Conference Schedule
Second Conference
Association of Rhetoric & Writing Studies
October 19-20, 2017 | El Paso, Texas
Thursday, October 19, 2017
All sessions take place in the Del Norte Room.
9am – 10:00am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Stuart Blythe, Michigan State University
10:15 - 11:30am
PANEL. Writing Studies in the Wild: How WS Programs Play with Others
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Wioleta Fedeczko, Utah Valley University, “Why I Killed Introduction to Writing Studies: Student and Faculty Identity in a Multi-Disciplinary Program”
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Nathan Gale, Utah Valley University, “Rhetorical Theory as a Side of Fries: The Difficulties and Value in Teaching Theoria, Poiesis, and Praxis in a Writing Studies Program”
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Mark Pepper, Utah Valley University, “Branding Technical Communication: Our Curious ‘Other’ Within Writing Studies”
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Jerry Petersen, Utah Valley University, “Finding a Place for Writing Studies among Other English Majors in the Capstone Course”
11:45 – 12:45pm
LUNCH BREAK
Enjoy lunch on your own at the hotel or a restaurant nearby.
1pm – 2:15pm
ROUNDTABLE. Beyond the Intro Course: Contextualizing RWS Courses Across Program Goals, Objectives, and Experiences
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Garrett Colón, Michigan State University, “Constituting Successful Writing Students: A Framework for Analyzing Program Design
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Elizabeth Birmingham & Kevin Brooks, North Dakota State University, “The Public Narrative in a Social Justice Curriculum”
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Elizabeth Kimball, Drew University, “19th Century Rhetoric from the Margins”
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Jennifer Clifton, University of Texas at El Paso, “Having Skin in the Game: Democratic Iterations of the Shared Use of Reasoning”
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Laura Gonzalez, University of Texas at El Paso, "Technical Communication and Social Justice"
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Elenore Long, Arizona State University, “How to Command Rhetoric as a Productive, Public Art? Design Decisions for ENG 370: Science, Values and Local Publics”
2:30 – 3:45pm
PANEL. The Ecology of Fullness: From Writing Program to Student to University
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Andrew Hollinger, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Marlene Galvan, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Colin Charlton, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3:45 – 4:15pm
COFFEE BREAK
Enjoy free refreshments with your colleagues.
4:30 – 5:45pm
Association of Rhetoric & Writing Studies (ARWS) Business Meeting
Join your colleagues for an important meeting that will shape the future of ARWS.
6pm & on
DINNER
Enjoy dinner on your own at the hotel or a restaurant nearby.
Friday, October 20, 2017
All sessions take place in the Del Norte Room.
9am – 10:15am
PANEL. Implementing Curriculum & Programs in RWS
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Consuelo Carr Salas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, “Undergraduate FYW Program Philosophy: Foundation of an Independent Department”
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Travis Maynard, Florida State University, “A Curriculum Delivered, A Curriculum Remembered: An Alumni Study of an Undergraduate Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric”
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Charles Etheridge, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, “The Writing for Nonprofits Certification: When Institutional Goals, Program Philosophies, and Competing Constituencies Collide”
10:30 – 11:45am
PANEL. By Way of Introduction: First Courses in RWS
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Shuv Raj Rana Bhat, University of Texas at El Paso, “Exploring Rhetorical Situations in First Year Rhetoric and Writing Class”
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Ashok Bhusal, University of Texas at El Paso, “An Analysis of the RWS 1301 Course at the University of Texas at El Paso”
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Tracey J. Hayes, Northern Arizona University, "Teaching Rhetoric: Using Social Media to Explain Rhetorical Appeals & Enthymemes"
11:45 – 12:45pm
LUNCH BREAK
Enjoy lunch on your own at the hotel or a restaurant nearby.
1pm – 2:15pm
PANEL. Why We Drive a Hybrid: The Benefits of a Writing Major Integrating Creative Writing, Professional Preparation, and Liberal Arts
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Mary Rist, St. Edward’s University
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Lynn Rudloff, St. Edward’s University
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Drew M. Loewe, St. Edward’s University
2:30 – 3:45pm
PANEL. Cross-Talk in RWS: Disciplinarity, Boundaries, & Accountability
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Teresa Quezada, University of Texas at El Paso, “RWS Threshold Concepts: How Can We Help Students Recognize the Concepts in Other/Upper-Division/Discipline-Specific Courses?”
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Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology, “Articulating Professional Writing and Communication Studies at Oregon Tech”
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Christopher Andrews, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, “Choose Your Own Adventure: Presenting Program Philosophy to the Public”
3:45 – 4:15pm
COFFEE BREAK
Enjoy free refreshments with your colleagues.
4:30 – 5:45pm
PANEL. Three Transnationals in Search of a Programmatic Perspective: Using Transnational Experiences as a Means to Develop Writing Programs
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Gustav Verhulsdonck, University of Texas at El Paso, “Transnationals, Translingualism, and Transcreation: Considering User Experience Design in Teaching Transcultural Writing Processes”
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Rich Rice, Texas Tech University, “Multimodal Transculturalism: Photo-Essays and Locational Rhetoric”
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Kanika Batra, Texas Tech University, “Writing Africa into China: Transcultural Literacy and Rhetorical Analysis”
6pm & on
ARDOVINO’S DESERT CROSSING
Relax, socialize, and collaborate over evening cocktails and dinner.
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DINNER
Enjoy dinner on your own at the hotel or a restaurant nearby.