Lecturer Contact Info svilen.trifonov@uga.edu Office: 507 Caldwell Hall Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12:30pm-1:30pm Recent publications: Trifonov, S. (2023). The Rhetoric of Illiberal Democracy: Viktor Orbán’s Narratives of National Ascent and a Nation in Peril. Journal for the History of Rhetoric, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 59-77. DOI:10.5325/jhistrhetoric.26.1.0059 Trifonov, S. (2020). DREAMer Narratives: Redefining Immigration, Redefining Belonging. In Migration, Identity, and Belonging: Defining Borders and Boundaries of the Homeland, eds. Kumarini Silva and Margaret Franz. New York: Routledge. Trifonov, S. (2019). (Re)Defining American: Intersectionality and Coalition Building in the Rhetoric of Jose Antonio Vargas. Southern Communication Journal. DOI:10.1080/1041794X.2019.1656768 Trifonov, S. (2017). Performing Prudence: Barack Obama’s Defense of NSA Surveillance Programs. Advances in the History of Rhetoric, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 28-46. DOI:10.1080/15362426.2016.1271752 Trifonov, S. (2016). Twenty-five Years of Democracy, Twenty-five Years of Social Protest: The Role of the Carnivalesque in Bulgaria’s 2013 Antigovernment Protests. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, vol. 10, no 3, pp. 237-254. DOI: 10.1080/17513057.2016.1267254 Trifonov, S. (2016). Book review: Tom Chafin, Met His Every Goal? James K. Polk and the Legends of Manifest Destiny. Southern Communication Journal, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 184-186. DOI:10.1080/1041794X.2016.1154099 Education: Ph.D. Communication Studies, University of Minnesota, 2018 M.A. Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2013 B.A. Communication Arts, Concord University, 2010 Research Research Interests: Citizenship and immigration rhetoric, Civil Rights Rhetoric, Intersectional approaches to race, gender & citizenship, Social movement rhetoric, Critical/Cultural Studies, Presidential rhetoric, Rhetorical theory and criticism. Courses Regularly Taught: COMM 1110 COMM 3300 COMM 3330 COMM 3100 Curriculum Vitae: STrifonov_CV_May2023_0.pdf (226.19 KB) Personal Website: https://uga.academia.edu/SvilenTrifonov
