Justin Hodgson

Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

Indiana University ! Ballantine Hall 442
1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. ! Bloomington, IN 47405
812.855.1834 ! hodgson@indiana.edu



Education

Ph.D., Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design Clemson University, 2009
Dissertation: Rhetorical Inventions/Inventional Rhetorics: Opening Possibilities
Committee: Victor J. Vitanza (chair), Todd May, Cynthia Haynes, Christina Hung
Graduate Summer Study European Graduate School, Communication & Media Studies Div., 2007
M.A., English: Teaching of Writing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2005
B.A., English: Creative Writing Illinois College, 2003


Professional Appointments

Assistant Professor of English 2013-present
Department of English, Indiana University
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Writing 2009-2013
Department of Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas at Austin
Assistant Professor of English (zero time appointment) 2009-2013
Department of English, University of Texas at Austin
Assistant Director of First Year Composition 2008-2009
Department of English, Clemson University
Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record 2005-2006, 2007-2008
Department of English, Clemson University
Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record 2006-2008
Department of Communication Studies, Clemson University
Instructor of Record 2004-2005
Department of English, Southwestern Illinois College
Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record 2003-2005
Department of English, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville


Publications

"Scholars | Digital Representation | Publishing." Composition Studies (Spring 2014).
"Walking in the (Electra)City: A Fevered and Frivolous Spectacle." Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and
Pedagogy (Spring 2013). <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/>.
"Designing a Course-Game: Developing and Extending Gaming Pedagogy." In Rhetoric/Composition/Play
through Videogames. Eds. Matthew S. S. Johnson, Richard Colby, Rebekah Shultz Colby. Hampshire,
UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 2013.
"Making the Jump: Digital Publishing and Collaboration." EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 34.2 (Sept. 2011).
<http://www.educause.edu/eq>.
"The Importance of Undergraduate Multimedia: An Argument in Seven Acts." Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric,
Technology, and Pedagogy, 16.1 (Fall 2011). <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/>. Collaboratively
authored with Scott Nelson, Andrew Rechnitz, and Cleve Weiss.
"The 'Becoming-Contested' Spaces of Publication." The Scholar Electric. (Mar. 14, 2011).
<http://www.scholarelectric.org/>. (Invited Contribution; not peer-reviewed).
"Reculturalizations: 'Small Screen' Culture, Pedagogy, & YouTube." Enculturation 8 (September 2010).
<http:// http://enculturation.gmu.edu/>.

Publications (continued)

"Digital Spectacle and the Production of the Cultureal." PRE/TEXT: A Journal of Rhetorical Theory 19.1-4,
(Spring-Winter 1998; in print 2009): 167-84.
"Professional Rhetorics Course Design." Composition Studies 37.1 (2009): 101-25.
"New Media Scholars, Old Media Students: A Complicating of the Guard." Rocky Mountain Communication
Review 6.1 (August 2009): 66-70.


Presentations


"Gaming Pedagogy and Writing Studies." International Writing Studies Conference (Malm, Sweden), 2014.
"A Post-Production Turn: New Media, New Practice, New Ontology." Computes and Writing, 2014. [Video]
"Architectonic Shifts: E-Shifts and Emerging Making Practices." ATTW, 2014.
"Opening Access, Opening Futures: Creative Inquiry, Collaborative Inspiration, and Cultivated Identities."
CCCC, 2014.
"Building a Gaming Pedagogy." Computers and Writing, 2013.
"The Rhetoric of Re/mediation." Rhetoric Society of America, 15
th
Biennial Conference 2012.
"Chora/gated: Sifting Sorting Folding Fragmenting." CCCC, 2012.
"Walking in the (Electra)City: A Fevered and Frivolous Spectacle." MLA, 2012. [Video]
"Remix (as) Scholarship: An Exploration." Computers and Writing, 2011.
"Where Print and Digital Scholarship Collide/Collude: Changing Scholarly Play/grounds." CCCC, 2011.
"Digital Rhetoric(s): Sparking Concord/Controversy for 'Digital Literacies.'" Rhetoric Society of America 14th
Biennial Conference. 2010.


"Building 'Virtual' Bridges Between Traditional Scholarship and Digital/Multimedia Scholarship." Computers
and Writing, 2010.
"Making TheJUMP: Beginnings of a New Journal." Computers and Writing, 2010.
"Building 'Virtual' Bridges: Changing the Landscape of (Multimedia) Scholarship." Computers and Writing Online,
2010.
"Classroom 2.0: Teaching, Learning, Theorizing Adobe Breeze." Computers and Writing, 2009.
"Writing with Light: Surfing the Electronic/Digital Wave (or Particle) to Scholarship." CCCC, 2009.
"Professional Rhetorics: Rethinking Communication and Composition." CCCC, 2008.
"Blurring the Boundaries of Writing and Speaking: A Pilot Project." Carolina Rhetoric Conference, 2008.
"Perspectives on Information Design: Expanding the User Experience Design." Co-presenter with Amanda
Booher, Jason Helms, Mac MacArthur, & Xiaoli Li. PCA/ACA Conference, 2007.
"Unfoundings: Going Back to Move Forward." Research Network Forum, CCCC, 2007.
"Transdisciplinary Power of Multimedia Composition: Engaging Students Beyond Text." Association for
Integrative Studies Conference, 2006.
"Goals, Goals, & More Goals: Consensus and Consternation in Assessing Writing Goals." Co-presenter with
Emily Welch & Cynthia Cochran. NCTE, 2004.
"Faculty Attitudes Toward Writing." Co-presenter with Emily Welch, Patty Sullivan, & Cynthia Cochran.
Illinois College Faculty Symposium, 2003.
"Writing Across the Curriculum: An Exploratory Study of Course Syllabi at a Liberal Arts College." Illinois
College Faculty Symposium, 2003.



Invited Speaking Roles

"Opening Ourselves to the Paradigm." Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies, Third Symposium, 2010-
2011.
Respondent. "A Response to 'New Subjects: Games, Code, and Student Subjectivities'" Texas Institute for
Literary and Textual Studies, Second Symposium, 2010-2011.
Panelist. Academics in Action. University of Texas at Austin (Oct. 22, 2010).
Panelist. Defining Rhetoric and its Relation with Composition and Pedagogy. Rhetoric Society of America, University of
Texas at Austin Chapter (Oct. 22, 2010).
Respondent. Robot Pedagogue. In WorkSpace: Anna Craycroft (art exhibit). Blanton Museum of Art. (Apr. 24,
2010).
Speaker. "Rhetorical Possibilities: Invention in the Multimedia Age." Rhetoric Seminar Series (1st Speaker).
Rhetoric Graduate Students. University of Texas at Austin. (Apr. 9, 2010).
Panelist. Parenting and Partner Benefits in Grad School and Beyond. The Feminist Solidarity Group. University of
Texas at Austin (Nov. 2009).



Workshops

"Approaching Accessibility in the Classroom." Co-leader Jessica Waggoner. Sponsored by the Culbertson
Endowment, Indiana University. Dec. 2013.
"Multimedia Writing: Pedagogy, Production, and Practice."
Sponsored by the Strengthening Student Writing @TSU initiative, Department of Literature, Languages, and
Philosophy, Tennessee State University. August 2012.
"Exploring Group Dynamics: Participating in, Conducting, and Benefiting from Groups."
Sponsored by Cooper Library and Training Development, Clemson University. April 2008.
"Building Video Essays: Multimodaling with Windows Movie Maker."
Sponsored by Multimedia Users Group & MATRF, Clemson University. October 2008.


Guest Lectures

"Sophie: Interactive Multimedia Authoring". In Dr. Peg Syverson's English 388M: Knowledge Ecologies. The
University of Texas at Austin. 2010.
"Breeze Meeting." In Dr. Tharon Howard's English 851: Professional Writing, Clemson University. 2006.
"Challenges in Personal Relationships." In Dr. Andy Billings' Comm 150: Introduction to Human Communication,
Clemson University. 2005.


Teaching

Graduate Courses:
Indiana University
- English L504: Cultural Research Methods & the Digital Turn
University of Texas at Austin
- English 388M: Rhetorical Invention in the Age of Multimedia (Spring 2012)
- English 388M: Digital Rhetoric and Multimedia Scholarship
Undergraduate (Upper Division) Courses:
Indiana University
- English W350: Rhetoric, Play, and Games
University of Texas at Austin
- RHE 379C: Multimedia Scholarship
- RHE 330C: Multimedia: Remaking Invention
- RHE 330C: Rhetoric and Serious Games
- RHE 330C: Digital Monumentality

Teaching (continued)

Undergraduate (Upper Division) Courses:
Clemson University
- Professional Rhetorics (experimental 6 credit hybrid)
- English 304: Business Writing
- English 304: Business Writing (online course)
- Communications 250: Public Speaking
Undergraduate (Lower Division) Courses:
Indiana University
- English W231: Professional Writing
- English L208: Rhetoric, Sports, Culture
University of Texas at Austin
- RHE 312: Writing in Digital Environments
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Composition 101: Introductory Writing
- Composition 102: Research Writing
Southwestern Illinois College
- Composition 101: Introductory Writing
- Composition 005: Developmental Writing


Journals

Founding Editor, The Journal for Undergraduate Multimedia Projects. 2009-present.
Advisory Board, Blogging Pedagogy. 2009-present.
Editorial Board, Praxis, 2011-present.
Invited Reviewer, Enculturation. Fall 2013; Spring 2014.
Invited Reviewer, Texas Studies in Literature and Language. Fall 2010.
Invited Reviewer, PRE/TEXT (Special Issue on Games). Fall 2010.
Manuscript Reviewer, Texas Studies in Literature and Language, 2010.
Local Editorial Board. PRE/TEXT. 2007-2009.


Designs

TheJUMP/DWRL Combined Logo Design. Pint Glass Etching. Computers and Writing 2013 Promotions.
TheJUMP/DWRL Print Advertisement. Half-Page Design. In Computers and Writing 2012 Conference Guide.
TheJUMP Print Advertisement. Full-Page Design. In Computers and Writing 2011 Conference Guide.
Graduate Program Advertisement, Department of Rhetoric & Writing. Full-Page Design.
In Rhetoric Society of America 2010 Conference Guide.
Graduate Program Advertisement, Department of Rhetoric & Writing. Half-Page Design.
In Computers and Writing 2010 Conference Guide.
TheJUMP Print Advertisement. Full-Page Design. In Computers and Writing 2010 Conference Guide.
TheJUMP Table-throw and Promotional Materials. The Journal for Undergraduate Multimedia Projects. 2009.
TheJUMP Logo. The Journal for Undergraduate Multimedia Projects. 2009.
Cover Art. PRE/TEXT: A Journal of Rhetorical Theory 19.1-4, (Spring-Winter 1998; in print 2009).


Grants

Editorial Assistantship Funding for The Journal for Undergraduate Multimedia Projects ($8000). College of Liberal Arts,
University of Texas at Austin. AY 2011-12.
Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program ($2000). College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin.
AY 2010-11.
Honorarium ($1000) & 4-Day Residency. Institute for Multimedia Literacy, University of Southern California;
Institute for the Future of the Book; Mellon Foundation; MacArthur Foundation. May 2008.


Professional Service

Chapter Advisor, Rhetoric Society of America, University of Texas at Austin, 2010-2013.
Submission Reviewer, Computers and Writing Conference, 2011.
CCCC Session Chair, 2007, 2010-2011.


University Service

Indiana University
- Ad Hoc Committee on ENG/CMCL Merger, 2013
- Undergraduate Studies Committee, 2013-present.
- Composition Committee, 2013-present.
- Teaching Committee, 2013-present.
- Digital Pedagogy Reading Group, 2013-present.
- Exemplum Reading Group, 2013-present.
- English Technology Lab Work (Updating/Redesigning/Equiping), 2013.
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University of Texas at Austin
! Bridging Disciplines Program, Digital Arts and Media, Faculty Advisory Board 2012-present.
! Reviewer, Bridging Disciplines Program, Digital Arts and Media Applications 2012-present.
! Reviewer, Digital Literacies and Literatures Graduate Student Applications, 2010-present.
! Committee on the Major Committee (Secretary), Dept. Rhetoric & Writing, 2009-2011; 2012.
! Slatin MEME Prize Committee, Dept. Rhetoric & Writing, 2009-present.
! Extended Budget Council, Dept. Rhetoric & Writing, 2009-2010.
! Serious Games Reading Group (Founder), 2009-2012.
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Clemson University
! Freshman Summer Reading Discussion Leader, August 2008.
! Graduate Student Senator, RCID Program Representative, 2006-2007.
! Graduate Student Constitution Committee, 2006-2007.
! Comm. 250 Curricula Development Committee, Communication Studies Dept., 2006-2008.
! Comm. 250 Final Exam Committee, Communication Studies Dept., 2006-2008.
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Professional organizations

National Council of Teachers of English, 2004-present.
Rhetoric Society of America, 2009-present.
Computers & Writing, 2009-present.
Modern Language Association, 2008-2009, 2010-present.
National Communications Association, 2006-2007.
American Culture Association, 2006-2007.
Association for Integrative Studies, 2005-2006.


Graduate Course Work

Clemson University
! Histories of Rhetorics (Victor J. Vitanza)
! Cultural Critiques of Mechanical Reproduction (Todd May)
! Cultural Research Methods (Victor J. Vitanza)
! Pedagogy, Administration, and Assessment (Andy Billings)
! Visual Rhetorics (Heather Freeman)
! In and Out of the Archive (Catherine Paul)
! Perspectives in Information Design (Sean Williams)
! Empirical Research Methods (Bryan Denham)
! Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Technologies (Tharon Howard)
! Youth Culture (Sharon Mazarella)

Graduate Course Work (continued)

European Graduate School
! Differences in Writing and Social Life (Hlne Cixous)
! Cinema as Cultural Anthropology (Claire Denis)
! Media Culture and Artificial Life (Wolfgang Schirmacher)
! Media Art (Antony Gormley)
! Jean-Franois Lyotard: Hesitating Thought (Victor J. Vitanza)
! Art, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy: The Matrixial Borderspace (Bracha Ettinger)

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
! Composition Pedagogy (Carolyn Handa)
! Visual Rhetoric (Carolyn Handa)
! Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition (Sharon James McGee)
! Practicum in the Teaching of Writing (Sharon James McGee)
! Teaching Writing with Computers (Nancy Ruff)
! Basic and Developmental Writing (Carolyn Handa)
! Theory of Composition and Rhetoric (Anushiya Sivanarayanan)
! History of Rhetoric (John Pendergast)
! Advanced Creative Writing (Geoff Schmidt)