Brigitte Mral (born 1953 in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
) is a professor of
rhetoric
Rhetoric () is the art of persuasion, which along with grammar and logic (or dialectic), is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. Rhetoric aims to study the techniques writers or speakers utilize to inform, persuade, or motivate parti ...
at
Ă–rebro University
Ă–rebro University ( sv, Ă–rebro universitet) is a state university in Ă–rebro, Sweden.
The university has its roots in the Ă–rebro campus of Uppsala University, which became an independent state university college in 1977, Ă–rebro University Col ...
. She graduated in 1978 from
University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...
with a master's degree, and received a Ph.D. from
Uppsala University
Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in opera ...
in 1986. She was active as university lecturer at
Ă–rebro University
Ă–rebro University ( sv, Ă–rebro universitet) is a state university in Ă–rebro, Sweden.
The university has its roots in the Ă–rebro campus of Uppsala University, which became an independent state university college in 1977, Ă–rebro University Col ...
from 1987–2000, as professor of media and communication studies 2000–2002, and as professor of rhetoric from 2002.
Works
*Talande kvinnor (English translation of title: "Women Speakers")
*Heder och pĂĄverkan (English translation of title: "Honour and Influence")
*Reklam & retorik (English translation of title: "Advertising and Rhetoric")
*Women's rhetoric
References
Linguists from Germany
Rhetoric theorists
Academic staff of Ă–rebro University
University of Göttingen alumni
Uppsala University alumni
1953 births
Living people
German women academics
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