James Como


James Timothy Como was an American academic who was professor emeritus of rhetoric and public communicatio. He joined the faculty at York College of the City University of New York, in Jamaica, Queens in 1968, where he founded the Speech Communication discipline, and was also chairman and Professor in the Department of Performing and Fine Arts.
Como published in National Review, The New Criterion and in The Wilson Quarterly, among other venues, on subjects ranging from C. S. Lewis, to rhetorical theory, literature and Peruvian culture. In addition to his books on C. S. Lewis, he published another seven books that are collections of essays, short stories, poems, a folk novel for children, and a summary of communication concepts and techniques emphasizing conversation.
A founding member of the New York C. S. Lewis Society, Como served as an advisor and board member of a number of organizations and journals, both before and after his retirement.
Como died from heart failure in Bucharest, Romania, on November 24, 2025, after having given one of the keynote addresses at the "C. S. Lewis and Kindred Spirits" conference in Iași. He was 78.

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