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Charles Hill
Department of English
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI  54901
hill@uwosh.edu

329 Radford Hall
(920) 424-2264


 
Education

B.A & M.A Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Ph.D. in Rhetoric; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching

Courses


  • 188 Theme-Based Inquiry Seminar
  • 301/501 Modern Grammars
  • 317 Technical Writing
  • 318 Writing About the Sciences
  • 385 Computers and Writing
  • 386 The Rhetoric of Literature
  • 387/587 Special Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (Visual Rhetoric; Rhetoric of Fiction)

  • Teaching-Related Links


  • UW Oshkosh Writing Center
  • Purdue University OWL Writing Handouts
  • Cary Henson's Research Page
  • Jakob Nielsen's Writing for the Web
  • Research and Scholarship

    Research Interests


    Visual Rhetoric; Rhetoric of Fiction; Composition Pedagogy and Assessment

    Recent Publications


    Defining Visual Rhetorics.  (Co-edited with Marguerite Helmers.) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.

    "Reading the Visual in College Writing Classes."  In M. Helmers (Ed.), Intertexts: Reading Pedagogy in College Writing Classrooms.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.


    Recent Conference Presentations


    The Rhetoric of Reality in Fictional Narrative. (2005, October.) Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference, San Francisco, CA.

    Rhetoric and Reality in Image and Story. (2004, March). Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Antonio, TX.

    Reading Images: Teaching Visual Rhetorics in the Writing Classroom.  (2002, October).  Western States Composition Conference, Seattle, WA.

    Defining Visual Rhetoric: A Panel Discussion (chair and convener). (2002, May). Meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America, Las Vegas, NV.


    Other Writings




    Research-Related Links


    Professional Activities

    On-Campus Activities


    • Chancellor's Leadership Fellow, 2006-2008
    • Reader for the Faculty Development Program

    Other Activities


    Member, National Council of Teachers of English 
    Member, Conference on College Composition and Communication 
    Member, Rhetoric Society of America
    Awards & Honors


    Personal

    Grew up in Salisbury, MD.
    Interests include movies, home improvement follies, Lost, and all of the major snack foods.

    Personal Links


    Online Bookstores

    UW Oshkosh Home Page

    Faculty/Staff Directory

    English Department Home Page

    Web Page Contact:
    henson@uwosh.edu

    Updated: September 5, 2006