Maria Ferrato

Ph.D. Student

Area of Study

PhD in Rhetoric

Bio

I am broadly interested in studying neoliberal rhetorical patterns utilized by the media, politicians, and the general public. I am particularly interested in using discourse surrounding K-12 education reforms and discourse promoting diet culture as venues to investigate usages of neoliberal rhetoric.

Education

• BA in English with professional writing and media literacy concentrations, Kent State University, 2021
• MA in Rhetoric, Carnegie Mellon University, 2023

Publications

"Book Review of Utopian Genderscapes: Rhetorics of Women’s Work in the Early Industrial Age." Peitho, vol. 25, no. 3, 2023.