Department of English, College of LAS, University of Illinois


Amelia Herb

Graduate Student

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Office Hours

  • Thursdays 1:45-2:45pm

Education

MA in English, University of Louisville, 2002 , BA in Music, minors--English and Psychology, Butler University, 2000

Teaching Interests

Research and writing processes, theories of power, academic writing

Courses

Rhetoric 100, 101, 102, 105, 233, and Writing Center

Dissertation

Disciplinary Rhetoric: Explicating Rhetorical and Sociolinguistic Networks in the Archive and Library , Committee: Peter Mortensen, Kathryn LaBarre, Janet Dixon Keller, Gail Hawisher

Research Interests

Writing instruction, bibliographic instruction, history and ontology of LCSH, knowledge organization, theories of power

Publications

Book Contributions

  • Herb, Amelia. "Afterward: Writing as a Transformative Force." Views from the Center: The CCCC Chairs' Addresses 1977-2005. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006. 69-70.