Greetings and welcome to DWR- Discussions on Writing and Rhetoric. Join your hosts, professors Meeghan Faulconer and Nikolas Gardiakos from the University of Central Florida, for some informal conversations around research and practice in the field at the university level. These discussions are a place inclusive for curious novices, blossoming scholars, and seasoned academics to consider and share their inquiries, experiences, and passions surrounding writing and rhetoric.
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Episode 17: (Not So) Total Eclipse of the Arts 2024
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For this episode, we are going to switch things up a little- to our very first episode sharing live recordings of students on a campus event at UCF. On Monday April 28th 2024 UCF hosted the Not So Total Eclipse event, organized by the Florida Space Institute, Department of Physics, and UCF Libraries in partnership with Office of Research. It was ba…
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Episode 16: Dr. Shane Wood - Director of First-Year Composition and Host of Pedagogue
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Transcript: Episode 16 In this episode we talk with Dr. Shane Wood, our current Writing Program Administrator (WPA) and Director of First-Year Composition here at UCF. He is also the host of Pedagogue, a podcast about teachers talking writing featuring established and emerging scholars in rhetoric and composition. Dr. Wood’s podcast Pedagogue won t…
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Episode 15: Knights Write Showcase 2024
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At UCF, the Department of Writing and Rhetoric holds an annual event called Knights Write Showcase to celebrate the work of student writers. This event began in 2010 as a place to highlight and share the research and writing occurring in the first-year writing program, and has since become a multi-day event that encompasses work in composition cour…
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Episode 14: Natalie Madruga - Project POTENCIAL & Testimonio
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Joining us for this episode is Natalie Madruga, Instructor in writing and Rhetoric at the University of Central Florida. Natalie’s research interests include eulogistic rhetoric, public memory and memorialization, critical race theory, cultural rhetorics, and writing pedagogy, with a pedagogical philosophy centered on a foundation in testimonio. Na…
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Episode 13: Dr. Laurie A. Pinkert - Artificial Intelligence Certificate & Writing Across the Curriculum
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We are joined today by Associate Professor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum in the Center for Writing Excellence both at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Laurie A. Pinkert. In addition to these positions, Dr. Pinkert also coordinates an interdisciplinary fellowship-writing initiative that…
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Episode 12: Dr. Blake Scott and Professor Nathan Holic - Rhetoric of Health & Medicine / Comic Therapy
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UCF Department of Writing and Rhetoric faculty members Blake Scott and Nathan Holic discuss their project "Strengthening Hospital Nurses’ Mental Health Resilience Through a Peer Support Training Program Using Comic Testimonials" which focused on introducing comic therapy to healthcare professionals. This won the 2021 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts…
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Episode 11: Knights Write Showcase 2023
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At UCF, the Department of Writing and Rhetoric holds an annual event called Knights Write Showcase to celebrate the work of student writers. In this special episode we talk with several participants from the poster and panel presentations. The students and work featured in this episode are: Jamie Salter “Learning to Keep Up” (0:00-19:04) Megan Deve…
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Episode 10: Anthony Lince - Writing about Writing / Labor-Based Grading
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Anthony Lince is a Latinx educator and scholar, and is currently a lecturer at University of California San Diego and other local institutions, teaching rhetoric and writing studies courses. His current work is focused on equitable assessment practices in higher education, which is the praxis in his courses where he utilizes labor-based grading. An…
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Episode 9: Dr. Jeremy Carnes - Indigenous Rhetorics and Comics Studies
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Dr. Jeremy Carnes is a Postdoctoral Scholar here at UCF specializing in Indigenous rhetorics, particularly visual and material rhetorics. He is working on his first book on comics by Indigenous creators and the rhetorical affordances of comics as a visual medium for considering land-based practices by Indigenous communities. In addition to indigeno…
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Episode 8: What Can You Do With a Degree in Writing? Featuring Jaclyn Gardiakos and Jessica Walters
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In this episode we talk with Jaclyn Gardiakos and Jessica Walters, who work in the field of professional writing and are both UCF Alumni. Jaclyn Gardiakos is the communications and public relations manager for Universal Engineering Sciences, the fastest-growing AEC firm in the US, and previously worked for Tupperware as a communications manager. Je…
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Episode 7: Dr. Martha Brenckle - Professor and Author
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We are joined by Dr. Martha Brenckle, a full professor and the interim-first year writing director here at UCF. Dr Brenckle teaches FYW and Rhetorical Theory. Our conversation touches on course construction, in particular her class “Queer Rhetorics and Queering Writing”, theory, working with students, the writing process, and representation in the …
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Episode 6: Olivia Solomon - Writing for Social Change
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In this episode we talk to Olivia Solomon, a junior at the University of Central Florida and a double major in Writing and Rhetoric and Political Science. Olivia has demonstrated a passion for political activism as a collaborating member of March For Our Lives, as well as several published op-eds in both the Orlando Sentinel and the Tallahassee Dem…
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Episode 5: Sebastian Garcia -Knights Write & Stylus Author
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Sebastian Garcia is a senior undergraduate at UCF completing a double major in History and Biomedical Sciences. His academic interests are history, writing, and research. Sebastian was selected as a panelist for UCF’s Knights Write Showcase in Spring of 2021 with his article “Is the Advanced Placement (AP) Program Really ‘Advanced”? A Critical Text…
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Episode 4: Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright - Peer Tutors in the University Writing Center at UCF
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Today we take a peek inside the lives of peer tutors Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright, both undergraduates at UCF, who work in the University Writing Center. They also recently presented on a panel at the Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference. This conversation offers us a student oriented perspective of what brought them into their…
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Episode 3: Dr. Angela Rounsaville - Director of First-Year Composition at UCF
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This conversation features Dr. Angela R Rounsaville, Associate Professor and Director of First-Year Composition here at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Rounsaville’s research works at the intersection of transnational literacy studies, rhetorical genre studies, and writing related transfer. In this episode we discuss the evolving needs of th…
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Episode 2: IMPRINT Editors Kealani Smith & Jarrett Webster with Dr. Arellano and Dr. Kareem
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We talk to the editors of the student-run publication IMPRINT, Kealani Smith and Jarrett Webster, about topics related to their latest issue. We are also joined by UCF Department of Writing and Rhetoric Professors Dr. Sonia Arellano and Dr. Jamila Kareem to discuss their work and collaboration.Av ngardiakos
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Episode 1: Dr. Stephanie Wheeler - Rhetorics and Pop Culture
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Joining us is Dr. Stephanie K. Wheeler for a conversation on her course Rhetorics and Pop Culture through a focus on Lady Gaga. We consider, why Gaga? Through what rhetorical lenses can we view this work? How does the study of pop culture lend itself to the study of rhetoric? #writingandrhetoric #rhetoric #rhetoricalstudy #ladygaga #mothermonster #…
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