Dan Grano
Dan Grano
- B.A., Mass Communication, University of Memphis, 1995
- M.A., Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, 1997
- Ph.D., Communication Studies-Rhetoric & Public Address, Louisiana State University, 2003
Dr. Daniel A. Grano is the Department Chair and a Professor in Communication Studies. His work focuses on intersections between sport and politics, with particular emphasis on health, the body, race, religion, and public memory. He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and Rhetoric Society Quarterly. His book The Eternal Present of Sport: Rethinking Sport and Religion (Temple University Press, 2017) received the Outstanding Book Award from the Communication and Sport Division of the National Communication Association. He is also the co-editor (with Michael Butterworth) of Sport, Rhetoric, and Political Struggle, which was published in 2019 by Peter Lang. Dr. Grano’s areas of interest include rhetoric, sport and politics, public memory, ethics, and cultural studies. He frequently teaches courses that include Rhetorical Theory, Rhetorical Criticism, Public Advocacy, Communication Ethics, Sport, Communication, and Culture, Professional Seminar in Communication Studies, and Ethics, Power, and Discourse. Read more about Dr. Grano.