Thesiss

This project draws on sociocognitive rhetoric to ask, How, in complex situations not of our making, do we determine what needs to be done and how to leverage available means for the health of our communities and institutions? The project pulls together rhetorical concepts of the…

This study is an attempt to trace the evolution of the medieval phoenix icon and its attendant symbolism (e.g., numbers, meanders, chevrons, olive branches) and meaning (e.g., resurrection, inconquerable spirit, self-regeneration, androgyny). The study follows these attendant sy…