UK Perspectives: Excellence In Writing
Our topic is Excellence in Writing, the annual awards from UK’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies. Prof Jenny Rice is joined by award-winners Tom Eblen & Peter Brackney.
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Students, Faculty, Professionals Receive Writing Awards
University colleges typically only celebrate the writing of their students.
They Are Here - Christina Williams and Rachael Hoy
By Victoria Dekle and Brian Connors Manke
Rachael Hoy might be a graduate student in English, but right now her brain is more focused on mapping than sentence fragments.
The Art of Argument and Bullshit: Jenny Rice
This fall, University of Kentucky WRD Professor Jenny Rice will be leading the course UKC 381: Argumentation - “Deliberation, Persuasion, and Bullshit in the Public Sphere." While the title of the course may seem provocative, the topic is serious. In the class, students can expect to examine the tactics and strategies used to argue key issues in the public sphere and what the legacy of
Mapping the Abstract: Jenny Rice
Most of us associate mapping with cartography, but that's not always the case.
Community Day of Writing at the Lexington Farmers Market
WHAT: Community Day of Writing at the Lexington Farmers Market
WHERE: Victorian Square
WHEN: Saturday, Feburary 11, 8:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Students in the UK College of Arts & Sciences will be recording oral histories and scanning photos, posters, and any other memorabilia from Lexington Farmers Market supporters. Drop by the atrium at Victorian Square between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to share your memories or your memoriabilia with student oral historians. Help preserve the community's memories of the Lexington Farmers Market. For more information contact Professor Jenny Rice at jenny.rice@uky.edu
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Rhetoric and Research: Jenny Rice
Jenny Rice studies rhetoric: the art and science of effective persuasion and communication. In this podcast, Rice discusses rhetoric's past, its place in an institution like the University of Kentucky, and its importance in an age of text messages, e-mails, and widespread access to digital devices.
This podcast was produced by Stephen Gordinier.
Meet Jenny Rice: New Faculty 2011
At the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester, we met with all of the new faculty hires in the College of Arts and Sciences. This series of podcasts introduces them and their research interests. Jenny Rice is an assistant professor in the Division of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. Rice focuses on rhetorical theory and writing studies and is particularly interested in the ways that people make public arguments about different kinds of controversies. In addition, Rice is the Director of Composition and will be working on creating the brand new Composition and Communication Curriculum at UK.