Nicholas Marino is interested in the relationship between rhetoric, bodies, and identities. Most recently, his research has focused on how the theory and practice of bodybuilding extends to rhetorical theory and composition pedagogy. In his courses, Nicholas creates brave spaces where students develop and apply literacy skills beyond the classroom walls. In particular, he helps students use rhetorical methodologies to assess how popular culture shapes their sense of identity and embodiment. He also creates community engagement opportunities challenging students to explore their role as citizens in campus-wide, local, and national communities.  

Nicholas is on the Board of Directors for the American Men’s Studies Association. His research and teaching puts rhetoric and composition in interdisciplinary dialogue with the critical study of men and masculinities. Before coming to Trinity College, he designed and piloted the first interdisciplinary, rhetoric-based LGBTQ learning community at Purdue University.     

curriculum vitae

Publications:

• “Muscular Articulations: Cultural Imbrications of Strength, Masculinity and Virtue from Ancient Greece to America.” Rhetoric Review (under review).
  

Presentations:

• “My Prince WILL Come: Managing Student Resistance to Deconstructing Masculinity in Disney.” American Men’s Studies Association, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2, 2016.
• “Aligning the Centers: Challenging Gender Oppression through Partnerships with the Writing Center and LGBTQ Center.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Houston, TX, April 7, 2016.
• “Space, Literacy, and Gender: The Risks and Rewards of Disrupting Hegemonic Masculinity in the Writing Classroom.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Tampa, FL, March 19, 2015.
• “Composing Masculinity: The Writing Classroom and the Interdisciplinary Study of Men and Masculinity.” American Men’s Studies Association, Tacoma, WA, March 24, 201.
• “A Matter of Fitness: The Standard Discontents of Physique Transformation.” Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Indianapolis, IN, March 19, 2014.
• “Crunch Time!: Ab Workouts and Jersey Shore’s [Rhetorical] Situation.” American Men’s Studies Association, Minneapolis, MN, March 31, 2012.