"Women and Rhetoric: Looking Backward/Looking Forward"

A SYMPOSIUM IN RHETORIC
W O M E N A N D RHETORIC: INFLUENCE, INSPIRATION,
I N C L U S I O N
A P R I L 20, 2012
K E Y N O T E ADDRESS
"Women and Rhetoric: Looking Backward/Looking Forward"
Lisa Ede, Ph.D.
Oregon State University
Symposium Co-Chairs
Tawny LeBouef Tullia, Texas Woman’s University
Courtney Patrick, Texas Woman’s University
2012 Symposium Committee
Fawn Wheat, Paula Kent, Marc Azard, Angela Mack

A P R I L 19, 2012
T H U R S D A Y EVENING ACTIVITIES
6:00 to 7:00 OPENING RECEPTION
Meet and Greet with Dr. Lisa Ede
* Administration Conference Tower Lobby (2 nd Floor) *
~ Sandwiches and finger foods will be provided during this reception ~
~ SPONSORED BY WEINBERGER’S DELI, DENTON, TEXAS ~
7:00 to 8:30 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Our informal roundtable of invited guests will offer advice
and answer questions on publishing in scholarly venues.
– Roundtable participants –
Dr. Lisa Ede, Dr. Genevieve West and Dr. Michele Lockhart
A Few Notes on our Roundtable Participants:
Dr. Lisa Ede
Dr. Ede’s research interests include the following theoretical and composition areas:
rhetorical theory and practice; current composition theory; new media and new literacies; and
feminist, cultural, and critical pedagogical studies.
Her publications include her latest book Writing Together: Collaboration in Theory and Practice
(written in collaboration with Dr. Andrea A. Lunsford and published by Bedford/St. Martin’s),
composition texts, chapters in collections, journal articles and award-winning conference presentations..
Her latest journal article was published in College Composition and Communication with the title
“What’s in a Name? The Uncanny Relationship of Rhetoric and Composition and Cultural Studies.”
Dr. Genevieve West
Dr. West’s research interests include the following theoretical and composition areas:
reception theory, American literature, border crossing, and gender studies.
Her publications include Zora Neale Hurston and American Literary Culture, published by the
University Press of Florida in 2005; as well as chapters in books, such as
“Using Their Eyes Were Watching God to Teach the Process of Canon Formation” and
“ ‘It Takes Time’: The Generative Potential of Transgressive Teaching;” and articles published in
Obsidian, Women’s Studies, Studies in the Novel, and the Southern Quarterly.
Dr. Michele Lockhart
Dr. Lockhart is a recent graduate of the Ph.D. Program in Rhetoric at Texas Woman’s University.
Her research interests include the following theoretical and composition areas: content, textual, and
rhetorical analyses; composition; business communications and digital communication; and political
rhetoric and women in politics. Her publications include entries in the Encyclopedia of the U.S.
Government and the Environment: History, Politics, and Policy; publication projects include a book, Political
Women: Language and Leadership, written in collaboration with Dr. Kathleen Mollick. Her 2012
conference presentations include the Rhetoric Society of America, Society for Advancement of
Management, and South Central Modern Language Association.

A P R I L 20, 2012
F E D E R A T I O N RHETORIC SYMPOSIUM
8:00 to 9:00 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
* Administration Conference Tower Lobby (2 nd Floor) *
~ Coffee and pastries will be available ~
~ SPONSORED BY STARBUCKS, DENTON, TEXAS ~
9:10 to 9:30 OPENING REMARKS
* Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 301 *
Welcome to Texas Woman’s University
Dr. Genevieve West, Chair
Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages
Welcome to the 2012 Symposium and Remarks on the Federation
Courtney Patrick, Co-Chair
2012 Federation Rhetoric Symposium
9:30 to 10:45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
* Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 301 *
Keynote Introduction
Tawny LeBouef Tullia, Co-Chair
2012 Federation Rhetoric Symposium
Keynote Address
"Women and Rhetoric: Looking Backward/Looking Forward"
Lisa Ede, Ph.D.
Oregon State University

11:00 to 12:20 SESSION ONE
NEW EVIDENCE AND OLD: RE-EXAMINING AGENCY AND ALLEGORY
BREAKOUT A *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 301
moderator: Bruce Krajewski
Richard Enos, Texas Christian University
"New Evidence on Women and Writing Instruction in Ancient Greece"
Dixil Rodriguez, International Development Program, AU
"Inspiration, Influence, and Introduction of the Female Silhouette in the Book
of Revelation: Deliberative and Judiciary Inclusion of The Whore of Babylon"
RE-VISIONING MYTH, SCHOLARSHIP AND INFLUENCE
BREAKOUT B *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 601
moderator: Vivian Casper
Rachael Geary, Texas Woman's University
"Shirley Jackson: A Domestic Pioneer"
Thomas Tutt, University of Texas at Arlington
"Hide and Seek: Knowledge, Gender, Difference, and the Rhetoric
of Fear in the Old English Elene"
Christine C. Keating, Assumption College, Massachusetts
"Unearthing the Goddess Within: Linguistic Metamorphosis in the Poetry of
Margaret Atwood"
**
It’s not too late to reserve a seat for the Symposium Reception tonight.
We will have final thoughts on the conference, present the
“Best Graduate Paper Award,” and draw door-prize winners.
You can register at the information table in the second floor lobby area.
**

ACCOUNTABILITY AND STRATEGIZING IN COMPOSITION AND
WRITING CENTER THEORIES: “AGENTS OF APPROPRIATE TRUST”
BREAKOUT C *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 501
moderator: Graham Scott
Gary Wilson, Collin College
"Pre and Post-Assignment Surveys: Powerful Strategies
for Composition Instruction"
Kevin Davis, East Central University, Oklahoma
"Obligation, Emancipation, and Appropriate Trust: Feminist Ethics in the
Writing Center"
Harry McMaster, Texas Woman's University
"Accountability Discourse as Authoritative Discourse: A Discourse Analysis of
Policy Narratives for Higher Education"
READER REFORM, AUTHORSHIP AND CHOICE:
INVESTIGATING AND ARGUING EMPOWERMENT
BREAKOUT D *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 502
moderator: Jo’el Madore
Aaron Cassidy, Texas Woman's University
" 'This Mercy Melted Me Down': The Transformative Journey of
Olaudah Equiano"
Geoff Clegg, Texas A&M Commerce
"Those That Came Before: Reviving Sarah Egerton's 17th Century
Polemic The Female Advocate"
Esther Houghtaling, Texas Woman's University
"The Modern American Woman and the Religion of Self: A Reading of Mary
Wilkins Freeman's 'A New England Nun' "

12:30 to 2:00 LUNCH BREAK
You will be on your own for lunch.
There are many choices for lunch on and around campus, including our
Student Center.
Dining options available on the TWU campus include the Garden Room and
Chik-Fil-A (2 nd floor of Student Union) as well as the Underground (lower level
of Student Union). There are also many choices on University Drive.
2:00 to 3:30 SESSION TWO
KNOCKING ON THE WHITE HOUSE DOOR: RHETORIC AND SATIRE
PLAYING THEIR ROLES
BREAKOUT A *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 301
moderator: Hugh Burns
Michele Lockhart, Texas Woman's University
"Leadership and the [Vice] Presidency: Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin"
Kathleen Mollick, Tarleton State University
" 'Does He Know Yet What He Has Done?': Satirizing Geraldine Ferraro and
Sarah Palin in Saturday Night Live"
TECHNOLOGY AND/IN COMPOSITION: NEW MEDIA AND BALANCE
BREAKOUT B *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 501
moderator: Katt Blackwell-Starnes
Melissa Nivens, Texas A&M Commerce
"Domestic Literacy: Exploring Home Economics and Higher Education by
Composing with New Media"
Elizabeth Hamm, Texas Woman's University
"The Rhetoric of Women's Roles in Technology and Composition"
Christina Grimsley, Texas Woman's University
"New Media and Gender: Avoiding Gender Imbalance
in the Writing Classroom"

STRENGTH IN OFFENSE/OFFENDING: A SUPERHERO AND
THE BLAME GAME
BREAKOUT C *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 601
moderator: Paula Kent
Jonathan C. Evans, Texas Woman's University
"Why Wonder Woman?: Rhetorical Implications for Comic Books and
Representations of Women"
Christina Wagoner, Texas Woman's University
" 'The daughters of Cambria need not blush:' Evan Jones and his Welsh
Women's Magazine Y Gymraes"
Kerry Dickenson, Texas Woman's University
"Gorgias Defends Peitho"
3:30 to 4:00 COFFEE AND SNACK BREAK
* Administration Conference Tower Lobby (2 nd Floor) *
~ Coffee, Tea, other refreshments, pastries and cookies will be available ~
~ SPONSORED BY RAVELIN BAKERY, DENTON, TEXAS ~
4:00 to 5:30 SESSION THREE
THE NEW RHETORIC OF COMPOSITION INSTRUCTORS:
INCLUSION AND PERELMAN IN THE COMPOSITION CLASSROOM
BREAKOUT A *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 501
moderator: Marc Azard
Tara K. Wood, University of Oklahoma
"Conduits for Inclusion: Feminist Disability Perspectives in Rhetoric and
Composition Studies"
Elaine Cho, Texas Woman's University
"The FYC Writer is Not Alone: The New Rhetoric and Its Connections to
Understanding Audience and Peer Response"
Erika Johnson, Texas Woman's University
"The Basic Writing of Communion"

RHETORICAL MOTHERHOOD: THE CREATION OF
“POLITICAL PROGENY”
BREAKOUT B *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 502
moderator: Michele Lockhart
Stephan Pigeon, University of Windsor, Ontario
"Didactic Fiction and the Ideology of Domesticity in the American Periodical
Press: A Study of Sarah Hepburn Hayes (1817-1902)"
Nick Ludlow-Clowers and Brieanna Casey, Texas Woman's University
"Margaret Thatcher and Her Rhetorical Legacy"
SMALL FRACTURES AND GENDER PERFORMANCE:
BREAKING BINARIES, PERSPECTIVES, AND PEDAGOGY
BREAKOUT C *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 301
moderator: Lou Thompson
Katt Blackwell-Starnes, Georgia Southern University
“Exploring the Idea of an Androgynous Mind in
Feminist Rhetoric and Criticism”
Shannon Howard, University of Louisville
"Inside the Theorist's Studio: Teaching the Conversation Metaphor
with Judith Butler's Gender Trouble"
Rachel Hart, San Francisco State University
"Fractures in Patriarchal Systems Found in Kim Loginotto's Films"

STRUGGLING FOR VISIBILITY/VOICE AND DIFFERENCE:
CONFRONTING TRADITIONAL NARRATIVES AND ARGUMENTS
BREAKOUT D *Administration Conference Tower (ACT) Room 601
moderator: Amanda Oswalt
Brad Lucas, Texas Christian University
"The Women Underground: Waiting Out Whiteness,
Silence, and the Long War"
Hmoud Alotaibi, Texas A&M Commerce
"Rhetoric in the Friday Prayer Speech"
6:00 to 9:00 SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION
* HUBBARD HALL BANQUET ROOM *
~ AWARDS SPONSORED BY BEDFORD/ ST. MARTIN PRESS ~
Welcome
Tawny LeBouef Tullia, Symposium Chair
2012 Federation Rhetoric Symposium
Announcement of “Best Graduate Paper”
Fawn Wheat, ERGO President 2011-2012
Door Prize Drawings
Courtney Patrick, Symposium Co-Chair
Tawny LeBouef Tullia, Symposium Co-Chair
Closing Remarks
Dr. Lisa Ede
Oregon State University
Final Reflections
Dr. Hugh Burns
Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages

FEDERATION RHETORIC SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW
The annual Symposium in Rhetoric has a long, prestigious history. For almost
four decades, we have brought many prominent rhetoricians to North Texas as
keynote speakers, including: Sonja K. Foss, Cynthia Self, Sharon Crowley,
Karlyn Khors Campbell, Brenda Bruggemann, Richard Enos, Kenneth Burke,
Stephen Toulmin, James Kinneavy, Edward Corbett, and Patricia Bizzell.
This year we look forward to Dr. Lisa Ede joining us.
~ SPECIAL THANKS ~
Dr. Stephen Souris, Federation Rhetoric Committee Chair (TWU)
Dr. Genevieve West, English Speech & Foreign Languages Department Chair
Dr. Ann Staton, Ph.D., TWU College of Arts & Sciences, Dean
Dr. Bruce Krajewski, Dr. Lou Thompson, and
Dr. Graham Scott of TWU, Denton
Dr. Hugh Burns and Dr. Vivian Casper of TWU, Denton
Dr. Katt Blackwell-Starnes, Georgia Southern University
Jennifer Martin, TWU Conference Services
Gwen Simpson, TWU Conference Services
Kezi Kazdal, TWU ARAMARK Catering Director
Paula Tanner, TWU Office of Marketing & Communication
Laura Bass, TWU English, Speech, and Foreign Language Department
Wylijanna Cole, TWU English, Speech, and Foreign Language Department
Cindy Dominguez, TWU English, Speech, and Foreign Language Department
Fawn Wheat, ERGO 2011-2012 President
TWU Department of Public Safety
Brian Tullia and Justin Weber

SPONSORS OF THE 2012 SYMPOSIUM IN RHETORIC
The Federation of North Texas Area Universities
Texas Woman’s University
TWU’s College of Arts and Sciences
The Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages - Texas Woman’s
University
English and Rhetoric Graduate Organization (ERGO) - Texas Woman’s
University
The Federation Rhetoric Committee (FRC)
Starbucks, University Drive, Denton
Ravelin Bakery, Denton
Weinberger’s Deli, Denton
Bedford/ St. Martin’s Press
AND
Groggy Dog Sportswear

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
As you leave this year’s FRS, won’t you consider a small gift or donation to
support this worthy event in the coming years?
The Federation of North Texas Area Universities sponsors the Federation Rhetoric
Symposium, thanks in part from generous monies provided by State funding; however, as a
non-profit organization, we rely largely on kind contributions made by you, the very scholars
we hope to feature at each year’s symposium. The FRC is committed to making each FRS a
better event; each year we attract top researchers and scholars to speak as the symposium’s
keynote speaker on a diverse set of relevant issues - issues that affect the realm of rhetoric
and the world at large.
Your kind contribution to the Federation Rhetoric Symposium is totally tax deductible and
goes far in ensuring that the wonderful work you’ve seen here today will be possible in the
future. You may choose to donate in your name, in the name of a loved one, or in memory
or in honor of a fellow scholar, professor, or researcher in your field. All donations will be
recognized in future FRS programs. Please see the registration desk, or contact Tawny
LeBouef Tullia at tlebouef@twu.edu. Checks may also be made payable to the Federation
Rhetoric Symposium and mailed to the following address:
The Federation Rhetoric Symposium
c/o Tawny LeBouef Tullia
English, Speech, and Foreign Languages Dept.
P.O. Box 425829
Denton, TX 76204-5829