Barbara A. Biesecker
Visual Rhetoric
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
111 BCSB
phone (319) 333-2266
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Barbara teaches and writes at the intersections
of contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism, feminist theory
and criticism, and cultural studies. A few of her regular course
offerings at the graduate level are: Visual Rhetoric; The Question
of Agency; Rhetoric, Feminism and Social Change; Rhetoric and Poststructuralism;
and Twentieth Century Rhetorical Criticism and Theory. She also teaches
the following courses on the undergraduate level: Visual Rhetoric,
Feminist Critical Practice, and Twentieth Century Rhetorical Criticism.
In addition to a book (Addressing Postmodernity: Kenneth Burke, Rhetoric,
and a Theory of Social Change), Dr. Biesecker has published her work
in various scholarly journals and essay collections. She now serves
as an associate editor for several national journals, is a
member of the editorial board of the University of Alabama Press's
Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique book series, and is a member
of the National Communication Association's Research Board. Barbara
was awarded a Faculty Development Leave for the 2006-2007 academic
year, and will be spending part of her leave at the Obermann Center
for Advanced Studies.
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