Jeff Kurtz Affiliation: Faculty Title: Associate Professor, Rhetorical Studies, Communication Office: Higley 301 Email: kurtz@denison.edu Phone: 740-587-6699 B.A. from Mount Union College M.A. from Pennsylvania State University Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Kurtz's teaching and research interests circle around issues of textual interpretation, rhetorics of reform and advocacy, particularly those from the antebellum era, the African-American civil rights movement, and the intersection of religious and civic discourse in American public life.  His articles and review essays have appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Speech, The Review of Communication, Rhetoric and Public Affairs and the Journal of Communication and Religion. Professor Kurtz teaches classes across the Department's spectrum of offerings, including Rhetoric and the American Experience; The Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement; Exploring Rhetorical Texts; Rhetoric and Persuasion; Public Address; and Communication in Social Interaction.  Jeff lives in Granville with his wife, Laura, and their daughters Eliza and Emerson.  He enjoys sports, movies, and chasing after his kids.