The Brigance Colloquy on Public Speaking as a Liberal Art – Position Papers Written by Colloquy Participants

Courtney Bailey, Allegheny College, “‘But What Can I Do?’: Democratic Participation and a Liberal Arts Education”

Leila Brammer, Gustavus Adolphus College, “The Case for Public Discourse”

Kristine S. Bruss, The University of Kansas, “Teaching Public Speaking as a Liberal Art: A Case for Classical Texts”

Martin Carcasson, Colorado State University, “Beyond Adversarial Communication: Public Speaking and Deliberative Democracy”

Joshua Compton, Dartmouth College, “Responsive Audiences, Responsive Speakers”

Bryan Fisher, Francis Marion University, “Public Speaking Pedagogy for a Diverse Democratic Society”

Darlene Hantzis, Indiana State University, “Eloquent Citizenship”

J. Michael Hogan, The Pennsylvania State University, “Public Speaking in the ‘New Era of Responsibility’”

Jeff Kurtz, Denison University, “For Radical Tradition(s): Reclaiming Public Speaking from the Cultural Void”