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Karen Rossi Schnakenberg Teaching Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Department of English Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 268-2850 krs@andrew.cmu.edu Education \| Research \| Publications \| Recent Courses Taught Education Ph.D. in Rhetoric Carnegie Mellon University, 1996 Concentrations: rhetorical theory & history, pedagogy and curriculum development, history of English studies, writing in special disciplines Dissertation: Representations of Aristotle's Rhetoric in American Rhetorical Scholarship: 1950 - 1965. National finalist for the 1996 NCTE Berlin Outstanding Dissertation Award in Rhetoric and Composition. Committee Richard L. Enos, Richard E. Young, John Poulakos Master of Arts in English University of Pittsburgh, 1969 Bachelor of Arts in English Carnegie Mellon University , 1968 [Return] Major research interests My interests center around curriculum design and development, the pedagogy of writing, and the history of English Departments with a particular emphasis on how writing is conceptualized and taught. As a Senior Lecturer, the majority of my time is devoted to teaching and administration, and the research I do makes its public appearance primarily in terms of programs rather than publications. History of English Studies and the Teaching of Writing: Factors influencing changes in the theory and practice of teaching writing; role and influence of Classical Rhetoric on contemporary methods of teaching writing; Relationship of literature and rhetoric within English Studies; development of rhetorical and situational approaches to the teaching of writing. Writing Textbooks: History; Relation between scholarship and textbook approaches to the teaching of writing; Social and economic influences. Technical / Professional Writing: How specialized information is communicated to non-expert audiences, particularly in those instances in which non-experts use the information to make significant personal or professional decisions. [Return] Selected Publications Schnakenberg, Karen R. "Classical Rhetoric in American Writing Textbooks: 1950-65." In M. D. Goggin (Ed.), Inventing a Discipline: Rhetoric and Composition in Action. Urbana, IL: NCTE (forthcoming). Enos, Richard L. and Karen R. Schnakenberg. "Cicero Latinizes Hellenic Ethos." In J.S. & T.F. Baumlin (Eds.), Ethos: New Essays in Rhetorical and Critical Theory, 191-210. Dallas TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1994. [Return] Recent Courses Taught at CMU Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing Writing in the Professions Instructional Design Pedagogy of Writing [Return]
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