Dr. Sarah Kornfield
Associate Professor of CommunicationSarah J. Kornfield is an associate professor of communication and an affiliated professor of women亚洲色吧檚 and gender studies. She teaches courses in rhetorical criticism, rhetorical theory, feminist theory, gender communication and television culture.
Her research primarily focuses on how gender is performed, produced and constructed in the United States.
Areas of expertise
- Critical research methods 亚洲色吧 How to interrogate a piece of public culture, working to make sense of how it functions in our society
- Rhetorical theory 亚洲色吧 Historical and contemporary understandings of how humans publicly communicate
- U.S. television culture 亚洲色吧 The average American spends four hours a day watching television and Dr. Kornfield亚洲色吧檚 research focuses on the history, industry, narratives and audience perspectives of U.S. television
- Feminist theory 亚洲色吧擴nderstanding of how sexism functions in society and envisioning and practicing a more just world
Education
- Ph.D., communication arts and sciences and women's studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 2012
- M.A., communication, Texas A&M University, 2009
- B.A., communication and English literature, Wheaton College, 2007
Selected Publications
- Contemporary Rhetorical Criticism, Strata Publishing, 2021 (forthcoming)
- "Prophesying a Feminist Story: Sarah Bessey and the Evangelical Pulpit,亚洲色吧 with former student Lindsay Hayes, Journal of Communication & Religion, 2020
- 亚洲色吧,亚洲色吧 Mutuality Magazine, 2020
- 亚洲色吧Televisual Pregnancy Beauty,亚洲色吧 Feminist Media Studies, 2019
- 亚洲色吧淩evise and Resubmit! But How?亚洲色吧 in Explanation Points: Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition (edited by John R. Gallagher and D Nicole DeVoss), 2018
- 亚洲色吧淔ixating on the Stasis of Fact: Debating 亚洲色吧楬aving it All亚洲色吧 in U.S. Media,亚洲色吧 Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 2017
- 亚洲色吧淪peaking in the Language of Women: Second- and Third-wave Metaphors,亚洲色吧 Women & Language, 2017.
- 亚洲色吧淭he Language of Gender,亚洲色吧 with Nicolette DeSantis, in GenderSpectives: Reflections on Gender from a Communication Point-of-View (edited by Nickesia Gordon and Laura Finley), Cambridge University Press, 2017
Outside the college
Outside of her teaching and research, Dr. Kornfield runs half marathons, cherishes her precious chihuahua, bakes massive chocolate croissants, eats cheese like it comprises its own food group, fellowships with Pillar Church and enjoys life with her beloved husband and their two sons.
616.395.7596
kornfield@hope.eduMartha Miller Center 257 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423