Nicholas Alexander Brown
Degree and Focus Area
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA in English, Oregon State University; BA in English, Lake Erie College
Areas of interest and expertise
Comics Studies, Multimodal Composition, Design Studies
Conference presentations
“‘The Hard Lot of the Proverbialist’: Reading and Re-reading Burke’s Flowerishes," Kenneth Burke Society Triennial Conference, East Stroudsburg, PA, 08 June 2017
"Extending and Visualizing Intertextuality in Superhero Comics," Denver Comic Con, Denver, Colorado, 25 May 2015
"Written-English Studios: Strengthening Multimodality in the Composition Classroom," Southwest English Symposium, Tempe, Arizona, 07 February 2015
“(Re)Drafting Authorship in Comics Studies,” Situating Composition: In Honor of Lisa Ede, Corvallis, Oregon, 24 October 2014
Why TCU English?
TCU offers graduate students access to respected scholars, competitive funding packages, and humane teaching loads that allow us to develop as researchers and teachers. The New Media Writing Studio was also a draw for me because of my research interests.
What does WBH RSA mean to you?
WBH offers graduate students an opportunity to engage in low-stakes professionalization activities that promote stronger scholarship and conviviality amongst colleagues.
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA in English, Oregon State University; BA in English, Lake Erie College
Areas of interest and expertise
Comics Studies, Multimodal Composition, Design Studies
Conference presentations
“‘The Hard Lot of the Proverbialist’: Reading and Re-reading Burke’s Flowerishes," Kenneth Burke Society Triennial Conference, East Stroudsburg, PA, 08 June 2017
"Extending and Visualizing Intertextuality in Superhero Comics," Denver Comic Con, Denver, Colorado, 25 May 2015
"Written-English Studios: Strengthening Multimodality in the Composition Classroom," Southwest English Symposium, Tempe, Arizona, 07 February 2015
“(Re)Drafting Authorship in Comics Studies,” Situating Composition: In Honor of Lisa Ede, Corvallis, Oregon, 24 October 2014
Why TCU English?
TCU offers graduate students access to respected scholars, competitive funding packages, and humane teaching loads that allow us to develop as researchers and teachers. The New Media Writing Studio was also a draw for me because of my research interests.
What does WBH RSA mean to you?
WBH offers graduate students an opportunity to engage in low-stakes professionalization activities that promote stronger scholarship and conviviality amongst colleagues.
