Gruner, Charles R.
GRUNER, Charles R.
GRUNER, Charles R. American, b. 1931. Genres: Communications/Media, Speech/Rhetoric. Career: High school teacher of speech and drama, 1956-57; St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, instructor, 1957-60, assistant professor of speech, 1960-64; University of Nebraska, Lincoln, assistant professor, 1964-66, associate professor of speech, 1966-69; University of Georgia, Athens, associate professor, 1969-74, professor of speech, 1974-, General Sandy Beaver Teaching Professor, 1994-97. Guest lecturer, teacher or researcher for organizations and institutions. Publications: (with C.M. Logue, D.L. Freshley, and R.C. Huseman) Speech Communication in Society, with teacher's manual, 1972, 2nd ed., 1977; (with Logue, Freshley, and Huseman) Speaking: Back to Fundamentals, with teacher's manual, 1976, 4th ed. as Briefly Speaking, 1992; Understanding Laughter: The Workings of Wit and Humor, 1978; Plain Public Speaking, with teacher's manual, 1983; Essentials of Public Speaking, with teacher's manual, 1993; The Game of Humor: A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh, 1997. Address: Department of Speech Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]