Developing a Network Sense: Visualizing Trends in the Field of Rhetoric and Composition

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

This virtual roundtable session will feature “network sense” visualizations (including frequency tables/graphs, word clouds and streams, radial models, heat maps, and more) developed by several students from the Fall 2025 MA Colloquium to make sense of disciplinary trends in the field of Rhetoric and Composition. As described by Derek Mueller, network sense is a means of understanding disciplinarity through the tracking and visualization of large-scale patterns of scholarly activity. Whether you’re a seasoned rhetorician or someone unfamiliar with the field, we hope you’ll join us to learn from these graduate students’ perspectives about ongoing and emerging trends in the field. This session, moderated by Dr. Blake Scott, will be ideal for undergraduate majors in Writing & Rhetoric and others interested in the Rhetoric & Composition MA.

This event is part of the Knights Write Showcase. To find out more click here.

This event is hosted by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, which supports a vibrant culture of writing excellence at UCF. The department offers undergraduate and graduate courses, co-curricular opportunities for publication and networking, and professional development activities for both students, faculty, and the local community. Click here to find out more about DWR.

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