Thomas Girshin earned his PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from the department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric at Binghamton University. His dissertation focused on rhetorical invention, especially as it concerns the processes by which a writer can productively engage unfamiliar situations, known in the field as transfer.
Before coming to Ithaca College, Professor Girshin taught at Youngstown State University, Binghamton University, and Syracuse University, as well as at the British-American Language Centre in Samara, Russia.
RESEARCH/TEACHING INTERESTS
- Rhetorical Invention
- Classical Rhetoric, especially the sophists and Plato
- Rhetorics of domination, especially of the former Soviet Union
- Transfer of Knowledge as it relates to writing
- Rhetoric and epistemology
- Histories and theories of academic writing pedagogy
DEGREES
- Ph.D. English, General Literature and Rhetoric, Binghamton University (2012)
- MA English, Binghamton University (2006)
- BA, SUNY at Albany (2003)
COURSES I Teach
- Academic Writing I
- Writing for the Workplace
- Argument