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Writing & Rhetoric

Faculty in Writing & Rhetoric

Michael Pennell

Michael Pennell, PhD

University College Advisor
Associate Professor

Office: Roosevelt 323
Phone: (401) 874-4861
E-mail: mpennell@uri.edu
Degrees: Eastern Michigan University; Purdue University

Teaching Interests:
Writing in electronic environments, business communications, argumentative and persuasive writing.

Recent and/or Forthcoming Publications:
  • "'If Knowledge is Power, You're About to Become Very Powerful': Literacy and Labor Market Intermediaries in Post-Industrial America." College Composition and Communication. February 2007.
  • "Fraternities and ITexts: Composing in the Post-Industrial Turn." Computers and Composition. 24.1 March 2007.
  • "Beyond Napster: Peer-to-Peer Technology and Network Culture." Digital Tools in Cultural Contexts: Assessing the Implications of New Media. Eds. Byron Hawk, Ollie Oviedo, and David Rieder. Forthcoming from University of Minnesota Press.
Current Research Interests: Writing technologies; research methodologies; social and literacy theory; literacy education in Rhode Island mill communities.

Spotlight

John Doe
John Doe
Providence, RI

Major(s):
Writing, Spanish
Minor(s):
Communications
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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 1st
All-Department Meeting
Where: Hardge Forum, Multi-Cultural Center
When: 10:00 am - Noon


Wednesday, September 2nd
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