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faculty
Stanley Harrison, PhD
Professor
Contact
508-910-6467
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Balsam Hall 9167
Education
| 2006 | University of South Florida | PhD in English |
| 1999 | University of Rhode Island | PhD in English |
| 1988 | University of Kentucky | MA in English |
| 1985 | SUNY Cortland | BA in English |
Teaching
- Internet Communication and Culture
- Posthuman Rhetorics
- Teaching English: Classroom Methods
- Composition Theory
- Copywriting
Teaching
Courses
An introduction to the art of public speaking through the study of effective principles combined with practice in speaking before a group.
Explores copywriting theories, principles, and techniques. Students will learn to compose within a variety of copywriting genres, such as space advertising, brochures, sales letters, radio scripts, and interactive advertising.
Advanced study of rhetorical communication within a specific genre, field, historical period, or community. Focus will change with instructor, but may include such topics as: Social Activism; Photography and Iconography; Music; Public Policy; more. Course may be repeated for credit with a change in topic.
This course explores the analytical and creative possibilities of language. Through both a theoretical discussion and practical application, we will examine how basic elements of writing, such as diction - including figurative language - syntax, structure, and rhetorical style, express and modulate meaning in a variety of writing forms. Students will analyze, create, and critique imaginative pieces, including advertising copy, written speeches, song lyrics, technical articles, short fiction poetry, drama, and literary nonfiction.
The Communication and Literacy Skills test consists of two subtests: reading and writing. The reading subtest contains multiple-choice items and word meaning (vocabulary) items. The writing subtest contains four sections: written summary, written composition, grammar and usage, and written mechanics. Areas covered include the comprehension and analysis of readings; development of ideas in essay form on specific topics; outlining and summarizing; interpretation of tables and graphs; and mastery of vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. No textbooks are required but handouts and booklet will be provided.
The Communication and Literacy Skills test consists of two subtests: reading and writing. The reading subtest contains multiple-choice items and word meaning (vocabulary) items. The writing subtest contains four sections: written summary, written composition, grammar and usage, and written mechanics. Areas covered include the comprehension and analysis of readings; development of ideas in essay form on specific topics; outlining and summarizing; interpretation of tables and graphs; and mastery of vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. No textbooks are required but handouts and booklet will be provided.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
The Communication and Literacy Skills test consists of two subtests: reading and writing. The reading subtest contains multiple-choice items and word meaning (vocabulary) items. The writing subtest contains four sections: written summary, written composition, grammar and usage, and written mechanics. Areas covered include the comprehension and analysis of readings; development of ideas in essay form on specific topics; outlining and summarizing; interpretation of tables and graphs; and mastery of vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. No textbooks are required but handouts and booklet will be provided.
Register for this course.
The Communication and Literacy Skills test consists of two subtests: reading and writing. The reading subtest contains multiple-choice items and word meaning (vocabulary) items. The writing subtest contains four sections: written summary, written composition, grammar and usage, and written mechanics. Areas covered include the comprehension and analysis of readings; development of ideas in essay form on specific topics; outlining and summarizing; interpretation of tables and graphs; and mastery of vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. No textbooks are required but handouts and booklet will be provided.
Register for this course.
Research
Research interests
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Political Economy
- Semiotics
- Grammatology
- Cybernetics
Select publications
- Stan Harrison and Richard Van Dyke (2023).
Beyond the Break: Theory on a Dramatic Scale
Computers and Composition, 2023 - Stan Harrison (2023).
Deepfake, or Provisional Signs Marked by the Presence of Nonpresence
The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 19
International Award for Excellence - Stan Harrison (2021).
Digital Feudalism: Sharecropping, Ground Rent, and Tribute
Rethinking Marxism, 33, 217-245.