Beginning to formalize my plan for my dissertation work.
My committee consists of:
- Rich Rice (chair) http://richrice.com
- Rebecca Rickly http://www.faculty.english.ttu.edu/rickly
- Brian Still. http://www.brianstill.com
Timeline
- Reading List February 09
- Preproposal March ’09
- Exams June ’09
- Proposal August ’09
- Defense June ’10
Working Title
Chicana Blogs: Merging Rhetoric, Culture and Technology
Research Questions:
- What rhetorical strategies do Chicana bloggers utilize in their blogs?
- To what ends are these rhetorical strategies used?
- How have digital literacy skills affected their construction of an online racial identity?
- What implications does this knowledge have in the writing classroom?
Focus of Dissertation:
Methodology: