For this quarter’s speaker series, WRD invited Dr. Dylan Dryer to talk about the policing of language and the vigilantes who perpetuate it.
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Student Spotlight: Isabel Cueto Publishes in Creating Knowledge
We interviewed Isabel Cueto recently about her publication In DePaul’s undergraduate journal Creating Knowledge.
Continue readingWRD Scholars Attend CCCC 2021
With CCCC recently holding its annual conference, we talked to one of WRD’s attendees to get the rundown on the research and presentations.
Continue readingCourse Recap: WRD 532 Content Strategy
Last quarter, Dr. Lisa Dush taught WRD 532 Content Strategy as a part of the SWAN certificate. Read about what students had to say about the course, both inside and outside the department.
Continue readingBook Review: Rhetorical Style by Jeanne Fahnestock
Are you looking for a book to immerse you in the rhetorical canon of Style? Jeanne Fahnestock may be a perfect match for you.
Continue readingSpeaker Series Recap – Dr. Cedric D. Burrows
At last week’s Speaker Series, Dr. Cedric Burrows talked about the concepts of rhetorical crossover, whitesplaining, and afrosplaining.
Continue readingEvent Recap – A Conversation with Agnes Callard
Last Monday, HumanitiesX worked with DePaul’s Department of Philosophy to host their latest Writing in this Moment event, inviting Dr. Agnes Callard from The University of Chicago.
Continue readingCourse Spotlight – WRD 364 Chicago Women Rhetors
WRD 364 Chicago Woemen Rhetors has returned to give undergraduates the chance of learning about a piece of the Windy City’s rhetorical history
Continue readingStudent Work Spotlight – Writing Across Media
Back in Autumn, students in WRD 533 Writing Across Media were composing videos, audiobytes, and othe multimedia projects. See what they created!
Continue readingCourse Spotlight – LSP 200 Border Cultures
With the passing of Dia de los Muertos, we talked to Dr. Lydia Saravia about her current class LSP 200 Border Cultures and what students are learning in it.
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