Author Archives: Ed Battistella

About Ed Battistella

Edwin Battistella’s latest book Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels was released by Oxford University Press in March of 2020.

An Interview with Precious Yamaguchi

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Southern Oregon University professor Precious Yamaguchi teaches courses in critical studies, international communication and intercultural communication, and digital media. She has a PhD in Communication Studies from Bowling Green State University with research and researches issues of culture, identity, generation, … Continue reading →

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You’re never bored when you are a linguist

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Why do we call computer cookies “cookies”? What’s up with pronunciations like “warsh,” “bolth” and “aig”? How come we have the noun “stick-to-itiveness” but no adjective “stick-to-itive”? You’re never bored when you are a linguist. And that’s never more true … Continue reading →

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Literary Ashland Radio for December, an interview with M. J. Daspit

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Happy holidays. This month’s Literary Ashland Radio features an interview with M. J. Daspit, author of Lucy Lied. You can listen to the interview here.

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The Unspoken Formulas of Gender in Names, a guest post by Shannon Houston

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Shannon Houston is a senior at Southern Oregon University, majoring in English and Communication. An email labeled from Sarah paints a picture of a female author in the minds of most recipients. If one hears the name Tom in a … Continue reading →

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