Dr. Christopher J. Wernecke
@the-bald-doctor.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | University of North Carolina Wilmington.
I research American cancer rhetoric, politics, and media.
“Connecting Communication Theory & Practice: From Classroom to Boardroom” ~ available now.
I research American cancer rhetoric, politics, and media.
“Connecting Communication Theory & Practice: From Classroom to Boardroom” ~ available now.
Trump’s threat to imprison student protesters is a fascistic scare tactic that is hilariously unenforceable. Until he deploys either his goon squad or the national guard (a distinct possibility), I recommend continuing to employ a tried and true tactic that all authoritarians hate: mockery.
March 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Trump’s threat to imprison student protesters is a fascistic scare tactic that is hilariously unenforceable. Until he deploys either his goon squad or the national guard (a distinct possibility), I recommend continuing to employ a tried and true tactic that all authoritarians hate: mockery.
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@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point
January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point
Hey you know how GoFundMe is one of America’s largest #healthinsurance companies now? My recent article examines a common feature on the site: a #cancer narrative. Check it out here: contemporaryrhetoric.com/wp-content/u...
January 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Hey you know how GoFundMe is one of America’s largest #healthinsurance companies now? My recent article examines a common feature on the site: a #cancer narrative. Check it out here: contemporaryrhetoric.com/wp-content/u...
My babies were all smiles seeing Santa yesterday!
December 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM
My babies were all smiles seeing Santa yesterday!
Loving this intro to Political Comm’s special issue on the far right 🔥🔥
“Employing euphemistic terminology often used to label far-right actors such as “alternative,” “populist,” and/or “counter-publics,” unwittingly does the bidding of these ideological actors…”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Employing euphemistic terminology often used to label far-right actors such as “alternative,” “populist,” and/or “counter-publics,” unwittingly does the bidding of these ideological actors…”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Political Communication Research is Unprepared for the Far Right
In this introductory piece to a special issue of the Forum, we explore the inadequacies of the field of political communication in addressing the rising threats posed by illiberalism and the far ri...
www.tandfonline.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Loving this intro to Political Comm’s special issue on the far right 🔥🔥
“Employing euphemistic terminology often used to label far-right actors such as “alternative,” “populist,” and/or “counter-publics,” unwittingly does the bidding of these ideological actors…”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Employing euphemistic terminology often used to label far-right actors such as “alternative,” “populist,” and/or “counter-publics,” unwittingly does the bidding of these ideological actors…”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Had all four of my wisdom teeth removed this morning and I don’t remember taking this selfie at all. It hurts to laugh but lmao enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!
November 28, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Had all four of my wisdom teeth removed this morning and I don’t remember taking this selfie at all. It hurts to laugh but lmao enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!
Reposted by Dr. Christopher J. Wernecke
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Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Rhetorician: The cup is a metaphor.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Rhetorician: The cup is a metaphor.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Sociologist: The cup is a social construct.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Sociologist: The cup is a social construct.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
African art historian: hey where did you get this cup from?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
African art historian: hey where did you get this cup from?
November 24, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Rhetorician: The cup is a metaphor.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Rhetorician: The cup is a metaphor.
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"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
November 21, 2024 at 2:44 AM
"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Alright team, I’ve been (relatively) silent over the last two weeks as I’ve struggled to gather my thoughts on what happened in this election. I won’t pretend that what I’m about to offer is radically unique or ground breaking. But here go…
November 19, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Alright team, I’ve been (relatively) silent over the last two weeks as I’ve struggled to gather my thoughts on what happened in this election. I won’t pretend that what I’m about to offer is radically unique or ground breaking. But here go…
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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It's great to be cobbling the #TeamRhetoric community back together here! I made a starter pack especially for Comm-rads staving off the end of democracy. Let me know if you are a rhetoric or poli comm type who would like to be added! go.bsky.app/HJBVtjK
November 18, 2024 at 2:41 AM
It's great to be cobbling the #TeamRhetoric community back together here! I made a starter pack especially for Comm-rads staving off the end of democracy. Let me know if you are a rhetoric or poli comm type who would like to be added! go.bsky.app/HJBVtjK
🚨New pub just dropped! 🔥
In “Priming ‘American carnage:’ reality television and Donald J. Trump,” I offer three programs as particularly useful heuristics in explaining how and why so many Americans embraced Trumpism.
In “Priming ‘American carnage:’ reality television and Donald J. Trump,” I offer three programs as particularly useful heuristics in explaining how and why so many Americans embraced Trumpism.
September 16, 2024 at 7:05 PM
🚨New pub just dropped! 🔥
In “Priming ‘American carnage:’ reality television and Donald J. Trump,” I offer three programs as particularly useful heuristics in explaining how and why so many Americans embraced Trumpism.
In “Priming ‘American carnage:’ reality television and Donald J. Trump,” I offer three programs as particularly useful heuristics in explaining how and why so many Americans embraced Trumpism.
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BENOIT BLANC: I know what you are.
EDWARD CULLEN: Say it. Out loud. Say it.
BENOIT BLANC: As impossible and asinine as it may sound to say out loud, as of late, I have become no stranger to impossible and asinine affairs. I do believe that you are one of those... those... vampiric creatuhs.
EDWARD CULLEN: Say it. Out loud. Say it.
BENOIT BLANC: As impossible and asinine as it may sound to say out loud, as of late, I have become no stranger to impossible and asinine affairs. I do believe that you are one of those... those... vampiric creatuhs.
January 3, 2024 at 4:16 PM
BENOIT BLANC: I know what you are.
EDWARD CULLEN: Say it. Out loud. Say it.
BENOIT BLANC: As impossible and asinine as it may sound to say out loud, as of late, I have become no stranger to impossible and asinine affairs. I do believe that you are one of those... those... vampiric creatuhs.
EDWARD CULLEN: Say it. Out loud. Say it.
BENOIT BLANC: As impossible and asinine as it may sound to say out loud, as of late, I have become no stranger to impossible and asinine affairs. I do believe that you are one of those... those... vampiric creatuhs.
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Next on the conference circuit, SSCA! Excited for accepted panel: "(Ex)communicating (Un)belonging: Exploring Recent Threats to Free Speech in the South." I'll be discussing expulsion of TN Reps Jones & Pearson. Other great presentations lined up too, like that from @the-bald-doctor.bsky.social
December 1, 2023 at 12:01 AM
Next on the conference circuit, SSCA! Excited for accepted panel: "(Ex)communicating (Un)belonging: Exploring Recent Threats to Free Speech in the South." I'll be discussing expulsion of TN Reps Jones & Pearson. Other great presentations lined up too, like that from @the-bald-doctor.bsky.social
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What? A new podcast? Check it out! hpafter2020.com My co-host JC and I have started a chapter re-read podcast called Harry Potter After 2020. The brilliant @antaranya.bsky.social is our producer. The first three episodes are up, and new ones drop every Wednesday!
October 31, 2023 at 3:49 AM
What? A new podcast? Check it out! hpafter2020.com My co-host JC and I have started a chapter re-read podcast called Harry Potter After 2020. The brilliant @antaranya.bsky.social is our producer. The first three episodes are up, and new ones drop every Wednesday!