Christopher B. Berg
Box 8105, English Dept.
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8105
chris_berg [at] ncsu [dot] edu
http://www.christopherberg.net
Education
Ph.D. Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media NC State University 2005-Present
Specializations: Digital Rhetoric of Politics, Critical Theory, and Interface
Committee:
- Victoria J. Gallagher, Ph.D., Chair
- Kenneth S. Zagacki, Ph.D.
- David M. Rieder
- Jason M. Swarts
Master of Arts NC State University 2003-2005
English Language & Literature
Thesis: Sailing, Rafting, Time-Traveling, and Strait-Jacketed: The Evolution of the American Adam
Committee:
- Thomas D. Lisk, Ph.D., Chair
- Allen F. Stein, Ph.D.
- Lucinda MacKethan, Ph.D.
Bachelor of Arts The University of Charleston 1996
English
Advisors: Jeannie Dalporto & Barbara D. Yeager
Professional Positions
2007 - Present Editorial Assistant, Rhetoric Society Quarterly
Editor: Carolyn R. Miller
Duties: Blind and format manuscripts for publication, copyedit final manuscripts, create author guidelines and update journal style sheet, correspond with authors concerning manuscript progress and concerns.
2005-Present - Graduate Teaching Assistant - English Dept., NC State University
Courses Taught, with Description:
- ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research - Four hour course involving intensive instruction in academic writing and research; basic principles of rhetoric and strategies for academic inquiry and argument; critical reading, including the generative and responsible use of print and electronic sources for academic research.
- ENG 317 Designing Web Communication - Basics of layout, design, and composition of web-based communication. Students learn to analyze audiences and their uses of information in order to plan, compose, and critically evaluate websites. Students acquire skill with HTML, screen design, and multimedia and apply those skills to the composition of a variety of web texts.
- ENG 323 Writing In The Rhetorical Tradition - A writing course based on the study of rhetoric. Readings on the principles of invention, arrangement, and style; analysis of written texts; writing of persuasive texts for a variety of audiences and purposes.
2005-2006 - Graduate Consultant, Campus Writing & Speaking Program [Link]
Director: Chris M. Anson, Ph.D.
Responsibilities:
- Introduce each session of the biweekly CWSP Faculty Seminar, delivering a "microlecture" detailing pertinent research on writing in various disciplines concerning the session topic.
- Develop and publicize campus-wide workshops via web- and print-based flyers.
- Maintain the CWSP website
Research & Teaching Interests
- Visual and political rhetoric in the digital environment.
- Technology and its relationship to the evolution of textual conceptualization and theory.
- Web-based discursive practices
- Information architecture, interface, and composition
- Rhetorical & Critical Theory
Peer-Reviewed Research
"Writing Degree Binary: An Argument for Interscription" accepted by the Journal of Technical Writing & Communication. MS Available.
Conferences
Roundtable Co-Leader (w/ Carolyn Miller): "Emerging Genres & Composition." Conference on College Composition and Communication. 2 Apr. 2007, New Orleans, LA.
"Approaching the Visual Rhetoric of Digital Political Parody." Presented at the Convention of the Southern States Communication Association. 30 Mar. 2007, Louisville, KY.
"The Writer as Remixer: An Argument for the Interscriptor." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. 23 Mar. 2007, New York, NY.
"The Divine Vantage of James Thomson’s The Seasons." Presented at the DeBartolo Conference on Eighteenth-Century Knowledge. February 2004, Tampa, FL.
Creative & Professional Engagement
- Spring on Sixth," Cover Photograph (Selected by Editor), Free Verse: A Journal of Contemporary Poetry & Poetics, Iss. 15, Winter 2008. [Link]
- Invited Presentation: "The Writing Classroom Meets Web 2.0: Using Blogs and Wikis for Writing Instruction," delivered to the NC State University First Year Writing Program faculty. 14 March 2007.
- Library Representative, NC State English Department 2006-07
- Compiled program handbook for Ph.D. program in Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media (NC State University)
- Designer & Editor for Culture-Cast.org (2006-2007)
Professional Associations
- 2008-present National Communication Association
- 2007-present - Southern States Communication Association
- 2006-present - National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- 2006-present - Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
- 2006-2007 - Modern Language Association (MLA)