African American Vernacular Oratory.” I have also published on Native Canadian Literature (“Dialogue with Raven: Bakhtinian Theory and Lee Maracle’s Ravensong.” Studies in Canadian Literature 28.1 (2003): 109-31), and am currently working on a project in which I analyze the works of Ralph Ellison and N. Scott Momaday to demonstrate how literature can serve as a significant resource for understanding culturally-specific rhetorical practices.

 L-707, Édifice R.D. Parker

(705) 675-1151, poste 4341

badadey@laurentienne.ca

INTÉRÊTS DE RECHERCHE

My areas of primary interest are the history and theory of rhetoric, particularly comparative and contrastive rhetoric, and American literature, particularly ethnic-American literatures. Other areas of interest include the ethical dimensions of rhetoric and literature, visual rhetoric and the graphic novel, and prose studies, including the literary essay and literary non-fiction. At the undergraduate level, the courses I have taught include the following: “Composition and Rhetorical Theory,” “The Graphic Novel: Beyond Superheroes,”  “American Literary Non-Fiction,” “Early American Literature,” “The Rhetoric of Fiction,” and “The Literary Essay.”

PUBLICATIONS REPRÉSENTATIVES

My recent conference papers include “Inventing AIDS: Newsweek’s Coverage of the Epidemic’s First Decade,” “Toward Tribal Rhetorics: A Comparative Study of Narrative in Euro-American and Aboriginal Rhetoric,” and “Invisible Rhetorics: Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and African American Vernacular Oratory.” I have also published on Native Canadian Literature (“Dialogue with Raven: Bakhtinian Theory and Lee Maracle’s Ravensong.” Studies in Canadian Literature 28.1 (2003): 109-31), and am currently working on a project in which I analyze the works of Ralph Ellison and N. Scott Momaday to demonstrate how literature can serve as a significant resource for understanding culturally-specific rhetorical practices.