Kimberly Lacey

 Ph.D. Candidate
Rhetoric and Composition

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Wayne State University

Department of English
5057 Woodward Ave., Ste. 10404.2
Detroit, MI 48202

krlacey@wayne.edu

Education

Ph.D. English, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Anticipated May 2011

Rhetoric and Composition
Exam Areas: Rhetorical and Critical Theory, Digital Media, History of Rhetoric and Memory Studies

Dissertation: Making Memory: Techne, Technology, and the Refashioning of Contemporary Memory

My dissertation explores the necessary revival of the rhetorical canon of memory in relation to contemporary information technologies. I argue that my interpretation of techne suggests possibilities for the creation and production of new types of memories in conjunction with digital media.  To address these concerns, my dissertation revolves around two specific research questions: What is the tension throughout history between techne and technology? How does the tension between these two influence, shape, and determine the nature and relevance of the canon of memory today?  I define techne three ways: as a process that is inherently productive; as a force that renegotiates contemporary sources of social power; and as a skill that balances expert knowledge with instrumentality.  I use the term “making memory” to represent the creative instincts of contemporary digital memory. I explore "making memory" through two specific examples: digital archives and photographic manipulation.

B.A. English, Oakland University, Rochester, MI

May 2003

Honors College
Thesis: A Taste of Anger: Shelagh Delaney and John Osborne’s Utilization of the Pregnant Female Body

Dissertation Committee 

Dr. Richard Marback (Chair, WSU)

Dr. Jeff Pruchnic (WSU)

Dr. Frances Ranney (WSU)

Dr. Richard Doyle (Penn State)

Publications

Journal Articles

"Viva Whenever: Suspended and Expanded Bodies in Time." Under Review. Configurations. 31 pp.

"The Future of Forgetting: Rhetoric, Memory, Affect."  Co-written with Jeff Pruchnic.  Under Fourth Review: Rhetoric Society Quarterly. 45 pp.

Book Reviews

"Reticulations: Jean-Luc Nancy and the Networks of the Political" The Information Society. Forthcoming. 

Conference Reviews

Computers and Writing 2009 Individual Session Reviews: A2, B7, D1, E7. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. 14.2 (Spring 2010): n. pag. Web. 

Conference Presentations

"Manipulating Memory: Keeping It Real." Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, Georgia. Scheduled April 2011.

Panel Chair. "The Subtexts of Manipulation: Embodying, Extending, Unearthing." Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, Georgia. Scheduled April 2011.

"The Vicious Cycle: Memory, Loss, and Return." Society for Literature, Science and the Arts. Indianapolis, Indiana. Scheduled October 2010.

Panel Chair. "The Vicious Cycle." Society for Literature, Science and the Arts. Indianapolis, Indiana. Scheduled October 2010.

"Forgetting to Remember: Keeping Tabs on Digital Memory." Rhetoric Society of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 2010.

Panel Chair. "Scandalous! Reclaiming Controversy for Rhetorical Scholarship." Rhetoric Society of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 2010.

"Memory: Techne, Technology, and Remembering." Conference on College Composition and Communication, Louisville, Kentucky. March 2010.

"Decoding Kryptos and the Failure of Human/Machine Interaction."   Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia. November 2009.  

Panel Chair. "Decoding Use: Broken and Failed, Localized and Expansive." Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts,  Atlanta, Georgia. November 2009.

"Viva Whenever: Suspended and Expanded Bodies in Time."  Computers and Writing, Davis, California, June 2009. 

"Investigating Suspension: Body Expansion and Time Creation." Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 2008.

"A Page of One’s Own: Investigating Hyper-Gendered Blogging." Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, Nashville, Tennessee, October 2008.

“Linking Up: Blogging and Ethical Self-Consciousness.” Rhetoric Society of America, Seattle, Washington, May 2008.

“Blogging Butler: Digital Sex Versus Digital Gender.” Computers and Writing, Detroit, Michigan, May 2007.

“The Future of Computers and Writing.” Roundtable Participant. Computers and Writing, Detroit, Michigan, May 2007.

“Facilitating Peer-Review Across the Curriculum.” Tutor Institute, Detroit, Michigan, April 2006. 

Teaching Experience

Wayne State University:

ENG 1020 – Introduction to College Writing (9 sections, 6 in computer classrooms)

  • A course in reading, research, and writing for college classes.

ENG 3010 – Intermediate Writing (8 sections)
  • Intermediate course in writing and critical reading, building upon skills taught in ENG 1020. Areas of emphasis may include: analyzing and synthesizing written material, writing essays in a variety of rhetorical modes, developing style, and improving research skills.

ENG 3050 – Technical Communication I: Report Writing (3 sections)

  • Instruction in basic technical writing skills. Requirements include writing letters and memos, summaries, technical instructions, proposals, and reports. Topics include: audience and purpose analysis, visual support of texts, and formatting.

ENG 3060 – Technical Communication II: Writing and Speaking (2 sections)
  • Continuation of technical reporting techniques introduced in ENG 3050, emphasizing instruction and practice in oral technical reporting. Requirements include: process demonstrations, mechanism descriptions, press conferences, and a group project culminating in a written feasibility report and formal oral presentation.

Professional Service

National

HASTAC Scholar (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory), 2009-present

Textbook Reviewer, Multiple Literacies, Pearson Education, 2010

Textbook Reviewer, Writing Selves/Reading Culture, Pearson Education, 2009

Invited Proposal Reviewer, Feminist and Rhetorics Conference, 2009

Computers and Writing, Host School Organizer, 2007

University

Composition Sub-Committee: Common Syllabus Development, 2009-2010

Composition Committee, 2008-2009 

Policy Committee, 2007-2008

McNair Scholars Program, GRE English Tutor, Summer 2006

Tutor, University Writing Center, 2005-2006

Paper Reviewer, XChanges Journal, 2005

Honors and Awards

Graduate 

Summer Dissertation Fellowship, WSU Graduate School, 2010

Graduate Employees Organizing Committee Travel Award, 2010

CCCC Professional Equity Project Grant, 2010
HASTAC Scholar Fellowship, 2009-2011 

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Travel Subsidy, 2009
Humanities Center Travel Award, 2009

Graduate Student Travel Award, 2008

Graduate School Ph.D. Grant, 2007-2008

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2005-2011 

Undergraduate

Ann and Jim Nicholson Stipend, 2002

Donald Hildum Scholarship, 2000

Academic Commendation, 1998-2003

Relevant Coursework

Composition Theory: Bodies of Persuasion (J. Pruchnic)

Feminist Theories of Rhetoric and Composition (F. Ranney)

Research in Writing (G. Gorzelsky)

Language of Oppression (M. Garrett)

Rhetorical Theory (R. Marback)

Research Design (G. Gorzelsky)

Teaching of Writing (R. Ray)

Tutoring Practicum (J. Rice)

Darwin and Marx (S. Shaviro)

Ancient Rhetorics and Emergent Technologies (J. Pruchnic)

Rhetorical Agency (R. Marback)

Time, History, and Modernity (D. Seitler)

Relevant Skills

Languages: French (Moderate speaking, writing, and reading comprehension skills)

Professional Associations

Conference on College Composition and Communication

Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) 

Modern Language Association

National Council of Teachers of English  

Rhetoric Society of America

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts

References

Available upon request

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