Adrienne Blackwell-Starnes

ablackwellstarnes@georgiasouthern.edu
229 Vista Circle Statesboro, GA 30458

(972) 213-7304

Education Ph.D., Rhetoric, Texas Womans University, May 2011 Dissertation: Academic Research, Professional Discourse: Social Bookmarking as a Catalyst for Rhetorical Research Pedagogies Committee: Hugh Burns (chair), Russell Greer, Lou Thompson M.A., English, Mississippi College, December 2006 Thesis: Its In Your Hands Now, Leonard: Mrs. Dalloway as an Ultimatum Committee: Kerri Jordan (chair), James Everett, David Miller B.A., English, Mississippi College, May 2004 A.A., English, Meridian Community College, August 2001 Teaching and Research Interests First-Year Composition; Writing Across the Curriculum; Literary Theory; Virginia Woolf; Information Literacy; Disability Rhetoric; Visual Rhetoric; Veterans Issues; Teaching Assistant Training and Education Current and Past Positions Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Writing and Linguistics, Georgia Southern University, 2011-Present Teaching Composition I and Composition II First-Year Composition Graduate Assistant, Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages, Texas Womans University, 2008-2011 Taught Basic Writing, Composition I, and Composition II; Co-Taught Advanced Grammar and Composition with Dr. Russell Greer Other duties: mentoring new Graduate Teaching Assistants; creating and maintaining the First-Year Composition Program Blackboard site; developing common syllabi for Composition I and Composition II; completing core assessment for SACS review; codevelopment of the Directed Self-Placement module; planning and co-hosting bi-annual orientations for new and returning Graduate Teaching Assistants; developing and presenting pedagogical workshops Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages, Texas Womans University, 2006-2008 Taught Basic Writing, Composition I and Composition II Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Mississippi College, 2004-2006 Taught Composition I and Composition II Co-Taught Virginia Woolf; 19th Century British Women Novelists Writing Consultant, Mississippi College Writing Center, 2004-2006 General Editor, Arrowhead: Mississippi College Literary Journal, Mississippi College 2003-2004

Grants 2012 - 2013 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellowship, Georgia Southern University Center for Teaching Excellence. $3000 Outright in support of developing Reading the Discipline, Writing the Discourse: A Discourse Literacy Composition II Course Current Research Reading the Discipline, Writing the Discourse: A Discourse Literacy Composition II Course Supported by a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellowship This project investigates first-year student engagement with research and writing when researching their major discipline. The project will determine if earlier engagement in their major discourse will assist students in comprehending the role of research and writing in their major, and the types of research and writing required. This study further questions if engagement with research and writing for their discipline will enhance and improve engagement with the core writing course. LILAC Project with Janice Walker, Professor of Writing and Linguistics, Georgia Southern University The LILAC Project (Learning Information Literacy Across the Curriculum) investigates student online research habits to determine if educators should shift pedagogical approaches to better teach academic research using existing information literacy skills among our students as a foundation for changing pedagogy. Publications Under Review Blackwell-Starnes, Katt. Reading Woolfs Desires: A Bakhtinian Reading of the Dialogue of Recovery in Mrs. Dalloway. Woolf Studies Annual Blackwell-Starnes, Katt and Janice Walker. Researching Student Research: Reports from the LILAC Project Preliminary Investigation. In Researching Research: Expanding the Citation Projects Methods and Insights. Tricia Serviss and Sandra Jamieson, eds. Blackwell-Starnes, Katt. First Year Composition and Internet Safety: A Themed Semester Plan for Dont Panic: The Instructors Guide to Assignments and Activities for First Year Composition. Presentations Conferences First I'll Go to Google: Insight into Student Search Habits from the LILAC Project. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Las Vegas, NV; March, 2013. [Upcoming]. Search Dialogues: Fostering Dialogues About Student Search Behavior in the Research Classroom. Georgia International Information Literacy Conference. Savannah, GA; September 2012. Exploring the Idea of an Androgynous Mind in Feminist Rhetoric and Criticism. Federation Rhetoric Symposium. Denton, TX; April 2012.
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Adrienne Blackwell-Starnes
ablackwellstarnes@georgiasouthern.edu 229 Vista Circle (972) 213-7304 Statesboro, GA 30458

Rethinking Research: Social Bookmarking and Academic Research. Conference on College Composition and Communication Computer Connection. Louisville, KY; March, 2010.

Yes Maam Is Not an Insult: Busting Stereotypes and Building on the Strengths of StudentVeterans. Conference on College Composition and Communication. St. Louis, MO; March, 2012. Rethinking Ethos: Social Bookmarking Groups and Student Research. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Louisville, KY; March, 2010. Publicity, Privacy and the Blogging Classroom. Conference for College Teachers of English. San Antonio, TX; March 2008. Seeking the Real World Vote Through Virtual Friendships: Hillary Clinton and the MySpace 2008 Campaign. Federation Rhetoric Symposium. Denton, TX; February 2007. Its Not Your Mothers Rape-Prevention: A Foucauldian Look at Contemporary Rape Prevention. English Graduates for Academic Development. Commerce, TX; March 2007. Using Their World to Their Advantage: Blogging and Instant Messaging in First Year Composition. Conference for College Teachers of English. College Station, TX; March 2007. Aristotle Meets the Internet: Using Blogging Effectively in First Year Composition. Federation Rhetoric Symposium. Commerce, TX; February 2007. Lily Mortar: From Minor Character to Vessel of Scathing Criticism. Invitational Graduate Research Forum. Clinton, MS; April 2006. Lily Mortar: From Minor Character to Vessel of Scathing Criticism. Mississippi Philological Association. Starkville, MS; January 2006. Invited Lectures Academia Online: Designing Your First Online Space. Rhetoric and Composition of Electronic Texts. Texas Womans University, March 2010. Using Blogging Effectively in First Year Composition. Rhetoric and Composition of Electronic Texts. Texas Womans University, February 2010. For Better, For Worse: Your Conference Presentation Visual. English Rhetoric Graduate Organization. Texas Womans University, October 2008. Using Blogging Effectively in First Year Composition. Rhetoric and Composition of Electronic Texts. Texas Womans University, March 2008. Virginia Woolf: Writing Through Manic-Depression. Special Topics in Women Writers: Virginia Woolf. Mississippi College, March 2007. Professional Development Presentations Teaching the New 1013 Portfolio. Texas Womans University, Denton TX. September, 2010. Advanced Blackboard Strategies Texas Womans University, Denton TX. January, 2010. Strategies for Using Choices: Situations for College Writers. Texas Womans University, Denton TX. January, 2010. Designing for the Profession: Creating Your First Electronic Teaching Portfolio. Texas Womans University, Denton TX. October, 2009.

No Pen Necessary: Instructor Comments in Microsoft Word. Texas Womans University, Denton TX. October, 2008. Strategies for Using Choices: Situations for College Writers. Texas Womans University, Denton TX. August, 2008. Awards and Honors National Whos Who Among American Graduate Students, 2009 National Deans List, 2005-2007 National Chancellors List 2005-2006 Texas Womans University J. Dean Bishop Teaching Excellence Award, 2009 Federation Rhetoric Symposium Best Graduate Paper, 2008 Edith and Edgar Deen Award for Scholarly Achievement, 2007 Mississippi College Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2006 Service National Service Executive Committee, Graduate Research Network, Computers and Writing Conference, 2012-2013 Charter Member, Allies of Veterans in Academia University Service Georgia Southern University Volunteer, Conversations with Professors, 2012-2013 Faculty Liaison Gay Straight Alliance 2012-2013 Elected Visiting Faculty Representative, Writing and Linguistics, 2012-2013 Texas Womans University Graduate Student Representative, Information Technology Committee, 2009-2011 Graduate Student Representative, First-Year Composition Committee, 2009-2011 Symposium Chair, Federation Rhetoric Symposium, 2009-2010 Graduate Student Representative, Academic Integrity Committee, 2007-2008 Graduate Student Representative, Student Travel Committee, 2007-2008 Mississippi College Arrowhead Literary Journal Representative, Publications Council, 2003-2004 Professional Affiliations Alumni Member, Sigma Tau Delta Member, National College Teachers of English

Doctoral Rhetoric and Composition Coursework Descriptions

History of Rhetoric I (ENG 6203) A survey of Classical and Medieval Rhetoric. This course covered the works of the Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Augustine and de Pizan. History of Rhetoric II (ENG 6213) A survey of rhetoric from the Renaissance through Modern Rhetoric. This course included the works of Erasmus, Bacon, Ramus, Locke, Blair, Campbell, Whately, Burke, and Derrida. Rhetoric and Composition Pedagogy (ENG 5343) This course covered major pedagogical theories for teaching composition. Included in the course were the works of Lindemann, Ede and Lunsford, Emig, Kinneavy, Berlin, Bizzell, Bruffee, Flower, and Bartholomae. Rhetoric and Composition Theory of Electronic Texts (ENG 5353) The course emphasized the role of hypertext in composition studies. Emphasis of the course included Landows Hypertext 2.0 and discussions of the benefits and complications of hypertext reading and writing. Multiple Literacies (SPEC 5903 [A&M ENG 597]) Coursework combined reading of Selbers Multiliteracies for a Digital Age with immersion into Second Life. Students learned to navigate the realm of Second Life to gain a better of understanding of literacy acquisition and the role of acquisition for students completing course requirements. Composition Theories (SPEC 5903 [A&M ENG 551]) This course focused exclusively on the role Classical Rhetoric takes in modern composition pedagogies. The class applied Classical Rhetoric to existing composition pedagogies, and worked to construct a new pedagogical approach to a specific topic using one classical technique. New Media Literacies (SPEC 6903 [A&M ENG 697]) Study focused specifically on language and writing in new medias. The course required full immersion into a new discourse community and writings reflecting on the way community members make meaning with specialized language, use acronyms and community slang to establish ethos, and how new members acquire the literacy required to establish ethos. Special Topics: Teaching Basic Writing (ENG 5903) This course provided a foundation study of Basic Writing pedagogy. This course covered pivotal works in the development and progress of Basic Writing as an area of study. Included in the course readings were Shaughnessys Errors and Expectations, Bartholomae and Petroskys Facts, Artifacts, and Counterfacts. Students developed a Basic Writing course for capstone projects. Studies in Rhetorical Criticism: Michel Foucault (ENG 6313) Coursework included detailed readings into Foucaults major works: Discipline and Punish, Archaeology of Knowledge, The Order of Things. The course required student presentations on other major works and a Foucauldian style archaeology on a selected topic for the course capstone.
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Studies in Rhetorical Criticism: Bakhtin and Dostoevsky (ENG 6313) The course presented Bakhtinian theory for rhetorical criticism. The course readings focused on several major works of Dostoevsky including Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov and Bakhtins Problems with Dostoevskys Polyphony. Students created Bakhtinian criticisms of an outside work as the course capstone. Major Rhetorical Theories: Rhetoric of Film (ENG 6343) This course taught rhetorical aspects to film and documentaries ranging from World War II propaganda films to modern popular culture films. Major Rhetorical Theories: Visual Rhetoric (ENG 6343) The course explored the rhetoric of visual media through Barrys Visual Intelligence and Hill and Helmers Defining Visual Rhetorics. Course capstone projects required a full visual analysis on a topic of choice and an argument about the existence of visual rhetoric. Major Rhetorical Theories: Disability Rhetoric (ENG 6343) This course introduced the rhetoric present in regards to disability studies in multiple genres. Course readings included from Simi Linton and Brenda Brueggemann. Capstone projects required a rhetorical analysis of disability in current society. English Grammar and Syntax (ENG 5043) Students were taught advanced rhetorical grammar and style through Kolln and Grays Rhetorical Grammar with applications from Williams and Colombs 10 Lessons in Style, Clarity, and Grace. Capstone project included a series of revisions to two major papers. Rhetorical Figures of Speech (ENG 5903) Class discussion and presentations furthered student understanding of rhetorical figures through writing and discussions about figures contained in Lanhams Handlist of Rhetorical Terms, Lakoffs Metaphors We Live By, and Fahnstocks Rhetorical Figures in Science.