Fields is a noted author and expert on American presidential rhetoric and political argument. He is the author of “Union of Words: A History of Presidential Eloquence” and his essays include “One Hundred Years of Solitude and New World Literature,” “The American Adams,” and “To Redeem from Ignorance: Jefferson and the Liberal Arts.”
Wayne Fields
Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
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- Phone: 935-5216
- Email: wdfields@wustl.edu
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Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense
Wayne Fields, Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses?
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
For Trump, Greitens, ‘witch hunt’ is the tie that binds
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
America’s division: We united in the wake of 9/11, then partisanship re-emerged
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
In defense, Trump seeks to redefine meaning of obstruction
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
Inaugural speech is Trump’s time to rise to the moment
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
Celebrity apologies ring hollow
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English
Donald Trump, Ryan Lochte and the politics of contrition
Wayne Fields, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Chair Emeritus in English