Christopher B. Berg
Box 8105
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8105
Phone: 919.513.7967
E-mail: cbberg@ncsu.edu chris@cbberg.info
Web: http://www.cbberg.info
Education
Ph.D. (in Progress) NC State University2005-present
Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media
Specializations: Digital Rhetoric of Politics, Critical Theory, and Interface
Committee:
- Victoria J. Gallagher, Ph.D., Chair - Dept. of Communication
- Kenneth Zagacki, Ph.D., Dept. of Communication
- Jason Swarts, Ph.D., Dept. of English
- David Rieder, Ph.D., Dept. of English
Master of Arts NC State University2005
English Language and Literature
Specializations: Theory and American Literature
Thesis: Sailing, Rafting, Strait-Jacketed and Time Traveling: 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 Charleston2002
English
Advisors: Jeannie Dalporto, Ph.D., Barbara D. Yeager, Ph.D.
Professional Positions
2007-Present - Editorial Assistant - Rhetoric Society Quarterly
Editor: Carolyn R. Miller
Duties: blind, format, and prepare manuscripts for review and publication
2006-Present - Graduate Teaching Assistant - English Department, NC State
Teaching Responsibilities: ENG 101 - Academic Writing & Research, ENG 317 - Designing Web Communication
Duties:
- Prepare syllabi, calendar, and select course books
- Prepare lessons, handouts, and assignments
- Teach, record and post grades for each section
2005-2006 - Graduate Consultant - Campus Writing & Speaking Program [Link]
Director: Chris M. Anson [chris_anson@ncsu.edu]
Associate Director: Deanna Dannels [deanna_dannels@ncsu.edu]
Duties:
- 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 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
- Critical & Rhetorical Theory
Conferences & Presentations
- Roundtable on Emerging Genres - 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.
- 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 workshop. 14 March 2007.
- "The Divine Vantage of James Thomson's The Seasons." Presented at the DeBartolo Conference on Eighteenth-Century Knowledge. February 2004, Tampa, FL.
Professional Associations
- 2007-Present — Southern States Communication Association
- 2006-Present — Modern Language Association (MLA)
- 2006-Present — National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- 2006-Present — Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
- 2006-2007 — Library Representative, Dept. of English, NC State University
- 2006-Present — Designer, webmaster, and Podcast producer for Culture-Cast.org [Link]