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Department of Speech Communication
College of Liberal Arts
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
 Detailed InformationProgram of StudyDoctoral graduate students elect to specialize in one of six concentrations: communication pedagogy; intercultural communication; interpersonal communication; performance studies; gender, sexuality, and communication; and rhetoric and philosophy of communication. Additional course work is also available in cultural studies, language and social interaction, organizational communication, public address, public relations, and semiotics. The Department of Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) offers programs of study leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Graduate study in communication pedagogy focuses on teaching communication within the discipline and communication principles in a variety of instructional contexts. Communication pedagogy reflects interests across graduate areas, featuring topics such as communication, pedagogy and subjectivity, teaching as performance, feminist pedagogy, critical communication pedagogy, queer pedagogy, and intersectionality.
Graduate study in intercultural communication emphasizes theory and praxis, examining both U.S. national and international cultures with a focus on intercultural and intracultural communication. Courses are taught emphasizing intercultural communication in the classroom as well as in business and training settings. Students in this area can expect to explore issues of identity and intersectionality; language, discourse, and politics of representation; as well as globalization and postcoloniality as they relate to the study of culture and communication.
Interpersonal communication focuses on descriptive, naturalistic approaches to studying everyday interaction. Two primary approaches to interpersonal communication within the Department are conversation analysis and ethnography of communication. Related topics include language behavior, performance in everyday life, ethnographic fieldwork, interpersonal conflict, narrative, and social construction of gender and identity.
Graduate study in performance studies combines an interest in theory and praxis. Performance studies reflects interests in performance as a way of knowing, including historical and theoretical approaches to performance, literary criticism, performance criticism, and gender and performance, as well as interest in performing literature, performance art, and performance composition.
Graduate study in rhetoric and philosophy of communication focuses on phenomenology of composition, reflecting interest in hermeneutic and semiotic phenomenological orientations; philosophy of rhetoric, reflecting interests in argumentation theory, gender studies, philosophy of rhetoric, and cultural studies; and rhetorical studies, reflecting interests in classical and contemporary rhetorical theory. Research FacilitiesThe Department offers extensive production opportunities in its performance laboratory, the Marion Kleinau Theatre, a listening laboratory for work in conversation analysis, and a computer laboratory. Financial AidMost students hold graduate assistantships that provide competitive monthly stipends for the academic year as well as tuition waivers throughout the calendar year. As assistants, most students teach two sections of the Introduction to Oral Communication course each semester. Others work with the debate program, the Marion Kleinau Theatre, or the Public Relations Student Society of America or as research assistants. The University also offers a number of highly competitive fellowships, based upon academic accomplishments, letters of recommendation, GRE scores, and potential for success in graduate study. The deadline for applying for financial aid is February 1. Cost of StudyIn-state graduate tuition is $328 per credit hour in 2009–10. Out-of-state tuition is 2.5 times the in-state tuition rate ($820 per credit hour). Graduate students with at least a 25 percent appointment as a graduate assistant receive a tuition scholarship. Fees vary from $589.03 (1 credit hour) to $1557.50 (12 credit hours). Students with a graduate assistantship receive a 50 percent reduction in the primary care medical fee. New graduate students from Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee qualify for the alternate tuition rate, which is equivalent to the in-state graduate tuition rate. Living and Housing CostsFor married couples, students with families, and single graduate students, the University has 690 efficiency and one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments that rent for $499 to $720 per month in 2009–10. Residence halls for single graduate students are also available, as are accessible residence hall rooms and apartments for students with disabilities. Student GroupThe Department sponsors the Speech Communication Organization (SCO). This organization is made up of graduate student members whose purpose is to enhance professional development. In addition, SCO sponsors and plans various social events that include the sharing of peer scholarship and a brown bag discussion series. LocationSIUC is 350 miles south of Chicago and 100 miles southeast of St. Louis. Nestled in rolling hills bordered by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and enhanced by a mild climate, the area has state parks, national forests and wildlife refuges, and large lakes for outdoor recreation. Cultural offerings include theater, opera, concerts, art exhibits, and cinema. Educational facilities for the families of students are excellent. The UniversitySouthern Illinois University Carbondale is a comprehensive public university with a variety of general and professional education programs. The University offers bachelor’s and associate degrees, master’s and doctoral degrees, the J.D. degree, and the M.D. degree. The University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Graduate School has an essential role in the development and coordination of graduate instruction and research programs. The Graduate Council has academic responsibility for determining graduate standards, recommending new graduate programs and research centers, and establishing policies to facilitate the research effort. ApplyingApplications should be requested from the address given below. Each application must include a completed Departmental and Graduate School application form, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended, a personal statement of career goals, and GRE scores. The deadline for application is February 1 for the following fall. All materials should be sent directly to the Department of Speech Communication. The Faculty and Their Research
- Residing in the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of Speech Communication has a faculty that is active in regional, national, and international professional communication organizations. As a community of scholars, the faculty sustains a rich diversity of methodological, theoretical, and philosophical interest. The faculty members believe that their mission is to excel in teaching, research, and service. Working with approximately 200 undergraduate majors and more than 65 in-residence graduate students, the faculty members create an environment that fosters opportunity, possibility, and creativity.
- Nilanjana R. Bardhan, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Ohio, 1998. Public relations, organizational communication, intercultural/international communication, media criticism, health communication.
- Bryan Crow, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Iowa, 1982. Interpersonal communication, conversation analysis, relational pragmatics, language acquisition.
- Suzanne Daughton, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas, 1991. Rhetorical theory and criticism, political communication, communication and gender, metaphor and narrative in rhetorical discourse.
- Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois, 1994. Performance studies, performance art, queer theory, Continental philosophy, psychoanalysis, literary theory.
- Todd Graham, Director of Debate; Ph.D., Arizona State, 2000. Interpersonal communication, humor studies, qualitative research methods, argumentation theory and practice.
- Jonathan M. Gray, Associate Professor; Ph.D., LSU, 1999. Rhetorical theory and criticism, popular culture, communication pedagogy, folklore, cultural studies, performance.
- Rachel Alicia Griffin, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Denver, 2008. Intercultural communication, critical race theory, gender violence, critical pedagogy.
- Ronald J. Pelias, Professor; Ph.D., Illinois, 1979. Performance studies, performance methodologies and criticism, performance composition, performative writing, performance art.
- Elyse L. Pineau, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern, 1990. Performance studies, autobiography, performance methodologies, performance and gender, communication pedagogy.
- Ross Singer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Bowling Green State, 2008. Organizational rhetoric, environmental rhetoric, rhetorical theory and criticism.
- Miriam Sobre-Denton, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State, 2009. Intercultural communication, language and culture, qualitative methods, identity and cross-cultural adaptation.
- Nathan Stucky, Professor; Ph.D., Texas, 1988. Performance studies, narrative theory, conversation analysis, ethnographic performance, performance criticism.
- Satoshi Toyosaki, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois Carbondale, 2005. Intercultural/international communication, cultural studies, cultural identity performance.
- John T. Warren, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois Carbondale, 2001. Communication pedagogy, critical/cultural studies, ethnographic methods, sexuality and gender studies.
Correspondence and InformationSouthern Illinois University Ronald J. Pelias Director of Graduate Studies Department of Speech Communication Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6605 Telephone:
618-453-2291 Fax:
618-453-2812
Email:
rpelias@siu.edu
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