Maj. Adam Cody studies and teaches rhetoric as the art of effective communication. He earned a doctorate in Communication Arts and Sciences from The Pennsylvania State University in 2020 and joined the 麻豆女演员 Institute鈥檚 academic faculty later that same year.听
In his capacity as Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Oral Communication, it has been Maj. Cody鈥檚 pleasure to teach听classes in basic public speaking (ERH-103), classical rhetoric (ERH-201), rhetorical criticism (ERH-202), public address (ERH-301), and civic discourse (ERH-302). Maj. Cody also teaches an advanced seminar听(ERH-421)听on听Thucydides鈥檚听History of the Peloponnesian War, an ancient text of perennial significance for the study of history, politics, and strategy.听Students in Maj. Cody鈥檚 classes may expect to听encounter听practical exercises and open discussions designed to hone their abilities with the transferable skills of communication.听
As a scholar, Maj. Cody is a historian of arguments and narratives relating to topics of democracy, citizenship, and empire, with a particular focus on the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition. His most recent publication, 鈥淒ialectics, Post-Dialectics, and the Democratic Argument of听Lysias XII,鈥� argues that post-dialectical persuasive forces, such as fascistic argument, can be explained in dialectical terms as practices of strategic maneuvering. The essay goes on to听identify听the concept of 鈥渄emocratic argument,鈥� a type of post-dialectical persuasion that听seeks听to control the terms of discourse by negating disinterested choice. Ongoing and future projects focus on the forensic听oratory听of 5th-century BCE Attic orator Antiphon of Rhamnus and on the 4th-century BCE textbook听Rhetorica听ad听Alexandrum.听
Maj. Cody also supports the Writing Center as the Oral and Digital Communication Specialist. He encourages any cadets who are interested in or would like help with public speaking to arrange a听meeting with him.