Special thanks to ChelónaRSA member Thomas McCloskey for leading a workshop earlier this week about submitting G.I.F.T.S. proposals to NCA!
To see a copy of examples and his presentation, see our G.I.F.T.S. Overview document.
Remember, the NCA 2017 deadline is fast approaching and we want to see you all in Dallas!
Cheló̱na RSA, the University of Maryland’s graduate student chapter of the Rhetoric Society of America, is thrilled to announce the creation of the Cheló̱na RSA Archival Symposium, hosted at the University of Maryland, College Park from Thursday, April 13 to Saturday, April 15.
This three-day event aims to prepare graduate students for archival research, including a trip to one of the many archives in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Graduate students with an interest in archival research will have the opportunity to learn from UMD archivists and experienced faculty members about archival research. While graduate students often recognize departmental or disciplinary expectations to conduct archival research, they frequently lack the training or opportunity to do so. This symposium aims to help close this gap and empower students in their own research areas.
This symposium will include paneled talks with faculty and archivists, as well as a working trip to an archive of the participants’ choice in the Washington, D.C. area. Participants will be able to use public transportation from the University of Maryland. The symposium will close with facilitated roundtable discussions about the opportunities, challenges, and specific research agendas associated with archival research.
Cheló̱na RSA intends this symposium to be an interdisciplinary place where students from across the university are welcomed to learn, explore, and share their work with each other in a collaborative atmosphere. For those who are new to archival research (as many graduate students are) entering the archive can be a daunting task, while those who have sat long hours in reading rooms can attest to the challenges inherent in archival work. With Washington, D.C. as the picturesque backdrop for this meeting of the minds, the Cheló̱na RSA Archival Symposium invites collaboration while supporting a future generation of scholars in their quest for archival literacy.
The symposium will be capped at 30 participants to facilitate a productive, working environment. Interested applicants need to complete the Cheló̱na RSA Archives Symposium Application Form (Name, Institutional information, brief research statement, and archival interest) by 5:00pm Wednesday, March 15. Accepted applicants will be notified by Monday, March 20.
Please direct questions to the Conference Committee Chair, Jaclyn Bruner (jbruner@umd.edu).
Click here to view the symposium schedule.
Register for Terps Talk Politics!
The 2016 Presidential Election has brought us Hillary Clinton’s nomination as the first woman candidate for a major party, Donald Trump’s unexpected success, and a wealth of things to discuss!
As such important civic and democratic exercises, elections are vital to understanding and reflecting on the significance of communicative and rhetorical actions. Fortunately, there are many scholars at the University of Maryland and the surrounding region whose research centers on these very important topics!
Chelóna RSA is proud to host an exciting symposium-style workshop for the University of Maryland campus community the evening of October 27th, 2016 in Francis Scott Key Hall.
This event is sponsored by the University of Maryland Pepsi Enhancement Fund and presented in coordination with the Department of Communication’s Oral Communication Center (OCC). The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Leticia Bode, assistant professor of political communication and new media at Georgetown University. In addition to Dr. Bode’s address, Terps Talk Politics will feature simultaneous panel presentations and discussions throughout the event.
Hors d’oeuvres and souvenirs will be provided for all attendees.
Admission to this event is completely free, though we do require attendees to register at this link. Once you’re registered, please RSVP on Facebook and share the event with your friends and colleagues! We look forward to a rhetorical discussion of the 2016 Presidential Election with you!
Session 1: 5:00-5:25pm
Key 0103: “The Gender Politics of the 2016 Presidential Debates,” Dr. Carly Woods (COMM)
Key 0120: “Why did Mr. Khizer Khan’s Speech at the DNC go viral?,” Dr. Kathleen Kendall and Dr. Sahar Khamis (COMM)
Session 2: 5:30-5:55pm
Key 0103: “Corpus Approaches to Analyzing Rhetorical Commonplaces in Primary Speeches,” Cameron Mozafari (English)
Key 0120: “Children are Watching”: Political Media Literacy in the 2016 Presidential Election, Thomas McCloskey (COMM)
Session 3: 6:00-6:25pm
Key 0103: “Trump, Twitter, and Public Argument,” Dr. Damien Pfister (COMM)
Key 0120: “’Just so you understand, OK?’: Donald Trump’s Interactive Rhetoric,” Dr. Linda Coleman (English)
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Leticia Bode: 6:30-7:30pm, Key 0106
Session 4: 7:35-8:00pm
Key 0103: “Donald Trump: The Orange Herring,” Hagar Attia and Lauren Hunter (COMM)
Key 0120: “’What are you afraid of?’: Strategic, Civic, and Moral Dimensions of Non-Participation in Presidential Campaign Debate,” Taylor Hahn (JHU) and Jade Olson (COMM)
Key 0106: “’Good news, we’re all moving to Canada’: The 2016 Presidential Election and Political Satire,” Kim Hannah-Prater (COMM)
Session 5: 8:05-8:30pm
Key 0103: “Fear and Loathing in New Hampshire,” Devin Scott, Katie Brown, and Will Howell (COMM)
Key 0120:“Campaign Rhetoric in the Digital Age,” Dr. Sarah Oates (Journalism)
Key 0106: Presentation of PARCS, Presidential Advertising White Paper: Campaign 2016
