My name is Dale Smith. In May 2011, I received my PhD in English with a specialization in Rhetorical Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. I begin teaching as an assistant professor in the Department of English at Ryerson University, Toronto, in the fall. Recently I served as an assistant director with UT’s Department of Rhetoric and Writing, where I taught writing and contributed to teacher training, curriculum, and assessment of lower-division courses in Rhetoric and Writing. Visit my course website for information on recent classes I have taught through the Digital Writing and Research Lab.
Rhetoric and Publics focuses on my research and teaching interests in rhetoric, poetics, and public culture. A recent book chapter co-authored with Joshua Gunn explores these concerns and can be found in Public Modalities: Rhetoric, Culture, Media and the Shape of Public Life (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2010). My book, Poets Beyond the Barricade: Rhetoric, Citizenship, and Dissent after 1960 has been offered an advance contract by the University of Alabama Press and is in production. Look for it in January 2012.
