Digital Rhetoric Ph.D.

[digitality]

Hi all. I posted this on the communications board, too, but I am also looking in English/interdisciplinary studies. Do you have any thoughts about strong digital rhetoric/media-focused Ph.D. programs?

[grifter]

On 9/8/2010 at 3:09 PM, digitality said:

Hi all. I posted this on the communications board, too, but I am also looking in English/interdisciplinary studies. Do you have any thoughts about strong digital rhetoric/media-focused Ph.D. programs?

Off the top of my head--perhaps look more closely at the programs of NC State, Arizona State (who just picked up James Paul Gee), U Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State, Carnegie Mellon....WashU?

If I find the resolve to post a more fitting and helpful reply, I may jump back in here. Maybe the above will serve as decent leads in the meantime.

[sundv004]

On 9/8/2010 at 3:09 PM, digitality said:

Hi all. I posted this on the communications board, too, but I am also looking in English/interdisciplinary studies. Do you have any thoughts about strong digital rhetoric/media-focused Ph.D. programs?

I definitely second Carnegie Mellon. WashU has an interdisciplinary Digital Humanities graduate certificate (Data Science in the Humanities),  Bowling Green State University's rhetoric program is pretty digital-intensive. Florida State has a History of Text Technologies program, as well as a rhetoric program. I'd maybe look into Miami University (of Ohio). Maybe Berkeley--if you're into rhetoric as understood as cultural theory.

[Historiogaffe]

The PhD program at Waterloo (ON) has a pretty good placement rate, and their various MA programs give you an idea of what they're into: as well as literary, therre's in Rhetoric and Communication Design, and Experimental Digital Media.

[digitality]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up with a nice list of 14 (see sig.).

[murkyama]

You've applied to 14 programs?

I have applied to many of the same programs, and I am curious about the addition of Louisville to your list. I've understood that the program does not have a strong digital rhetoric background. What is your interest?

[digitality]

Yep, 14. It was fun times and cheap... not. My interests are in animal studies and new media.