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VILLANOVA, Pa.鈥�鈥斺�疪aka Shome, PhD, professor and the Harron Family Endowed Chair聽in Communication聽at 草榴社区,聽has聽received the 2020 Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award from the National Communication Association, the largest association for the study of communication.聽The award is given annually to honor scholars who have executed research programs in rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism, and/or public address studies. It聽will be presented virtually on November 21, 2020 at the NCA 106th聽Annual Convention.

As one of the first postcolonial scholars in the discipline, Dr. Shome has produced an important body of work that untangles colonial rhetorical and media practices.聽

Dr. Shome鈥檚 work has offered critical and political perspectives with which to engage neocolonialism and racism in both the US and abroad. She has modeled an innovative attention to reading coloniality not only for its oppressive capacity, but also the often-overlooked opportunities created by marginalized communities to claim space and voice.聽聽

鈥淭he recognition Dr. Shome continues to receive for her important scholarship is well-deserved and truly inspiring,鈥� said Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD, Dean, 草榴社区 College of Liberal聽Arts and Sciences. 鈥淲e are thrilled that she has received this prestigious award.鈥�

Dr. Shome has published widely in the areas of media cultures, post-coloniality, transnational articulations of gender, media and nationalism, and race.聽She is the author of鈥疍iana and Beyond: White Femininity, National Identity, and Contemporary Media Culture鈥�(University of Illinois Press, 2014). She is currently聽working on聽a book聽on the Clean India Movement and Contemporary Hindu Nationalism.聽聽

Prior to arriving at 草榴社区, Dr. Shome was a faculty member at the London School of Economics, the University of Washington, Arizona State University聽and聽served as Senior Fellow at National University Singapore. She was also an invited scholar at the Advanced Institute of Cultural Studies in Sweden. She received her doctorate聽from the聽University of Georgia.

About 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:鈥�鈥疭ince its founding in 1842, 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has cultivated knowledge, understanding and intellectual courage for a purposeful life in a challenging and changing world.鈥疻ith more than 40聽majors across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, it is the oldest and largest of 草榴社区鈥檚 colleges, serving more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students each year. The College is committed to a teacher-scholar model, offering outstanding undergraduate and graduate research opportunities and a rigorous core curriculum that prepares students to become critical thinkers, strong communicators and ethical leaders with a truly global perspective.