Michael Calvin McGee

Michael Calvin McGee (October 21, 1943, Rockwood, Tennessee - October 27, 2002, Iowa City, Iowa) was an American rhetorical theorist, writer, and social critic.

The son of John Vester and Dorothy Eloise (Hicks) McGee, he spent his early years in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated with a B.A. in Speech from Butler University, where he was a champion debater. In 1967 he graduated with a M.A. in Rhetoric from Cornell University.

In 1973 he married Lyda Eugenia Twitty. In 1974 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, writing his dissertation "Edmund Burke's Beautiful Life: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Rhetoric and Social Theory" under Donald C. Bryant. During his career, he taught at the University of Alabama, the University of Memphis, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1979 he moved to Iowa City where he taught at the University of Iowa.

McGee was one of the founders of the American Communication Association and a member of the National Communication Association. In his last years he was very active in virtual rhetorical communities and on-line debates. McGee founded a website, (f)ragments ([1]) for rhetorical research, and created a virtual learning community.

Bibliography

Rhetoric in Postmodern America: Conversations with Michael Calvin McGee. Edited by Carol Corbin. New York: The Guilford Press, 1998.

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Date of birth	October 21, 1943
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Date of death	October 27, 2002
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