Sara Vanderhaagen
- Associate Professor, Communication
Education
- PhD, Communication Studies, Northwestern University
- MA, Communication Studies, Northwestern University
- BA, Communication Arts and Sciences and Philosophy, Calvin College
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| COMMUN 335-001 | Critical Analysis of Communication | MW 1pm-2:15pm |
| COMMUN 335-202 | Critical Analysis of Communication | No Meeting Pattern |
| COMMUN 335-203 | Critical Analysis of Communication | No Meeting Pattern |
| COMMUN 473-001 | African American Public Discourse | TR 2:30pm-3:45pm |
Research Interests
Profestor Vanderhaagen's research focuses on how members of the public use rhetoric to argue about and reshape stories about the past. She is especially interested in how public discourse about the past is affected by the dynamics of race, gender, age, and agency. Broader areas of interest include African American rhetoric, public discourse about race and gender, rhetorical theory and rhetorical criticism.
Selected Publications
VanderHaagen, Sara C. . Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2025.
VanderHaagen, Sara C. Oxford Handbook of African American Women's Writing. Edited by Simone C. Drake (2025).
VanderHaagen, Sara C. (2021).
VanderHaagen, Sara C. 44.1 Women's Studies in Communication. 2021.
Bloomfield, Emma F., and VanderHaagen, Sara C. (2021).
VanderHaagen, Sara. 106.2 Quarterly Journal of Speech. 2020: 205-209
VanderHaagen, Sara. (2019).
VanderHaagen, Sara. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. 2018.
VanderHaagen, Sara. 43.3 (2018): 240-262.
VanderHaagen, Sara, and Ray, Angela G. 100.3 (2014): 348-72.
VanderHaagen, Sara. “The "Agential Spiral": Reading Public Memory through Paul Ricoeur” Philosophy and Rhetoric 46.2 (2013): 182-206.
VanderHaagen, Sara. 35.1 (2012): 18-41.
VanderHaagen, Sara. 11.4 (2008): 535-68.