Events in the College of Arts and Humanities
Join us for Knights Write! This two-day event celebrates excellence in writing at UCF. Attendees will have the opportunity to view poster presentations displaying writing research projects, attend various panel presentations that discuss writing-related issues and ideas, and celebrate award-winning student work. This is event is hosted by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, which contributes a vertical writing curriculum …
CAH EventsRhetoric is a powerful tool used to express all forms of discourse. Riot grrrl zines in the 90s used rhetorical appeals to take on sexism and racism. Contemporary Black female rappers use their music to express their personalities and identities so that, in turn, they affirm themselves and other Black women. First-year student-scholars share what their diverse rhetorical analyses revealed …
CAH EventsType Out LoudCurated by Ashley Taylor & Dori Griffin Broadside: A single sheet of paper printed on one side only. AKA: poster. Broadsides have been a popular ephemeral format for distributing news, announcements, advertisements, social commentary, and ballads for centuries. This exhibition highlights the social role broadsides play in communicating messages to public audiences. Designed to be plastered onto walls …
CAH EventsExpertise in writing and rhetoric can take many forms, including multimedia strategies, editing techniques, research abilities, knowledge of writing conventions, collaborative approaches to working with writers across contexts, and more. In this panel presentation, members of the Writing and Rhetoric Capstone course describe the ways they’ve developed, honed, and applied their rhetorical expertise to solve emergent problems in academic, professional, …
CAH EventsStarting a writing assignment, and don’t know where to begin? The University Writing Center’s Drop-In Drafting Lab can help! No appointments required — you can drop in during our open hours and: clarify assignment expectations develop a plan brainstorm ideas or just spend time writing! Any and all writers are welcome! The Drafting Lab will be unavailable on the following …
CAH EventsAccess to AI-powered content generators impact the ways many individuals approach their writing tasks. While individuals may make their own decisions about whether or not to use chatbots for personal writing, they may not have quite so much freedom to decide for themselves when it comes to using these tools for academic or professional purposes. Join us for this workshop-style …
CAH EventsIn this roundtable, graduate student scholars share their experience participating in a graduate course on Black Rhetorics and Black Literacies. Presenters offer their research projects to demonstrate the abundance of Black rhetorics particularly when studied from a Global Black Rhetorics framework (Browdy and Milu 2022). Presentations are followed by a discussion on how to study and teach Black rhetorics in …
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