Research Interests
Broadly, my research interests lie in rhetorical practice and theory during the English Renaissance. Drawing on rhetorical and literary historiography, I hope to examine the development of the English language, particularly as the evolution of a plain style reflected a growing sense of English national identity. My most productive research thus far has focused on the Lollards and John Wyclif as rhetorical precursors to later resistance movements.
Graduate Seminars
Spring 2008
Shakespeare - Garrett Sullivan
Philosophy of Rhetoric - Ryan Stark
Fall 2007
Historicisms - Robert D. Hume
Women's Rhetoric - Cheryl Glenn
Theory and Teaching of Composition - Xiaoye You
Spring 2007
English Online - Stuart Selber
Theories and Concepts of Literacy - Elaine Richardson
Fall 2006
Resistance Prose and Egalitarianism - Linda Woodbridge
Rhetoric, Writing, and Identity - Cheryl Glenn
20th Century American Literature - Deb Clarke
Spring 2006
Literacy Technologies - Stuart Selber
Renaissance Revenge - Linda Woodbridge
Creditable Women - Deb Clarke
Fall 2005
Histories and Historiographies of Rhetoric - Cheryl Glenn
Early Modern Literary Fashions - Marcy North
Introduction to Research Methods - Paul Youngquist