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'''Marie Hochmuth Nichols''' (1908 - 1978) was an influential rhetorical critic. |
'''Marie Hochmuth Nichols''' (1908 - 1978) was an influential [[Rhetorical criticism|rhetorical critic]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Born in Dunbar, Pennsylvania in 1908, Marie Hochmuth Nichols attended the [[University of Pittsburgh]], graduating with a Bachelors and Masters degree, and the [[University of Wisconsin]], receiving her Ph. D. She then went on to teach at Mt. Mercy College, now [[Carlow University]], in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( -1939) and the [[University of Illinois]] (1939-1976). Marie was married to Alan G. Nichols ( -1973), Professor Emeritus at the [[University of Southern California]]. She received her honorary doctorate in humane letters from [[Drury College]] (1978) and passed away later that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Graduate Awards & Honors|url=http://www.communication.illinois.edu/grad/awards/|work=Department of Communication|publisher=University of Illinois|accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref> |
Born in [[Dunbar, Pennsylvania]] in 1908, Marie Hochmuth Nichols attended the [[University of Pittsburgh]], graduating with a Bachelors and Masters degree, and the [[University of Wisconsin]], receiving her Ph. D. She then went on to teach at Mt. Mercy College, now [[Carlow University]], in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( -1939) and the [[University of Illinois]] (1939-1976). Marie was married to Alan G. Nichols ( -1973), Professor Emeritus at the [[University of Southern California]]. She received her honorary doctorate in humane letters from [[Drury College]] (1978) and passed away later that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Graduate Awards & Honors|url=http://www.communication.illinois.edu/grad/awards/|work=Department of Communication|publisher=University of Illinois|accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref> |
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== Work in Rhetoric == |
== Work in Rhetoric == |
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Marie Hochmuth Nichols (1908 - 1978) was an influential rhetorical critic.
Personal life
Born in Dunbar, Pennsylvania in 1908, Marie Hochmuth Nichols attended the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with a Bachelors and Masters degree, and the University of Wisconsin, receiving her Ph. D. She then went on to teach at Mt. Mercy College, now Carlow University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( -1939) and the University of Illinois (1939-1976). Marie was married to Alan G. Nichols ( -1973), Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California. She received her honorary doctorate in humane letters from Drury College (1978) and passed away later that year.[1]
Work in Rhetoric
During her career, which covered more than thirty years, Nichols acted as an active participant in the Speech Communication Association/National Communication Association (SCA/NCA). Further into her life she became the first female editor of the Quarterly Journal of Speech (1963-1965). She would also become the president of the SCA/NCA (1969), “the first woman to become elected by a vote of the whole membership”. Nichols was honored with the “Distinguished Service Award” by the SCA/NCA (1976) and after her death, Nichols was honored by the SCA/NCA and declared a Distinguished Scholar (1995).[2]
Nichols’ major themes can be summarized into three parts:[3]
- Permanence and change- finding the balance in honoring the past while being able to look forward into our future.
- Use of language- “Words are ‘terministic screens’ that both select and deflect. They not only describe, they prescribe.”
- Balance in public discussion- communication does not have to be ill-mannered in order to be passionate.
Published Works
- Kenneth Burke and the "New Rhetoric" (1952)
- American Speeches (1954)
- The History and Criticism of American Public Address, III (1955)
- "First Inaugural Address" (1955)
- "The Criticism of Rhetoric" (1955)
- I. A. Richards and the New Rhetoric (1958)
- Rhetoric and Criticism (1963)
- "When You Set Out for Ithaka" (1977)
References
- ^ "Graduate Awards & Honors". Department of Communication. University of Illinois. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Blakenship, Jane. "Marie Hochmuth Nichols, President of the National Communication Association, 1969" (PDF). Review of Communication. 4 (1–2): 1. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Blakenship, Jane. "Marie Hochmuth Nichols, President of the National Communication Association, 1969" (PDF). Review of Communication. 4 (1–2): 2. Retrieved 22 October 2013.