Amber Sestilio

M.A. in Rhetoric

Area of Study

MA in Rhetoric

Bio

My current work employs political and feminist rhetoric to examine democratic and social justice movements in America, mainly studying the Abolitionist, Temperance, and Women's Suffrage Movements. I apply an intersectional lens and use visual, visceral, and body/embodied rhetoric to recognize and evaluate in/exclusive practices within these movements. I am also intrigued by conservative rhetoric and public policy following human rights progress.

My work takes up additional interests in queer theory, hermeneutics, critical race theory, autoethnography, and affect theory to uncover narratives of oppressed and underrepresented groups and analyze how the public responds to stories of exclusion, persecution, and trauma.

Education

• B.A. in English Literature and Cultural Studies, University of South Florida
• A.A. in Education, Hillsborough Community College

Research

Feminist rhetorics, political rhetorics, exclusionary rhetoric, affect theory, autoethnography.