Disruptive pedagogies for archival research In a cultural moment when institutional repositories carry valuable secrets to the present and past, this collection argues for the critical, intellectual, and social value of archival instruction. Graban and Hayden and 37 other contributors examine how undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, history, community literacy, and professional writing can successfully engage students in archival research in its many forms, and successfully model mutually beneficial relationships between archivists, instructors, and community organizations.Combining new and established voices from related fields, each of the book's three sections includes a range of form-disrupting pedagogies. Section I focuses on how approaching the archive primarily as textfosters habits of mind essential for creating and using archives, for critiquing or inventing knowledge-making practices, and for being good stewards of private and public collections. Section II argues for conducting archival projects as collaboration through experiential learning and for developing a preservationist consciousness through disciplined research. Section III details praxis for revealing, critiquing, and intervening in historic racial omissions and gaps in the archives in which we all work. Ultimately, contributors explore archives as sites of activism while also raising important questions that persist in rhetoric and composition scholarship, such as how to decolonize research methodologies, how to conduct teaching and research that promote social justice, and how to shift archival consciousness toward more engaged notions of democracy. This collection highlights innovative classroom and curricular course models for teaching with and through the archives in rhetoric and composition and beyond.

Presentation skills play a pivotal role in career success. But most people would rather die or have root canal work done than make a speech. Power Presentations reveals how you can overcome these all-too-common fears and learn to really connect with your audience. Popular speaking experts and trainers, Marjorie Brody and Shawn Kent, explain that speaking is an audience-centered sport. Whether your goal is to inform, persuade, or entertain, you have to understand the needs of your audience and show them what’s really in it for them. This book will show you how to do that and how to become a more effective speaker. "Easy to read, direct and insightful. I wish I had this book 20 years ago when I started public speaking." —Gregory Miner, Vice President The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation "Their book helps to shatter the myth that public speaking is a painful process to be avoided. All speakers, novice or veteran, can benefit from their advice on presentation techniques and confidence-building tips. recommend it for all aspiring speakers." —Rosemarie B. Greco President and Chief Executive Officer CoreStates First Pennsylvania Bank "Power Presentations will help everyone to feel more confident communicating their message. Written with enthusiasm and clarity, this book is a must for all of us who have something to say." —Alexandra Stoddard Lecturer, Designer, and Author of Living a Beautiful Life

Dieser Band prasentiert die Beitrage der VII. Innsbrucker Ringvorlesung zur Translationswissenschaft, die im Sommersemester 2013 am Institut fur Translationswissenschaft zu Innsbruck stattfand. International namhafte Translationswissenschaftler aus sieben Landern Europas stellten zu der traditionellen internationalen Innsbrucker Ringvorlesung ihre Forschungen zum Phanomen Translationskompetenz vor und zur Diskussion. Translationskompetenz - Woher kommt sie? Was ist das? Wohin geht sie? Diesen drei programmatischen Fragen lassen sich alle Vorlesungen dieses Bandes zuordnen, der bewusst den Titel Bausteine translatorischer Kompetenz tragt, da die Frage, was die Translationskompetenz ausmacht, bis heute Ratsel aufgibt. Die Beitrage beleuchten einzelne Kompetenzen, uber die TranslatorInnen nach Meinung der Ringvorlesenden verfugen (mussen), um professionell ubersetzen bzw. dolmetschen zu koennen. Die AutorInnen des Bandes sind: Gyde Hansen (Kopenhagen), Peter Sandrini (Innsbruck), Pius ten Hacken (Swansea/Innsbruck), Michaela Albl-Mikasa (Winterthur), Vlasta Kucis (Maribor), Anna Malgorzewicz (Wroclaw), Sebastian Donat (Innsbruck), Wolfgang Poeckl (Innsbruck), Laura Santamaria (Barcelona), Lew Zybatow (Innsbruck).

A foundational text of twenty-first-century rhetorical studies, Vernacular Voices addresses the role of citizen voices in steering a democracy through an examination of the rhetoric of publics. Gerard A. Hauser maintains that the interaction between everyday and official discourse discloses how active members of a complex society discover and clarify their shared interests and engage in exchanges that shape their opinions on issues of common interest.In the two decades since Vernacular Voices was first published, much has changed: in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US presidents have increasingly taken unilateral power to act; the internet and new media have blossomed; and globalization has raised challenges to the autonomy of nation states. In a new preface, Hauser shows how, in an era of shared, global crises, we understand publics, how public spheres form and function, and the possibilities for vernacular expressions of public opinion lie at the core of lived democracy. A foreword is provided by Phaedra C. Pezzullo, associate professor of communication at the University of Colorado Boulder.