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Lecturer in Professional Writing, School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland. 2019-present.
Lecturer in Writing, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England. 2017-2019.
Assistant Director, Digital Writing & Research Lab, Department of Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas at Austin. 2015-2017.
Assistant Instructor, Department of Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas at Austin. 2012-2017.
Ph.D, English (Concentration: Rhetoric), 2017, University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation: Transparent Manipulation: The Public Arguments of Medical Imaging.
Master of Arts, Women’s and Gender Studies, 2012, University of Texas at Austin.
Thesis: What Lies Beneath: Medical Imaging and the Erotic in Public Culture.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Gender and Cultural Studies, 2006, University of Sydney.
Thesis: Look: An Exploration of the Visual Culture of Forensic Fiction and Anatomical Exhibitions.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Wise, B., & Van Luyn, A. (2020). Not ‘all writing is creative writing’ and that’s OK: Inter/disciplinary collaboration in writing and writing studies. TEXT: Journal of Writing & Writing Programs, 59, 1–14.
Wise, B., Van Luyn, A., & Cantrell, K. (2020). “Not-So-Invisible Mending”: Developing Editing Skills in Large Online Classes through Visible Labour. Research in Online Literacy Education, 3(1), Article 1. http://www.roleolor.org/ldquonot-so-invisible-mendingrdquo-developing-editing-skills-in-large-online-classes-through-visible-labour.html
Sellberg, K., Stephens, E., Efstathiadou, A., Pillai, S., Yamada, K., & Wise, B. (2020). Medical humanities research showcase: The emergence of a new trans-disciplinary field in a time of precarity. Continuum, 34(6), 923–939. https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2020.1842121
Wise, B. (2018). Fetal Positions: Fetal Visualization, Public Art, and Abortion Politics. Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, 1(3), 296–322. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/rhm.2018.1015
Forthcoming
Wise, B. (20xx). Miss TSA: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Pin-Up Skeleton. Pre/Text: A Journal of Rhetorical Theory Vol 24.1-4: The Peculiar & Impertinent (20xx). Sole-authored research article.
Wise, B. (20xx). Anti-racist x-rays?: Colour-blind racism and the 'universal' body. The Performance of Bodies in Popular Culture: One Size Doesn't Fit All. Eds. Sarah LeBlanc and Megan Hopper. Routledge. (Sole-authored chapter.)
Reviews and Notes (selected)
"Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?" The Conversation. August 9, 2020.
“Universal Design for Learning” (2016). Discussion of and resources for universal design in teaching practice. Digital Writing & Research Lab, November 17, 2016.
“Piktochart” (2016). Discussion of and tutorial for infographic design tool Piktochart. Digital Writing & Research Lab, July 29, 2016.
“TimeMapper” (2015). Discussion of and lesson plan using data visualisation tool TimeMapper. Digital Writing & Research Lab, October 29, 2015.
“JSTOR Labs #hackthehumanities @ UT Libraries” (2015). Digital Writing & Research Lab, September 30, 2015.
Review of This Is How You Lose Her, Junot Diaz. E3W Review of Books Vol. 13 (Spring 2013).
Textbook Contributions
“Making a Persuasive Infographic” (2018). In J. Ruskiewicz and J. Dolmage (eds), How To Write Anything: A Guide and Reference, 4th edition. Bedford/St. Martins.
Popular Press Writing (selected)
“Feature Preview: The Great Southern Slam”. Derby News Network, June 8, 2012.
Digital Storytelling Lab Development, 2018. With Ariella Van Luyn. Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education, University of New England. $20,000. Funded.
University of New England Unit Commendation: Writing for Work, 2018.
Digital Storytelling Lab, 2017. With Ariella Van Luyn. Academic Innovation Program, University of New England. Not funded.
Nominee, John Slatin Prize for Mastery of Electronic Media in Education, 2017, Department of Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas at Austin.
Nominee, James Kinneavy Prize for Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition, 2013, 2016, 2017, Department of Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas at Austin.
Nominee, Outstanding Dissertation Award, December 2016, Department of English, University of Texas at Austin.
E. Bagby Atwood Memorial Graduate Scholarship in English, Fall 2016, University of Texas at Austin.
Professional Development Award, 2015-16, Digital Writing & Research Lab, University of Texas at Austin. (Competitive grant received several times.)
Professional Development Award, 2011-15, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin. (Competitive grant received several times.)
Presidential Excellence Fellowship, Spring 2015, Department of English, University of Texas at Austin.
Michael Schoenecke Travel Grant, April 2012, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association.
David Bruton Jr Continuing Graduate Fellowship, 2011-2012, University of Texas at Austin.
“The Multi-Faceted Nature of Access in Online Learning Environments”, Computers and Writing Conference, East Lansing MI, June 20-22, 2019 (accepted).
“’We Come in Peace But We Mean Business’: A Feminist Rhetorical Approach to Information Literacy”, Gender and Education conference, Newcastle NSW, December 9-12, 2018 (accepted).
“Not-So-Invisible-Mending: Teaching and Learning Professional Editing Skills in a Large Online Class at a Regional University” (with Kate Cantrell and Ariella Van Luyn), Australian Association of Writing Programs Annual Conference, Perth WA, November 28-30 2018 (accepted).
“Getting Under the Skin: The Science of Implicit Bias on Screen”. Society for Social Studies of Science Conference, Sydney NSW, August 29-September 1, 2018.
“Seeing Past Difference: Advertising, Medical Science and Social Justice”, Rhetoric Society of America conference, Minneapolis MN, May 31-June 3, 2018.
“0.3% Wolfiness: Consumer DNA, Dog Identities and Public Science”, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Conference, Wellington NZ, December 6-8, 2017 (accepted).
“The God Machine: Machinic Vision, Human Difference, and the Objective Gaze”, Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Association for Cultural Studies, Sydney NSW, December 14-17, 2016.
“Foetal Positions: Damien Hirst’s The Miraculous Journey”, Gender Bodies and Technology conference, Virginia Institute of Technology, Roanoke VA, April 23, 2016.
“Miss TSA: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Pin-Up Skeleton”, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Conference, Wollongong NSW, December 3, 2014.
“Mabo Dreaming: Towards a Shared Story of Land”, Biennial Rhetoric Society of America Conference, San Antonio TX, May 25, 2014.
“XXX-Rays: Performing the Truth of Sex through Medical Imaging”, Gender, Bodies and Technology conference, Virginia Institute of Technology, Blacksburg VA, May 3, 2014.
“Bones Laid Bare: Eroticism and the Anatomic Body”, Gender, Bodies and Technology conference, Virginia Institute of Technology, Roanoke VA, 27 April 2012.
“Questionable Judgements: Cognitive Science, Crime Fiction and ‘the CSI Effect’”, Joint National Conference of the Popular Culture & American Culture Associations, Boston MA, 12 April 2012.
Colloquia, Presentations and Workshops (selected)
“Composing for an Online WordPress Anthology”, invited workshop for Ariella Van Luyn’s Editing Skills & Standards class, University of New England, April 11, 2018. Delivered on-campus with separate online tutorials.
“Writing Strategies that Work”, invited talk and workshop at School of Arts Higher Degree by Research Workshop Day, University of New England, November 3, 2017.
“Foetal Positions: Damien Hirst’s The Miraculous Journey”, School of Arts Research Seminar, University of New England, August 3, 2017.
“Universal Design for Learning in First-Year Writing”, invited talk at Department of Rhetoric & Writing Professional Development Seminar, University of Texas at Austin, August 19, 2016.
“Starting Student Conversations About Gender, Race & Ethnicity”, invited talk at University of Texas OnRamps Professional Development Summer Institute, July 1, 2015.
“Writing with Stock Photography”, invited workshop for Tekla Hawkins’ Visual Rhetoric class, University of Texas at Austin, March 31, 2015.
“Podcasting”, Digital Writing & Research Lab Workshop Series, October 17, 2014. Co-led with Dustin Hixenbaugh.
Global Rhetorics podcast. With Anneli Bowie, Jose Luis Quintero, Erik Bengtson, Jason Michalek, Jelte Olthof, Joanna Chromik, Collin Bjork and Rebecca Ottman. Podcast producer, web designer and social media manager.
Pitch Independent Interview Series. With Ariella Van Luyn. Recorded and edited interviews with publishers attending Pitch Independent, a publishing symposium and pitch day hosted by the New England Writers Centre. Webseries forthcoming.
UNExpected: The Student Edit. 2018. Digital anthology of student work in WRIT313/513, Editing Skills and Standards. WordPress site development and user training. writ313513studentanthology.wordpress.com
RHE306 Resource Site. With Tekla Hawkins. Resource site for students enrolled in all sections of University of Texas first-year writing program. Drupal site development, content creation and user training. rhe306.drw.utexas.edu
Zeugma. Rhetoric, technology and pedagogy podcast from the Digital Writing & Research Lab. 2013-2015; team leader fall 2014. zeugma.dwrl.utexas.edu
Course Coordination
Workplace Writing & Editing, 2019-present. University of Queensland. Masters-level survey of professional and technical writing, delivered both online and on-campus.
Fundamentals of Academic Writing, 2019-present. University of Queensland. Undergraduate multimajor research and writing course, delivered both online and on-campus.
Grammar, Syntax and Style, 2019-present. University of Queensland. Undergraduate multimajor style and grammar course, delivered both online and on-campus.
Research in Writing. Trimester 2 2018. University of New England. Research methods in writing studies and writing in the disciplines class, delivered in a blended online/F2F environment at upper-division and Masters-level.
Writing for Work. Trimester 1 2018. University of New England. Professional writing class, delivered in a blended online/F2F environment at upper-division and Masters-level.
Research and Writing Across Disciplines. Trimester 2 2017. University of New England. General academic writing class, delivered in a blended online/F2F environment at upper-division and Masters-level.
Instructor of Record
Reading Literature in Context: Feminist Speculative Fictions. Fall 2014. University of Texas at Austin.
Rhetoric of Hacking. Intermediate course in rhetoric and writing. Fall 2013; spring 2014. University of Texas at Austin.
Rhetoric and Writing. Introductory course in rhetoric and writing. 2012-2013. University of Texas at Austin.
Teaching Assistant/Tutor
Ernest Hemingway. 2012 (summer). University of Texas at Austin.
Masterworks of British Literature. Four sections over two semesters: 2011 (spring), 2012 (spring). University of Texas at Austin.
Masterworks of American Literature. Four sections over two semesters: 2010 (fall), 2011 (fall). University of Texas at Austin.
Curriculum Design
Workplace Writing & Editing - new course developed in response to program change initiated before I began at UQ.
Research in Writing - research methods in writing studies class, undergraduate and Masters curricula. 2018. University of New England.
Rhetoric and Writing – standard department curriculum for first-year writing. 2014 (in continuing use). University of Texas at Austin.
Higher degree by research
Bernadette Huber, PhD, 2021-present. "The emotional dimensions of students' academic writing."
Coursework Dissertations
Jan Scott, “I like to make up my own mind - right or wrong, it's mine! The fluidity of authority, the influence of Internet resources, and the importance of hybridity and transactional reading practices in a women's book club”, 2018, University of New England.
Jacqueline Vials, “An Analysis of the Rhetoric from the Debate over Government Funding for Planned Parenthood”, Trimester 2 2017, University of New England.
Joy Corben, “Framing the National Budget: A Rhetorical and Media Analysis” (co-supervisor), Trimester 2 2017, University of New England.
Major convenor, Professional Writing & Communication. 2019-present. University of Queensland.
Major convenor, Writing. 2019. University of Queensland.
Assistant Director, Digital Writing & Research Lab. 2015-2017. University of Texas at Austin.
Digital Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Research Network Interim Advisory Committee, University of New England. 2018-2019.
Teaching & Learning Media and Video Working Party, University of New England. 2018.
Lower Division Curriculum Committee, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, University of Texas at Austin. 2015-2016.
Emerging Scholarship in Women’s and Gender Studies Conference Organizing Committee, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin. 2010-2012.
Steering Committee, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin. 2010-2011.
Invited participant, Work-Integrated Learning Online Unconference and Design Jam, University of New England. 2017.
Group Leader, Feminist Scholars Digital Workshop. 2014, 2015.
Participant, Rhetoric Society of America Institute. Rhetoric and Science group. Madison, WI. 2015.
HASTAC Scholar. Humanities Arts, Science and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory. 2012-2015.
Invited participant, JSTOR Labs Design Jam, University of Texas Libraries. 2015.
Writer and Web Designer, First-Year Composition Curriculum, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, University of Texas at Austin. 2014.
Project Leader, Zeugma Podcast and Audio-Visual Recording Group, Digital Writing and Research Lab, University of Texas at Austin. 2014.
Participant, Feminist Scholars Digital Workshop. 2013.
Group Member, Zeugma Podcast and Audio-Visual Recording Group, Digital Writing and Research Lab, University of Texas at Austin. 2013-2014.
Writing Consultant, Undergraduate Writing Center, University of Texas at Austin. 2012-2013.
Editor and Feature Writer, Derby News Network, 2010-2014.
Editor, Australian Homespun, 2008-2009.
Senior Editorial Assistant and Feature Writer, Australian Country Craft & Decorating, 2007-2008.
Editorial Assistant and Feature Writer, Australian Country Craft & Decorating and Country Threads, 2007.
Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology and Medicine
College Composition and Communication
National Council of Teachers of English
National Women’s Studies Association
Rhetoric Society of America
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