Rachel Chapman
Degree and Focus Area
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA in English, Oklahoma State University
Describe your research and its purpose/applications
My dissertation, “Coalitional Rhetoric: Circulating Feminist Arguments and Archival Proliferation in the Women’s March on Washington” examines the effects of archival practices from the 2017 Women’s March on public memory of feminist arguments and coalitional membership in contemporary activism.
Publications
Textbooks 2015 “Identifying Yourself in the Research Process.” A Guide to Writing and Research at OSU and Beyond, edited by Ron Brooks, Jessica Fokken, and Benjamin Smith. Fountainhead, 2015, pp. 99-109.
Review
Session C5 ~ Building a Body: Intersections of Technology, Literacy, and the Body in Online Spaces. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. (2015)
Conference presentations
(Selected) 2019 “Personal Distance and Consent: Performing the Ethical Researcher in a Dynamic Research Process.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Philadelphia, PA. May 2019. 2018 “Rethinking the Oxymoron: Campbell’s ‘Rhetoric of Women’s Liberation’ and the Women’s March on Washington ‘Vision’ for Feminist Action.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2018.
2018 “Enacting Intersectional Methodology: Three Sites of Feminist Rhetorical Resistance.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2018.
2018 “Languaging towards Translingualism: A Roundtable Discussion on Transforming Relationships between International and U.S. Domestic Student Writers.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Kansas City, MO. March 2018.
2017 “A Call to Arms: Why Reciprocal Classroom Research Matters for Social Justice.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Dayton, OH. October 2017.
2017 “Igniting Feminist Rhetorical Revolution through Intersectionality: An Interactive Session.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Dayton, OH. October 2017.
“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 offered a supportive, dynamic environment to study rhetoric and develop myself as a teacher-scholar. Many rhetoric and composition faculty use feminist approaches to their teaching, research, and administration, and that environment has been ideal for me to thrive as a feminist rhetorician. The spirit of collaboration and camaraderie in this program has made a lasting, positive impression on my life and career.
Fun Fact?
I love hiking, but most of all in the winter!
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA in English, Oklahoma State University
Describe your research and its purpose/applications
My dissertation, “Coalitional Rhetoric: Circulating Feminist Arguments and Archival Proliferation in the Women’s March on Washington” examines the effects of archival practices from the 2017 Women’s March on public memory of feminist arguments and coalitional membership in contemporary activism.
Publications
Textbooks 2015 “Identifying Yourself in the Research Process.” A Guide to Writing and Research at OSU and Beyond, edited by Ron Brooks, Jessica Fokken, and Benjamin Smith. Fountainhead, 2015, pp. 99-109.
Review
Session C5 ~ Building a Body: Intersections of Technology, Literacy, and the Body in Online Spaces. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. (2015)
Conference presentations
(Selected) 2019 “Personal Distance and Consent: Performing the Ethical Researcher in a Dynamic Research Process.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Philadelphia, PA. May 2019. 2018 “Rethinking the Oxymoron: Campbell’s ‘Rhetoric of Women’s Liberation’ and the Women’s March on Washington ‘Vision’ for Feminist Action.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2018.
2018 “Enacting Intersectional Methodology: Three Sites of Feminist Rhetorical Resistance.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2018.
2018 “Languaging towards Translingualism: A Roundtable Discussion on Transforming Relationships between International and U.S. Domestic Student Writers.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Kansas City, MO. March 2018.
2017 “A Call to Arms: Why Reciprocal Classroom Research Matters for Social Justice.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Dayton, OH. October 2017.
2017 “Igniting Feminist Rhetorical Revolution through Intersectionality: An Interactive Session.” Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Dayton, OH. October 2017.
“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 offered a supportive, dynamic environment to study rhetoric and develop myself as a teacher-scholar. Many rhetoric and composition faculty use feminist approaches to their teaching, research, and administration, and that environment has been ideal for me to thrive as a feminist rhetorician. The spirit of collaboration and camaraderie in this program has made a lasting, positive impression on my life and career.
Fun Fact?
I love hiking, but most of all in the winter!
