Faculty in Writing & Rhetoric
Dr. Michael Pennell
Roosevelt 323
(401) 874-4861
mpennell@uri.edu
Assistant Professor
University College Advisor
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.
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