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Christopher A. Paul, PhD

Professor, Communication and Media

His research focuses on analyzing video games using tools from communication and rhetorical analysis. Focus is on language and meaning making in video games and their communities.

Biography

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Christopher A. Paul joined the faculty at 新澳门六合彩开奖结果 in 2008 after teaching for three years at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He got his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication Studies with a focus on rhetorical analysis from the University of Minnesota.

His research focuses on applying the tools of rhetoric to aspects of digital media, most frequently video games. He has published four books: (MIT Press, 2020), (with Mia Consalvo, MIT Press, 2019), (University of Minnesota Press, 2018), and (Routledge, 2012). He’s given talks about his work around the world and videos are available about his book on . His fifth book, on optimizing play, is scheduled to be released by MIT Press in 2024.

Professor Paul teaches a range of classes focused on rhetoric and digital media, including Introduction to Communication Studies, Research Seminar, Project Capstone, and special topics classes on topics in digital media and video games. He also teaches a university core class addressing video games and their role in society. He has also served as department chair, president of the college faculty staff senate, and is the faculty advisor for .