Dr. Bernard Duffy
Office Location
Faculty Offices North (47) 36-C
Office Phone
805-756-2349
E-mail Address
bduffy@calpoly.edu
Courses
American Political Rhetoric
Classical Rhetorical Theory
Contemporary Rhetoric and Political Communication
Persuasion
Public Speaking
Education
PhD University of Pittsburgh, 1976
MA San Jose State College, 1971
BA with great distinction, San Jose State College, 1970
Notes
Bernard K. Duffy, taught at Hiram College and Clemson University, where he was Professor of English before coming to Cal Poly in 1988. He teaches classes in rhetorical theory and American public address and is a former department chair. He has published six books: American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources (1987), American Orators Before 1900: Critical Studies and Sources (1987), The Politics of Rhetoric: Richard M. Weaver and the Conservative Tradition (1993), Douglas MacArthur: Warrior as Wordsmith (1997), Health Communication: Developments and Directions (1998), and American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orators (2005). He served as advisory editor of Richard Leeman's African American Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook (1996) and is currently working with Leeman on a critical anthology of African American oratory. His essays appear in numerous scholarly books and journals including Philosophy and Rhetoric, Southern Communication Journal, Communication Quarterly, and Communication Education. He is also co-editor/advisor of 32 books on individual American orators published by Greenwood Press. His research has been supported by various grants, including two from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and earned him a College of Liberal Arts Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Dr. Duffy is a five-time recipient of the department's Teacher of the Year Award, most recently in 2009, and a recipient of the University Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2010, he received the College of Liberal Arts Richard K. Simon Award for Outstanding Teaching.