Dr. Earl Holmes Brooks
Assistant Professor · Tenure-Track
Department of English Language, Literacy and Culture
About
Earl Brooks is a musician and scholar with expertise in African American expressive culture and rhetorical studies. His forthcoming book, Resonance of Resistance, explores the rhetoric of black music, including ragtime, jazz, gospel, and the blues.
Research interests
rhetoric, composition, sound studies
Teaching interests
rhetoric, composition, sound studies
Education
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Ph D, English
— Pennsylvania State University (2017) On Rhetoric and Black Music
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MS, English
— University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2012) Mother Africa: A Rhetorical Analysis of Various Topoi of Africa in Jazz and Literature
- BA, American Studies — University of Kansas (2010)
- BA, Music — University of Kansas (2010)
Publications
- On Rhetoric and Black Music 2024
- Voices of Black Folk: The Sermons of Rev. A. W. Nix 2023
- The Stakes are High: Reflections on the Class Podcast Underwater and Underserved
- Writing by Ear: The Language of Music in African American Fiction
Performances and Exhibits
- A Love Supreme: The (Rhetorical) Legacy of John Coltrane 2025
Courses Taught
- Seminar in Communication and Technology
- Topics in CT: Sound Studies, What Social Justice Sounds Like
- Texts and Contexts