Gavin F. Hurley

Ph.D. in rhetoric; educator in the classical liberal arts; writer; online articles found @

[Gavin F. Hurley @Gavin_F_Hurley]

Influence with Eloquence: Classical Persuasion for Business Professionals, is now out on @BizExpertPress!

This practical guidebook offers valuable perspectives into professional / workplace communication via the ancient Greeks & Romans. Enjoy! https://t.co/cbh4jggUUJ

[Gavin F. Hurley @Gavin_F_Hurley]

Happy to share that @BizExpertPress will be publishing my new book Influence with Eloquence, which traces classical rhetorical perspectives alongside business applications to empower speakers/writers in the workplace and marketplace. Ebook pre-order: https://t.co/uXpDV5Sxce

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@hollyevaallen @universityofri @LehighPress @DawnKeetley Glad to hear! I hope you enjoy it! Cheers.

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Check out @Gavin_F_Hurley on the inception and overview of his new book, CATHOLIC HORROR AND RHETORICAL DIALECTICS, just published by @LehighPress An original and thought-provoking book about Catholic horror literature #HorrorCommunity
https://t.co/FHDigfJQ3A

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Excited to share that my book _Catholic Horror and Rhetorical Dialectics_ is now available from @LehighPress.

It examines how Catholic horror literature can dazzle, instruct, and inspire readers, using dialectical arrangements. https://t.co/4uHegYjI6z

#rhetoric #literature

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Happy to share that my book Catholic Horror and Rhetorical Dialectics--which examines Huysmans’ Là-Bas, R.H. Benson’s The Light Invisible and A Mirror of Shalott, and Blatty’s The Exorcist--releases next weekend on @LehighPress!

#horrorstudies #rhetoric #catholic #literature

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@Kirstenannehall Very cool! Congrats, Kirsten!

[Gavin F. Hurley @Gavin_F_Hurley]

Reviewing page proofs for my book Catholic Horror and Rhetorical Dialectics to be published by Lehigh University Press (Critical Conversations in Horror Studies Series). On pace for a June release. Exciting stuff! https://t.co/h1QIa6gVp5

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@madeline_cct "The Cruel Painter" (1864): short story by George MacDonald. :)

[Gavin F. Hurley @Gavin_F_Hurley]

I'm presenting "The Liberating Irony of Contemplative Horror Storytelling: A Rhetorical Examination" at this year's National Communication Association Convention on Sunday 11/19. Stop on by if you are attending the convention! @NatComm #horror #rhetoric

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Spotlighting essays in our new special issue on #horror literature: this one by @Gavin_F_Hurley on the ways horror writers employ rhetorical style, including The Haunting of Hill House, The Damnation Game, and The Exorcist https://t.co/cq3Yr4n8pV

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Very happy to announce our 8th special issue: an amazing slate of 13 writers on #horror literature, all free to read #HorrorCommunity https://t.co/LTNQQc0HCV Thanks to our amazing contributors, including @JacobSBabb @Gavin_F_Hurley @Isaiah__Frost @Kat_Albrecht @EmmaAHallock

[Gavin F. Hurley @Gavin_F_Hurley]

@vnvdiak Ha! I know the album. Epic stuff!

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I'm editing a collection of essays (peer-reviewed, for a university press) on AMERICAN FOLK HORRORS. Abstracts due end of October. I'm happy to field any & all queries. (Bonus points if you can name all 4 films below!) #folkhorror #cfp https://t.co/2i6JoB8Slr

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Yellow covers, red blood. "Bloodstained Narratives: The Giallo Film in Italy & Abroad" is a new collection from @FernandoPagnon3 & Matthew Edwards @upmiss, $30 paperback! @BrianBrems @Gavin_F_Hurley @LilivonGaran @CJP_Warden @SeanWoodard7326 #MikelJKoven https://t.co/b9ZLG8dWmB

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@LKnerl Thanks, Linsey! :)

[Gavin F. Hurley @Gavin_F_Hurley]

Happy to share that the journal Horror Studies has recently published my article "Clive Barker’s Rhetorical Dialectics: Stretching the Intellectual Imagination" on Barker's early horror literature. You can check out the abstract here: https://t.co/1ZOzhA5Unh

#horror #rhetoric

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@KimCEvelyn Awesome job, Kim! Congrats!

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@mobergkevin1 @dickinsonstate Good conversations, Kevin! Thanks DSU for inviting me!

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@vnvdiak @Criterion @cinemassacre Nice! It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is classic. Such a great comedy.