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5th HBCU Symposium on Rhetoric and Composition
Hosted by: Jackson State University
Sponsored by: Bedford/St. Martin’s (Macmillan)
This year's theme is
Re-imagining Activism, Literacy, and Rhetoric in a "Woke" White America.
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Tour JSU
Learn about the Margaret Walker Center archive and museum, and the COFO Civil Rights Education Center.
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Agenda
Thursday, October 5, 2023
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tour - COFO Civil Rights Education Center
Concurrent Sessions
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Legacy Roundtable with Past Symposium Chairs
Concurrent Sessions
Southern Buffet Lunch
Keynote Session - Dr. Staci M. Perryman-Clark
Concurrent Sessions
Our Speakers and Hosts
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Staci M. Perryman-Clark
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Dr. Wonderful Faison
Dr. Wonderful Faison is the Director of the Richard Wright Center for Writing, Rhetoric, and Research at Jackson State University. She received her PhD in Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. Her research centers on African American Language, African American Rhetoric(s), writing tutor training, and antiracist assessment.
Dr. Ebony Lumumba
Dr. Lumumba is currently an Associate Professor of English at Jackson State University, where she chairs the department of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communication and teaches courses in global and American literatures. She received her PhD in English Literature from the University of Mississippi, Master of Arts in English from Georgia State University, and Bachelor of Arts in English from Spelman College. Dr. Lumumba specializes in postcolonial literatures of the Global South and black mothering as resistance.
Laura L. Miller
Ms. Miller is the First-Year Writing Coordinator at Jackson State University. Her primary research interests include the impact of emergent technologies on teaching, learning, and student retention. She received her BA and MA in English from Jackson State.
Travel Grants
Congratulations to our travel grant winners, each of whom will receive a $500 reimbursement for their travel to/from the symposium! We are excited about your contributions to this event and to the field.
Visit JXN, Mississippi
Jackson is known as the city with soul. There's something for everyone, from vast culinary offerings to rich architecture, arts, and history. Pair your symposium experience with an extended visit to this amazing city!
Highlights of the 4th Symposium
Hosted by FAMU, the 2021 symposium focused on Transdisciplinarity and opened the conversation beyond “fixing” the grammar of broken writers toward a nuanced look at the intersections between languages and literacies.
Where to Stay
We recommend one of these three hotels for your accommodations while in Jackson, MS.