Alicen Rushevics

Dr. Alicen Rushevics is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research analyzes rhetorical dimensions of U.S. imperialism, indigenous rights, and reparative justice across Pacific contexts. She holds an M.A. in Communication Arts (UW-Madison), M.A. in Philosophy (Gonzaga), and B.A. in Communication Studies and Philosophy (Gonzaga).

Research examines how discourses of trauma, apology, and historical memory mediate settler-colonial power structures and indigenous resistance movements.

Awards and Honors:

• Kepley Dissertation Award (2024)
• Gerard A. Hauser Award (2024)
• Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award (2024)
• Frankenberger Award (2024)
• Elliott Dissertation Scholarship (2023)
• Charles Chester Pearce Award (2023)
• Helen K. Herman Award (2022)

Recent publications explore political rhetoric surrounding national grief, with analytical focus on affective dimensions of presidential discourse during crises.