Master's Student Contact Info jrm97870@uga.edu Office: Caldwell Hall 513 Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm Jack McKinney received his Bachelor of Arts from the John E. Sallstrom Honors College at Georgia College and State University, majoring in rhetoric. He is interested in transnationalist studies, particularly in regards to the global economic context surrounding banal, everyday nationalist language. Selected Publications Selected Publications: McKinney, J. (2026). The Nation Wears Prada: A Transnational Rhetorical and Ideological Critique of the 2025 Met Gala Through a Banal Nationalistic Framework. Proceedings, 93, 19–29. Awarded Top Student Paper for The Nation Wears Prada, by the Georgia Communication Association.