Jill Swiencicki

Jill Swiencicki is a Professor in the Department of English at St. John Fisher University. Her academic work intersects rhetorical theory, composition studies, and 19th-century American literature with a focus on feminist activism and social justice movements.

• Ph.D. in English, Miami University
• M.A. in English, Syracuse University
• B.A. cum laude in English, Mount Holyoke College

Her research examines the intersections of rhetoric with civil rights movements and reproductive justice advocacy. She has published in prominent journals such as Women’s Studies in Communication, College English, and Peitho, while her work in edited collections spans topics from feminist placemaking to invitational rhetoric frameworks.

Swiencicki’s publications demonstrate ongoing engagement with feminist methodologies, spatial rhetorics, and democratic participation. Her scholarship has appeared in Liberal Education, Prompt, and the Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms series from Parlor Press, covering themes like strategic mythmaking and memory work in civic contexts.

• Honorable Mention, Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award (2022)

She has collaborated with scholars including Barbara Lowe, Maria Brandt, and Shannon DeHoff on works addressing spatial politics, reproductive justice, and protest art. Her research connects historical rhetorical strategies to contemporary activism through interdisciplinary frameworks.