HANNAH J. RULE
419.353.7973 | hannahjrule.com
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA SC 29208
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Department of English Language and Literature
PREVIOUS
APPOINTMENTS
Visiting Assistant Professor (2013-2014)
University of Cincinnati, Department of English
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition (2013) UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
M.A., English (2007) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
B.A., English Literature (2004) BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH
My research focuses on writing processes, particularly how writing is physically
enacted. I investigate writing environments and technoglogies, the role of
affect and ritual in writing processes, neuroscientific conceptions of reading and
writing, theories of embodiment and distributed cognition, as well as
voice-to-text technologies. I’m currently working on a book project that that
observes and theorizes the material embodied nature of composing processes in
the 21st century.
PUBLICATIONS
“The Difficulties of Thinking Through Freewriting.”
Composition Forum (Spring 2013)
JOURNAL
ARTICLES
“Literacy in the Raw: Collecting, Sharing, and Circulating Graduate Literacy
Narratives.” With Allison Carr and Katherine T. Taylor.
Computers and Composition Online (Fall 2012)
“Multimodality, Performance, and Teacher Training.”
With Laura Micciche and Liv Stratman.
Computers and Composition Online (Spring 2012)
BOOK CHAPTERS
“Rereading Romanticism, Rereading Expressivism: Revising “Voice”
through Wordsworth’s Prefaces.”
Critical Expressivist Practices in the College Writing Classroom.
Roseanne Gatto and Tara Roeder, eds. FORTHCOMING (2014).
REVIEWS
“CCCC 2012 Review: Enlisting the Spoken Voice in Teaching
Composition and Teaching Literature.”
Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy (2012)
“Doing Style: A Review of Performing Prose: The Study and Practice of
Style in Composition.”
Enculturation 16: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture (2013)
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PUBLICATIONS
(cont.)
2011-2012 Student Guide to English Composition 101 & 102.
With Alli Hammond, Joyce Malek, Laura Micciche, eds.
Plymouth: Hayden McNeil, 2011.
CURRICULUM
2013-2015 Student Guide to English Composition 1001.
With Michelle Holley, Carla Sarr, Janine Morris, eds.
Plymouth: Hayden McNeil, 2014.
WORKS-INPROGRESS
“Picturing Literacy: Embodied Simulation and the Physicality of Writing”
Book-length Manuscript: Composition as Improv: Material Embodied Writing in
the 21st Century
Book Review: Guide to Composition Pedagogies, 2nd Edition
SELECT SCHOLARLY
PRESENTATIONS
“Adventures with Siri and Dragon: Exploring the Possibilities of Voice-to-Text
Composing.” Computer Connection @ CCCC Indianapolis (2014).
“Dragon, Siri, and ‘Dick Tate’: Affective Relationships with Voice-Capture
Technology.” 21st Century Englishes, Bowling Green State University (2013).
“Composing Assemblages: Toward a Theory of Material Embodied Process.”
Charles Phelps Taft Research Center Annual Symposium, University of Cincinnati
(2013).
“Picturing Literacy: Embodied Simulation and the Physicality of Writing.” Being
Undisciplined: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference,
University of Cincinnati (2013).
“Composing with Voice-Capture Technology.” Research Network Forum (RNF),
CCCC Las Vegas (2013).
“Writing and Indebtedness.” MMLA (2012).
“Reorienting Ourselves: A Map(ping) Of Embodiment(s).” CCCC St. Louis (2012).
“Composing Assemblages: Towards a Theory of Material Embodied Process.”
Research Network Forum (RNF), CCCC St. Louis (2012).
“The Stuff of Writing: Explorations of Space and Materiality.” Composing Spaces:
An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, University of Cincinnati (2011).
“Ethnographic Perspectives on the Reading Practices of Graduate Students.”
CCCC Atlanta (2011).
“Teaching Performance: Embodiment and Risk in Multimodal Composing.” CCCC
Louisville (2010).
“Engaging Composition in Graduate Literature Studies: A Case for Critical Writing
Instruction.” Feminisms/Rhetorics, Michigan State University (2009).
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“Rethinking Elbow’s Freewriting.” College English Association of Ohio, Spring
Conference, Ohio University, Chillicothe (2009).
INVITED
PRESENTATIONS
“Research Methodologies in Rhetoric and Composition”
Intro To Grad Studies, University of Cincinnati, October 14, 2013
“Finding a Research Agenda, Rhetoric and Composition
Intro to Grad Studies/Doctoral Proseminar, University of Cincinnati
October 28, 2013
“Composing Assemblages: Toward a Theory of Material Embodied Process.”
Charles Phelps Taft Research Center Annual Symposium
University of Cincinnati, April 2 and 3, 2013.
“ENG 289 Faculty Development Workshop—Writing about Writing”
University of Cincinnati, September 28, 2011.
DOCTORAL
DISSERTATION
Composing Assemblages: Toward a Theory of Material Embodied Process
Committee: Laura Micciche (Chair), Russel Durst, Jim Ridolfo
Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellow, 2012-2013
My dissertation updates the pedagogical and research concept of "the writing
process" by emphasizing writing’s physicality. Through multimodal case studies of
several graduate student writers, my research considers how space, objects,
rituals, and bodily movements participate in writing’s development.
FELLOWSHIPS
AND GRANTS
Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellowship (2012-2013)
University of Cincinnati
Competitive, cross-departmental fellowship ($17,500)
Charles Phelps Taft Graduate Enrichment Award (2013)
University of Cincinnati
Support for Qualitative Study ($700)
Pat Belanoff Summer Graduate Research Fellowship (2011)
University of Cincinnati ($1500)
Pearson Emerging Pedagogies Research and Travel Grant (2011)
Competitive, national grant for travel to CCCC 2011 ($750)
Charles Phelps Taft Graduate Student Travel Grant (2010, 2012)
University of Cincinnati ($250, $175)
Ricking Fellowship (2008—2013)
University of Cincinnati ($5000 annually)
Graduate School Masters Completion Fellowship (2007)
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FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS
(cont.)
Michigan State University ($3000)
English Department Recruitment Fellowship (2005)
Michigan State University
AWARDS
GSGA Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2012)
University of Cincinnati
Awarded to one UC graduate student in the Arts and Humanities
GSGA Graduate Student Association of the Year (2011)
University of Cincinnati
Awarded to English Graduate Organization (EGO)
Robin Sheets Critical Essay Prize, Honorable Mention (2010)
University of Cincinnati
COURSES TAUGHT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Honors Critical Reading and Composition, English 101H (Fall 2014)
The Teaching of Writing, ENG 461 (Fall 2014)
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Modern English Grammar, ENG 3046
Intermediate Composition, ENG 2089
Alternative Rhetorics, ENG 3066
Writing the Informal Essay, ENG 210
Topics in Literature, ENG 202
Intermediate Composition, ENG 289
English Composition I, ENG 101
English Composition II, ENG 102
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Integrated Arts and Humanities, Web-Enhanced Course
Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, First-Year Composition
Integrated Arts and Humanities, General Education Lecture
RELEVANT COURSE WORK
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Teaching College Writing (ENG 730)
Teaching Practicum I & II (ENG 731, ENG 732)
Critical Writing in English Studies (ENG 715)
Topics in Composition—Theories of Composing (ENG 738)
History of Writing Instruction (ENG 741)
Rhetoric I: Classical and Modern Rhetoric (ENG 740)
Literacy as a Linguistic and Cultural Tool (LTCY 771)
Creative Non-Fiction (AL 854, Michigan State University)
Lead Editor, Student Guide to English Composition 1001
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, 2013-2014
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
(cont.)
Revised and edited in-house textbook for all sections of ENG
1001. Oversaw revision committee, collaborated with
composition faculty, managed communications with
publisher. Initiated addition of a digital version of the Guide.
Workshop Co-Leader, UC’s College of Allied Health Writing Fellows Program
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, 2012—2014
Series helps CAH faculty develop writing assignments that promote
learning and introduce students to the standards and values of
written communication in allied health professions
Assistant to the Directors of English Composition
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, 2009—2010
Assisted the directors in addressing program needs, planned orientation
for new TAs, served on editorial board for composition curriculum,
assisted in teaching of Practicum I & II for new TAs, organized a graduate
student conference
Learning Coordinator, Private Literacy Center
LANGSFORD LEARNING ACCELERATION CENTER, 2008—2013
One-on-one, all-ages instruction in reading, spelling, comprehension,
math and writing fundamentals; trained and mentored new instructors
Research Assistant and Course Developer
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, 2006—2007
Designed a web-enhanced version of an Arts and Humanities course, now
a permanent part of the curriculum. Course won first place in “Best
Blended Course” in 2008 AT&T Awards Competition in Instructional
Technology
DEPARTMENTAL
SERVICE
Lead Editor, Student Guide to English Composition 1001
Composition Advisory Committee, FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Graduate Studies Committee, GRADUATE STUDENT REP
Composition Advisory Committee
Composition Advisory Committee, SECRETARY
English Graduate Organization, TREASURER
English Graduate Organization, BOARD HISTORIAN
English Graduate Organization Executive Board, SECRETARY
Conference Organizer/Co-Chair
Reader, CINCINNATUS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
2013—2014
2013—2014
2010—2011
2010—2011
2009—2010
2010—2011
2010—2011
2009—2010
2009—2010
2008—2011
NATIONAL SERVICE
Outside Reader/Reviewer, Composition Studies
Document Designer, Composition Studies
CCCC Committee for the Status of Graduate Students
Editorial Board Member, Queen City Writers
2013—
2013—
2012—2015
2012—
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PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
NCTE—National Council for Teaching of English
MMLA—Midwest Modern Language Association
CCCC—Conference on College Composition and Communication
REFERENCES
Laura R. Micciche
Associate Professor
Rhetoric & Composition
Department of English
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati OH, 45221-0069
513-556-6519
[email protected]
Jim Ridolfo
Assistant Professor
Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
1327 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
517-420-2864
[email protected]
http://rid.olfo.org
Russel K. Durst
Professor
Rhetoric & Composition
Department of English
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati OH, 45221-0069
513-556-9911
[email protected]
Julia S. Carlson
Associate Professor
Literature
Department of English
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati OH, 45221-0069
513-556-3914
[email protected]
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