Hi Everyone!
This is just a reminder that KU Ars Rhetorica has the honor of helping host Dr. David Zarefsky, President of RSA, this Wednesday, October 19th from 12-1:30pm in Bailey Room 409! We will have a pizza lunch and Dr. Zarefsky will give a talk on the current state and future of Rhetorical Studies followed by a Q&A session. This is an amazing opportunity for our KU Rhetoricians to meet Dr. Zarefsky and discuss where our field is going in the future.
If you haven't let us know if you'll be attending, please email Evan at center(at)ku.edu so that we can order the right amount of pizza.
I hope to see you there!
Rachel Bloom
KU Ars Rhetorica Chair
KU Ars Rhetorica is a graduate student organization of the University of Kansas, recognized by the Rhetoric Society of America. Our mission is to provide graduate students with interests in rhetoric opportunities to share their scholarship and find excuses to socialize with one another.
17 October 2011
16 October 2011
Research Network Forums
Did you want to go to the RSA or CCCC conference this year and are you still looking for a way to present and possibly find funding at KU to travel to them? Luckily, both have Research Network Forums intended for graduate students like us! The deadlines for proposals are coming up, so check them out:
“Gateways to the Future of Research”
RESEARCH NETWORK FORUM AT CCCC
25th Anniversary
March 21st, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri
Proposal deadline: October 31, 2011
HOMEPAGE: http://www.rnfonline.com
Questions? Email Risa P. Gorelick or Gina M. Merys: [email on website]
CFP: Please join us in St. Louis to present a Work-in-Progress presentation or serve as a Discussion Leader (for those who are experienced, established researchers) and/or Editor (for those who edit journals/presses).
The Research Network Forum was founded in 1987 as a pre-convention workshop at CCCC. The RNF is an opportunity for published researchers, new researchers, and graduate students to discuss their current research projects and receive responses from new and senior researchers. The forum is free to CCCC convention participants. You need not be a work-in-progress presenter to attend.
As in past years, the 2012 will feature three plenary addresses focusing on “Gateways to the Future of Research.” This year’s distinguished speakers will be
· Rebecca Moore Howard and Sandra Jamieson, “Take a Deep Breath and Jump: Doing Data-Driven Research When You Aren’t Trained in Data-Driven Methods”
· Charlie Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, “Open Educational Resource (OER) Projects as Alternative Publication Sites for Writing Teachers”
· Rich Haswell, “CompPile, Writing Studies, and Obligatory Misknowledge”
At the subsequent roundtable discussions, Work-in-Progress Presenters discuss their current projects (in an eight-minute presentation) and gain the responses of other researchers, including the Discussion Leaders. Work-in-Progress Presenters are grouped by thematic clusters, in which they will discuss their projects with other researchers and a Discussion Leader who is a senior researcher. Participants also include editors of printed and electronic journals of composition/rhetoric who will discuss publishing opportunities of completed works-in-progress.
Work-in-Progress Presenters should bring three typed questions that they should copy and distribute to participants at their table (15 copies for the two sessions will do). We encourage participants to bring a copy of the journals they edit/publish, any other publications, and announcements, which will be displayed at the RNF meeting.
Electronic proposal forms are available at www.rnfonline.com which will redirect you to our new Google sites webpage where you can click on “submit a proposal” for the roles of Work-in-Progress Presenter, Discussion Leader, and/or Editor. You may appear on the RNF Program in addition to having a speaking role at the Conference on College Composition & Communication. MEET US IN ST. LOUIS!
RSA Research Network: Sharing Work-in-Progress
Call for Submissions
The Research Network will once again be held at the 2012 RSA Conference in Philadelphia. The purpose of the Research Network is to provide newer members of our profession, especially graduate students, with an opportunity to share a work-in-progress paper in a 75-minute group session conducted by a senior scholar in the field. For our 2012 RSA Conference, the senior scholars include:
Ralph Cintrón (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Chris Farris (Indiana University)
Cara Finnegan, (University of Illinois)
Shirley Wilson Logan (University of Maryland)
Carolyn Miller (NC State U)
Roxanne Mountford (U of Kentucky)
Lester Olson (U of Pittsburgh)
Kendall Phillips (Syracuse U)
Krista Ratcliffe (Marquette University)
Jack Selzer (Penn State University)
David Zarefsky (Northwestern University)
Applications. To participate in the Research Network, submit an online application by November 10, 2011. Also feel free to contact Kim with any questions you may have. Her contact information is: kimberly.newman@mu.edu or 414.288.7033
You will be asked to include the following information in your application email:
Your name and contact information
The name of your educational institution
A ranked list of 3 scholars with whom you would like to work
A title of your dissertation chapter or article draft, plus number of pages
You will be asked to submit a 200-word abstract of your chapter or article draft under separate cover. Here's the link to the application: http://associationdatabase.com/aws/RSA/input_form/display_form_01_show?include_back_button=true&form_no=12
Acceptances. If accepted, participants will be assigned (in groups of six) to a senior scholar who will lead a sessions on May 26, which is the Saturday morning of the conference. Lunch is included. The senior scholar will contact those accepted for her/his group by early December. At that time, the senior scholar will inform participants of the process and the deadline for sharing drafts among group participants. The senior scholar will also provide further instructions for the session as the conference approaches.
“Gateways to the Future of Research”
RESEARCH NETWORK FORUM AT CCCC
25th Anniversary
March 21st, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri
Proposal deadline: October 31, 2011
HOMEPAGE: http://www.rnfonline.com
Questions? Email Risa P. Gorelick or Gina M. Merys: [email on website]
CFP: Please join us in St. Louis to present a Work-in-Progress presentation or serve as a Discussion Leader (for those who are experienced, established researchers) and/or Editor (for those who edit journals/presses).
The Research Network Forum was founded in 1987 as a pre-convention workshop at CCCC. The RNF is an opportunity for published researchers, new researchers, and graduate students to discuss their current research projects and receive responses from new and senior researchers. The forum is free to CCCC convention participants. You need not be a work-in-progress presenter to attend.
As in past years, the 2012 will feature three plenary addresses focusing on “Gateways to the Future of Research.” This year’s distinguished speakers will be
· Rebecca Moore Howard and Sandra Jamieson, “Take a Deep Breath and Jump: Doing Data-Driven Research When You Aren’t Trained in Data-Driven Methods”
· Charlie Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky, “Open Educational Resource (OER) Projects as Alternative Publication Sites for Writing Teachers”
· Rich Haswell, “CompPile, Writing Studies, and Obligatory Misknowledge”
At the subsequent roundtable discussions, Work-in-Progress Presenters discuss their current projects (in an eight-minute presentation) and gain the responses of other researchers, including the Discussion Leaders. Work-in-Progress Presenters are grouped by thematic clusters, in which they will discuss their projects with other researchers and a Discussion Leader who is a senior researcher. Participants also include editors of printed and electronic journals of composition/rhetoric who will discuss publishing opportunities of completed works-in-progress.
Work-in-Progress Presenters should bring three typed questions that they should copy and distribute to participants at their table (15 copies for the two sessions will do). We encourage participants to bring a copy of the journals they edit/publish, any other publications, and announcements, which will be displayed at the RNF meeting.
Electronic proposal forms are available at www.rnfonline.com which will redirect you to our new Google sites webpage where you can click on “submit a proposal” for the roles of Work-in-Progress Presenter, Discussion Leader, and/or Editor. You may appear on the RNF Program in addition to having a speaking role at the Conference on College Composition & Communication. MEET US IN ST. LOUIS!
RSA Research Network: Sharing Work-in-Progress
Call for Submissions
The Research Network will once again be held at the 2012 RSA Conference in Philadelphia. The purpose of the Research Network is to provide newer members of our profession, especially graduate students, with an opportunity to share a work-in-progress paper in a 75-minute group session conducted by a senior scholar in the field. For our 2012 RSA Conference, the senior scholars include:
Ralph Cintrón (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Chris Farris (Indiana University)
Cara Finnegan, (University of Illinois)
Shirley Wilson Logan (University of Maryland)
Carolyn Miller (NC State U)
Roxanne Mountford (U of Kentucky)
Lester Olson (U of Pittsburgh)
Kendall Phillips (Syracuse U)
Krista Ratcliffe (Marquette University)
Jack Selzer (Penn State University)
David Zarefsky (Northwestern University)
Applications. To participate in the Research Network, submit an online application by November 10, 2011. Also feel free to contact Kim with any questions you may have. Her contact information is: kimberly.newman@mu.edu or 414.288.7033
You will be asked to include the following information in your application email:
Your name and contact information
The name of your educational institution
A ranked list of 3 scholars with whom you would like to work
A title of your dissertation chapter or article draft, plus number of pages
You will be asked to submit a 200-word abstract of your chapter or article draft under separate cover. Here's the link to the application: http://associationdatabase.com/aws/RSA/input_form/display_form_01_show?include_back_button=true&form_no=12
Acceptances. If accepted, participants will be assigned (in groups of six) to a senior scholar who will lead a sessions on May 26, which is the Saturday morning of the conference. Lunch is included. The senior scholar will contact those accepted for her/his group by early December. At that time, the senior scholar will inform participants of the process and the deadline for sharing drafts among group participants. The senior scholar will also provide further instructions for the session as the conference approaches.
18 September 2011
Updates from First Meeting
Thanks to everyone who came to our first meeting of the year! Here are some of the announcements that were made:
Wednesday, October 19th 12-1:30pm, Bailey Hall Room 409: RSA President David Zarefsky will present on the current state and future of Rhetorical Studies, Brown Bag Lunch (possible pizza...tba) and Q&A
October/November TBA: Oral History Service Event with local retirement home community, contact Joy Bancroft at joybancroft@gmail.com if you’re interested in helping out or attending
Summer 2013 RSA Institute will be here at KU. Dave Tell (KU) with Debra Hawhee (Penn State), Michael Bernard-Donals (Wisconsin), and Cara Finnegan (Illinois) are planning the program. After the new year, Dave will be assembling a team of grad students to help with this, so let him know if you’re interested (davetell@ku.edu) and look for more information on it in January.
We also discussed the following topics, so I thought I'd share to see if anyone wants to continue the conversation on here or Facebook: Where do you go to find scholarly opportunities, calls for papers/proposals, and conference information? How do we collaborate on research projects and what can KUAR do to help with that process?
The current list of places we look/subscribe to for Rhetoric-related calls include the following (The first 3 have many more links to references on the actual websites; Comment if you have more to share!):
-http://rhetoric.sdsu.edu/resources/listservs.htm
-http://www.uiowa.edu/commstud/resources/listserv.html
-http://www.kean.edu/~complink/collegecompproflinks.html
-Critnet (specifically suggested to do an email filter for Conferences and calls)
-H-net (Humanities list), H-rhetor, H-digirhet
-RSA Student Blogora (TX)
Have a great week, everyone!
Rachel
KUAR Chair
Wednesday, October 19th 12-1:30pm, Bailey Hall Room 409: RSA President David Zarefsky will present on the current state and future of Rhetorical Studies, Brown Bag Lunch (possible pizza...tba) and Q&A
October/November TBA: Oral History Service Event with local retirement home community, contact Joy Bancroft at joybancroft@gmail.com if you’re interested in helping out or attending
Summer 2013 RSA Institute will be here at KU. Dave Tell (KU) with Debra Hawhee (Penn State), Michael Bernard-Donals (Wisconsin), and Cara Finnegan (Illinois) are planning the program. After the new year, Dave will be assembling a team of grad students to help with this, so let him know if you’re interested (davetell@ku.edu) and look for more information on it in January.
We also discussed the following topics, so I thought I'd share to see if anyone wants to continue the conversation on here or Facebook: Where do you go to find scholarly opportunities, calls for papers/proposals, and conference information? How do we collaborate on research projects and what can KUAR do to help with that process?
The current list of places we look/subscribe to for Rhetoric-related calls include the following (The first 3 have many more links to references on the actual websites; Comment if you have more to share!):
-http://rhetoric.sdsu.edu/resources/listservs.htm
-http://www.uiowa.edu/commstud/resources/listserv.html
-http://www.kean.edu/~complink/collegecompproflinks.html
-Critnet (specifically suggested to do an email filter for Conferences and calls)
-H-net (Humanities list), H-rhetor, H-digirhet
-RSA Student Blogora (TX)
Have a great week, everyone!
Rachel
KUAR Chair
12 September 2011
First Meeting
KU Ars Rhetorica will have our first meeting of the year tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13th at 3:00pm at the Oread restaurant (1st floor). We will talk about upcoming events, proposal deadlines, and other announcements as well as spend some time getting to know each other. Please join us to hear about what's coming up for KUAR and meet new rhetoricians on campus!
If you cannot attend but would like your email address added to our new listserv (this is different from last year, so be sure to let us know if you want to be on our list this year!) please email Rachel at rmbloom@ku.edu which email address you would like added.
We hope to see many of you there and we're looking forward to a great year ahead of us!
If you cannot attend but would like your email address added to our new listserv (this is different from last year, so be sure to let us know if you want to be on our list this year!) please email Rachel at rmbloom@ku.edu which email address you would like added.
We hope to see many of you there and we're looking forward to a great year ahead of us!
29 August 2011
KU Ars Rhetorica Social
YOU'RE INVITED to KU Ars Rhetorica's first social of the semester!
Date: Friday, September 2, 2011
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Dempsey's Burger Pub, 623 Vermont Street, Lawrence, KS
Feel free to bring friends and/or significant others!
Contact Rachel at rmbloom@ku.edu with any questions
Date: Friday, September 2, 2011
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Dempsey's Burger Pub, 623 Vermont Street, Lawrence, KS
Feel free to bring friends and/or significant others!
Contact Rachel at rmbloom@ku.edu with any questions
19 August 2011
Colloquium Schedule
There are some phenomenal rhetoric scholars coming to this years Fall Colloquium! Check it out!
11 July 2011
It has been a while and most of us are embracing the dog-days-o'-summer in full form. I just wanted to throw out a quick post-to-ponder to keep the rhetoric blood circulating in my nearly atrophied brain.
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the gorgeous Boulder, CO while attending RSA Institute 2011 (yes, the very one that will be bequeathed to us at KU in two short years). The plethora of workshops and seminars were enough to make any nerdy rhetorician salivate with delight. And salivate we did. Specifically I sunk my teeth into a "Rhetoric and Ethnography" workshop that was every bit as delicious as a New York Strip would be to a vegan with a Laquanian lack of animal protein. Yet in the process of developing an argument for rhetoric and ethnography one passage stood with particular aplomb:
Thus, I realized in a revelatory way that this is why I study rhetoric. So this summer, as we venture into various projects of rhetorical vice, let us strive for magnificence as we proverbially build houses, assemble arms, and above all else eradicate mosquitoes!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the gorgeous Boulder, CO while attending RSA Institute 2011 (yes, the very one that will be bequeathed to us at KU in two short years). The plethora of workshops and seminars were enough to make any nerdy rhetorician salivate with delight. And salivate we did. Specifically I sunk my teeth into a "Rhetoric and Ethnography" workshop that was every bit as delicious as a New York Strip would be to a vegan with a Laquanian lack of animal protein. Yet in the process of developing an argument for rhetoric and ethnography one passage stood with particular aplomb:
"It is not that rhetoric culture could in itself provide the skills to rebuild a house after a flood, assemble arms against another attack, or eradicate the mosquitoes which have brought the disease, but it can move oneself and others to a common understanding and a common policy, which may then lead to house building, arms assembling, or mosquito eradication."
To borrow from Bon Iver's Holocene - "And at once I knew I was not magnificent." There is much to be done. A study of rhetoric for change, the study of discourses for justice, reaches toward that which I desire. It is there, within rhetoric culture, that I primarily find a sense of magnificent significance.Thus, I realized in a revelatory way that this is why I study rhetoric. So this summer, as we venture into various projects of rhetorical vice, let us strive for magnificence as we proverbially build houses, assemble arms, and above all else eradicate mosquitoes!
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