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Dr. Richard Leeman is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, where he has served since 1989. His expertise spans rhetoric, public address, political communication, and African American oratory. He teaches undergraduate courses in Rhetorical Theory, Public Advocacy, and African American Oratory, as well as graduate courses in Textual Analysis.
- Education:
- B.S., Shippensburg State University, 1977
- M.A., University of Maryland, 1982
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1990
His research interests focus on the rhetorical dimensions of political communication, African American oratory, and historical public address. He has authored/co-authored/edited eight books, including To Reach the Nation's Ear: A History of African American Public Speaking, The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama, and African-American Oratory: A BioCritical Sourcebook. His articles have appeared in prominent journals such as the Southern Communication Journal and Howard Journal of Communication.
Dr. Leeman has received multiple awards for scholarship and teaching, including the Michael M. Osborn Teacher-Scholar Award (2017). He previously served as editor of the Carolinas Communication Annual and as President of the UNC Charlotte Faculty Council (2017–2019).
He is currently researching the rhetoric of Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., contributing to ongoing discourse on historical and political speechmaking. While no formal advisees/students or grants are listed, his extensive publications and editorial roles highlight his academic contributions.
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