On this site, I’ve collected my published writing. Some of these publications were written for scholarly journals (Academic Articles), while others were written for online media sites (Journalistic Essays). I invite you to read and to contact me with any questions.
The banner image is from my painting “Forest Meditation.”
Most recent publications:
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Dissertation Video
In January 2020, I defended my doctoral dissertation, “Reframing Immigration through Religious Advocacy: Rhetoric, Cosmopolitanism, and the Divine.” I produced this video to explain the project to a general audience:
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A Persian Preacher’s Westward Migration: Táhirih’s Transnational Rhetoric, 1817–2015
Journal of Communication and Religion, vol. 42, no. 4, 2019, pp. 5–27. Abstract: During her brief life in the early nineteenth century, the Persian poet and theologian Táhirih advocated for a spiritual revolution. Authorities executed her for heresy in 1852.… Read more
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Making Visible the Nativism-Ableism Matrix: The Rhetoric of Immigrants’ Comics
Rhetoric Review, vol. 38, no. 4, 2019, pp. 445-462 Abstract: Nativist ideology, which dominates public discourse, implements ableist hierarchies to reduce immigrants to diseases of the body politic. Immigrants’ graphic narratives, on the other hand, reveal the disabling effects of… Read more
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Martha Root’s Speeches and Social Discourse: Cosmic Education for a Universal Age
A century ago, on July 22, 1919, Martha Root embarked on a 20-year journey to destinations in Europe, Australia, Asia, the Americas, and Africa. These travels were motivated by a desire to share Baha’u’llah’s teachings with diverse audiences through public… Read more
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An Introduction to ‘The Dawn-Breakers: Nabil’s Narrative’
Many Baha’is have a copy of The Dawn-Breakers: Nabil’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Baha’i Revelation on their bookshelf. What is this book, and what is its purpose? Why is it important to Baha’is? Who was Nabil? When did he… Read more
