Biography
Dr. Jason Del Gandio is a Professor of Instruction in the Department of Communication. His expertise is the theory and practice of social justice with a focus on activism and social movements. His scholarship draws from critical/interpretive methodologies and operates at the intersections of rhetoric (message and audience), philosophy (reasoning and systems of thought), and performance (embodiment and aesthetics).
Dr. Del Gandio has appeared on television, radio, and numerous podcasts. He has been quoted in the likes of the New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer. And he gives talks and workshops for a variety of audiences.
He has written on such topics as civil disobedience, spontaneous mass revolt, autonomy, precarity, neoliberalism, performance art, popular culture, counterculture, nonhuman liberation, bodily knowledge, and the construction of reality.
Research Interests
- Social Justice, Activism, Social Movements
- Critical/Cultural Theory
- Social/Political Theory
- Continental Philosophy
- Collective Energy (Mood, Ambience, Atmosphere)
Education
Degree | Field | School |
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PhD | Philosophy of Communication | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
MS | Philosophy of Communication | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
BS | Philosophy/Speech Communication | Kean University of New Jersey |
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
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COMC 1113 | Persuasion | Undergraduate |
COMC 1301 | Resistance, Protests and Social Movements | Undergraduate |
COMC 2111 | Argumentation and Advocacy | Undergraduate |
COMC 2301 | Countercultural Communication | Undergraduate |
COMC 2601 | Misperceptions and Misinformation | Undergraduate |
COMC 3401 | Social Activism and Community Organizing | Undergraduate |
Publications
Type | Publication Title | Co-Authors | Publisher | Location | Year | Misc. |
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Coedited Book | Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice | Anthony Nocella | New Society Press | Gabriola Island, B.C. | 2014 | |
Coedited Book | The Terrorization of Dissent: Corporate Repression, Legal Corruption, and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act | Anthony Nocella | Lantern Books | Brooklyn, NY | 2014 | |
Book | Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for Twenty-First Century Activists | New Society Press | Gabriola Island, B.C. | 2008 | ||
Journal Article | Extending the Eros Effect: Sentience, Reality, and Emanation | New Political Science | 2014 | 36.2: 129-148 | ||
Journal Article | From Affectivity to Emanation: An Introduction to the Human Vibe | PhaenEx: Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture | 2012 | 7.2: 28-58 | ||
Journal Article | Rethinking Immaterial Labor: Communication, Reality, and Neo-Radicalism | Radical Philosophy Review | 2011 | 14.2: 121-138 | ||
Journal Article | You Can Do It: A Conversation with Theatrical Artist Cynthia Hopkins | Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies | 2009 | 5.4: 1-20 | ||
Journal Article | Global Justice Rhetoric: Observations and Suggestions | Ephemera: Theory and Politics in Organization | 2008 | 8.2: 182-203 |
Lectures / Conferences
Title | Date |
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Rhetoric and Activism (Skype Talk, Oklahoma State University) | 2015 |
The AETA and the Terrorization of Dissent (Public Talk, Vassar College) | 2014 |
The AETA and the Terrorization of Dissent (Public Talk, Wooden Shoe Bookstore) | 2014 |
Activists, Bodies, and Political Arguments (Keynote Address, Patti Pace Festival, George Regents University) | 2014 |
Becoming an Effective Activist (Public Talk, Temple University) | 2013 |
Social Justice Education in the Occupy Movement (Skype Talk, Hamline University) | 2012 |
What is Occupy? (Panel Participant, Temple University Law School) | 2011 |
Service
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Name | Type of Service | Position | Dates Active |
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Rhetoric and Public Advocacy | Department | Sequence Head | 2010–Present |
RPA Student Club | Department | Faculty Advisor | 2013–2015 |
Writing-Intensive Curriculum Committee | University | Committee Member | 2014–Present |