Composition and Rhetoric discussion

In the spirit of saying hello and stuff, feel free to post an introduction here.

I will be starting my MA in Rhetoric and Composition at Texas State in the Fall.

Hello Jeffery - I'm glad you joined us. And thanks for getting our Introductions thread started.

My name is John Raucci.
I started this group because I wanted to break out of my research bubble. I also wanted a space to chat with folks about compy-type-things. No other rhet/comp group existed on goodreads, so........here we are.

I'm a PhD candidate at UW-Milwaukee, working on my dissertation about placement practices at urban-serving, midwestern universities. My research interests include composition pedagogy, multilingual writing, writing assessment, post-colonial theories, and working-class theories. I teach FYC, ESL, and writing studies classes. Cheers!

Hey all,

I'm a recent PhD from the University of Minnesota. In the fall I will be joining John at Frostburg State University teaching technical communication and business writing. I also teach visual communications and first year writing online for Arizona State University.

My research interests are visual communications (visual rhetoric), multimodal compositions, materiality, and ethos & identity in online spaces (my dissertation was a rhetorical analysis of the postcards at PostSecret.com).

I'm looking forward to being a part of this group. I hope it will help me keep current in comp readings.

Howdy, folks. I'm a PhD student at U Houston, taking my comp exams in October. I'm also an asst. prof at Lone Star College in Houston TX, where I teach a very diverse student pop.

My interests are public sphere theory and multicultural rhetorics.

Looking forward to the community discussion.

Welcome aboard Dawn and Bruce.

Feel free to add to our reading list or make suggestions to the format of the group. As you can see, right now there's really no coherent theme connecting readings (which is probably both a limitation and a strength). The list darts randomly between books.

Dawn, I thought of you while looking at the recent Kairos because of the article about postcards ("Making Meaning at the Intersections").

Bruce, my comp exams and dissertation focused on public sphere theory and public writing. I'm fascinated by that stuff. I saw that you recently read Tactics of Hope and you mentioned Living Room (a personal favorite).

John wrote: "I thought of you while looking at the recent Kairos because of the article about postcards ("Making Meaning at the Intersections")."

Thanks, John. I read it, too. They approached postcards very differently in some ways, and very similarly in others. I was hoping to submit to Kairos, but with that publication, it might not be the right time. Ah well. There are other venues. :-)

Yes! I'm happy to be here. What a find, thanks!

Hi there! Is this group still going? I'm an adjunct English instructor in southern California...various community colleges. I teach developmental and transfer level composition courses. I'm hoping to find some reading recommendations as well as some people to discuss books and teaching practices with. =)

Hi Ericka,

The group has fallen by the wayside, but I would love to get things back in place. I've been swamped, but it was a positive experience when its as up and running. Do you have any suggested texts?

Hello! I'm reading The College Fear Factor: How Students And Professors Misunderstand One Another
The part I just finished was actually rather depressing as it indicated students think good teaching is basically giving them facts to memorize that will be on a test and they're a lot less impressed with teaching methods that encourage them to apply what they're learning to different situations. =(