Ryan Corso-Gonzales
Biography
Ryan is a communication professional currently attending a doctoral program at Wayne State University as well as working for the graduate student union, GEOC. Ryan began his academic career at Moorpark Community College in California. He was a two-time state champion and one-time national champion in parliamentary debate.
He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 2018 by Concordia University, where he was a member and captain of its varsity debate team. He placed 4th at the 2019 National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence and 6th at the 2019 National Parliamentary Debate Association, which were the highest rankings ever achieved by Concordia in those tournaments.
He received my master’s degree in communication at the University of Louisville while working as a graduate teaching assistant and promoting athletics as a social media intern
for the athletics department, and a colligate athlete for the cheer team.
Previously, Ryan worked at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas where he founded the school's competitive speech and debate team. As the inaugural Director of Forensics, He recruited over 40 students to the program in just over a year and had notable national success in both speech and debate.
Academic Interests
Rhetorical Criticism and Argumentation
Area of Expertise
Neoliberalism, Assemblages, Post-Dialectics
Degrees and Certifications
A.A., Moorpark Community College, 2016
B.A., Concordia University, Irvine, 2019
M.A., University of Louisville, 2021
Ph.D. Student Wayne State University 2022- Present
Primary Research Interest
Post-Dialectical Argumentation Theory
Recent Publications
Coker, C. R., & Corso-Gonzales, R. (2021). "With Facebook, you have a voice:" Neoliberalism and Activism in Mark Zuckerberg's Georgetown Address. Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric, 11.
Conference Acceptances/Presentations
2020: “With Facebook, you have a voice:" Neoliberalism and Activism in Mark Zuckerberg's Georgetown Address” Calvin Coker, Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2020) at the 106th Annual National Communication Association Conference.
2023: “Fight for the Soul of Neoliberalism, President Joe Biden’s Rhetorical Defense of the Status Quo” Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2023) at the109th Annual National Communication Association Conference.
2024: “Debunking ‘Debunked’: Ben Shapiro’s Spectacle of Neoliberal Whiteness.” Communication” Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2024) Wayne State Graduate Research Symposium.
2024: “Demystifying the Scapegoat Mechanism: An Analysis of the Rights Rhetorical Attacks on Trans Individuals" Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2024) at the 110th Annual National Communication Association Conference.
2024: "Debunking “Debunked”: Ben Shapiro’s Spectacle of Neoliberal Whiteness" Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2024) at the 110th Annual National Communication Association Conference.
2024: "Revisionist Visual Arguments of Neoliberal-Whiteness: The Hegemonic Demonstrations and Symbols of PragerU Kids" Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2024), at the 110th Annual National Communication Association Conference.
2024: "Boil-Over Point, Mobilizations of Assemblage Arguments: The Kairotic Nature of Reactionary Assemblages Against the UAW Strikes" Corso-Gonzales, R. A. (2024), at the 110th Annual National Communication Association Conference.
Responsibilities
Graduate Student Assistant Wayne State University Speech and Debate Team