Richard A. “Tony” Parker
Professor of Speech Communication
Communication Theory, Communication Law & Ethics, Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
School of Communication, Room 327
(928) 523-2508
Richard.Parker@nau.edu
Brief description of research and teaching interests:
Critical analyses of legal communications, especially judicial opinions and the writings of legal scholars, regarding the First Amendment rights of free expression. These analyses juxtapose the work of communication scholars with re-presentations of communication theory and practices in the legal literature.
Courses offered:
COM 200: Basic Communication Theory
COM 400: Mass Communication Regulation and Responsibility
COM 698: Seminar in Communication Theory
SC 111: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
SC 201: Research in Speech Communication
SC 300W: Rhetorical Criticism
Representative Research and Creative Activity:
“Communication Studies and Free Speech Law” (pp. 9-19) and “Brandenburg v. Ohio” (pp. 145-159), in Free Speech on Trial: Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions, edited by Richard A. Parker (Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2003).
“Revising Revisionist History: Consensus Theories of the Framers’ Intent” (pp. 1-10), in Free Speech Yearbook 1987, vol. 28, edited by Stephen A. Smith.
Links of interest:
natcom.org (National Communication Association)
Education:
Ph.D. in Speech: 1981, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Emphases: Rhetoric, Argumentation.
M.A. in Speech: 1971, University of Houston, Houston, TX. Emphases: Rhetoric, Public Address.
B.A. in Speech: 1969, University of Houston, Houston, TX. Emphasis: Public Communication.
