Rachel Chapman
Degree and Focus Area
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA in English, Oklahoma State University
Areas of interest and expertise
Feminist Rhetoric, Research Methods, Feminist Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Describe your graduate research and its purpose/applications
My current research examines how feminist compositionists have studied their classrooms, implemented feminist rhetoric into writing courses, and what methods they have used to conduct this research. I am currently conducting my own classroom research on my FYC course, as well as theorizing what emerging practices in feminist composition work reveal about trends in global feminist networks.
Publications
Book Chapter
“Identifying Yourself in the Research Process.” A Guide to Writing and Research at OSU and Beyond. Eds. Ron Brooks, Jessica Fokken, and Benjamin Smith. Southlake: Fountainhead, 2015. 99-109.
Review
Session C5 ~ Building a Body: Intersections of Technology, Literacy, and the Body in Online Spaces. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. (2015)
Honors and offices
President, Winifred Bryan Horner Rhetoric Society, Student Chapter (2016-17)
Committee Member, TCU GlobalEX Program Assessment with Dr. Sarah Robbins
Reviewer, Best of Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals (2015)
Radford Fellowship TCU English Department (2015-2016)
Founding Member and Chair Rhetoric Society of Oklahoma State University (2013-2015)
Conference presentations
“Feminist Seeking Classroom Research: Tracing Studies of Feminist Pedagogy in Writing Courses.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 2017 (Portland, OR) (forthcoming)
“Negotiations of Identity and Power: Researching Academic Women and Conducting a Feminist Rhetorical Practice.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference, May 2016 (Atlanta, GA)
“Academic Women’s Clothing Choices and Perceptions of Identity.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference, October 2015 (Tempe, AZ)
“Terms of Engagement: Mapping Methods of Feminist Historiography.” With Hillary Coenen. Computers and Writing Conference, May 2015 (Menomonie, WI)
“Marks of Professionalism: Invisible Guidelines, Identity, and the Academic Gaze.” Conference on College Composition and Communication Conference, March 2015 (Tampa, FL)
“Identifying with a Contested Rhetor: Aspasia’s Rhetorical Validity and Feminist Historiographic Research.” Thomas R. Watson Conference, October 2014 (Louisville, KY)
Why TCU English?
TCU's focus on professionalization and pedagogy in relation to research prepares me to be a colleague in English departments. The professors are supportive, available, and highly invested in graduate student success. TCU is more of a community than a program, and that shows in every seminar, reading group, student organization, and event.
What does WBH RSA mean to you?
Being involved in RSA means understanding the possibilities of the field in which I want to work, learning about new aspects of rhetoric with my peers and faculty, and joining a community of teacher and scholars who value rhetoric both personally and professionally.
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA in English, Oklahoma State University
Areas of interest and expertise
Feminist Rhetoric, Research Methods, Feminist Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Describe your graduate research and its purpose/applications
My current research examines how feminist compositionists have studied their classrooms, implemented feminist rhetoric into writing courses, and what methods they have used to conduct this research. I am currently conducting my own classroom research on my FYC course, as well as theorizing what emerging practices in feminist composition work reveal about trends in global feminist networks.
Publications
Book Chapter
“Identifying Yourself in the Research Process.” A Guide to Writing and Research at OSU and Beyond. Eds. Ron Brooks, Jessica Fokken, and Benjamin Smith. Southlake: Fountainhead, 2015. 99-109.
Review
Session C5 ~ Building a Body: Intersections of Technology, Literacy, and the Body in Online Spaces. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. (2015)
Honors and offices
President, Winifred Bryan Horner Rhetoric Society, Student Chapter (2016-17)
Committee Member, TCU GlobalEX Program Assessment with Dr. Sarah Robbins
Reviewer, Best of Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals (2015)
Radford Fellowship TCU English Department (2015-2016)
Founding Member and Chair Rhetoric Society of Oklahoma State University (2013-2015)
Conference presentations
“Feminist Seeking Classroom Research: Tracing Studies of Feminist Pedagogy in Writing Courses.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 2017 (Portland, OR) (forthcoming)
“Negotiations of Identity and Power: Researching Academic Women and Conducting a Feminist Rhetorical Practice.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference, May 2016 (Atlanta, GA)
“Academic Women’s Clothing Choices and Perceptions of Identity.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference, October 2015 (Tempe, AZ)
“Terms of Engagement: Mapping Methods of Feminist Historiography.” With Hillary Coenen. Computers and Writing Conference, May 2015 (Menomonie, WI)
“Marks of Professionalism: Invisible Guidelines, Identity, and the Academic Gaze.” Conference on College Composition and Communication Conference, March 2015 (Tampa, FL)
“Identifying with a Contested Rhetor: Aspasia’s Rhetorical Validity and Feminist Historiographic Research.” Thomas R. Watson Conference, October 2014 (Louisville, KY)
Why TCU English?
TCU's focus on professionalization and pedagogy in relation to research prepares me to be a colleague in English departments. The professors are supportive, available, and highly invested in graduate student success. TCU is more of a community than a program, and that shows in every seminar, reading group, student organization, and event.
What does WBH RSA mean to you?
Being involved in RSA means understanding the possibilities of the field in which I want to work, learning about new aspects of rhetoric with my peers and faculty, and joining a community of teacher and scholars who value rhetoric both personally and professionally.
