Contact Information
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
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Biography
Michael Klajbor is a San Jose, California native, as well as an alumnus of University of Nevada, Reno. His research is primarily focused on border enforcement on the U.S./Mexico borderlands and the interrogation of racism and xenophobia within U.S. immigration policy. In particular, he has focused on legal texts as sites of rhetorical citizenship-making, as well as studying activist resistance to enforcement activities.
Research Interests
Border Rhetorics; Critical Geographies; Immigration Policy; Critical Cultural Rhetoric
Education
M.A., Communication Studies, University of Nevada-Reno
Awards and Honors
2021 - 2024: Graduate College Fellow
2022: NCA Activism and Social Justice Top Paper Award
2020: Outstanding Fellow Award - Illinois Summer Pre-doctoral Institute
2020: Illinois Summer Pre-doctoral Institute Fellow
Courses Taught
CMN 220: Communicating Public Policy
CMN 340: Visual Politics
CMN 111/112: Oral and Written Communication I/II
Additional Campus Affiliations
GEO Union Co-President (AFT Local 6300)