Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhet & Comp

Congratulations to Valanci Villa, PhD Student at Washington State University! Her project, "Rhetorics of Survival: An Analysis of Domestic Violence Litigants Electing Pro Se in California Family Courts," has been funded through the Nancy A. Myers Feminist Research Grant.

Congratulations to Valanci Villa, PhD Student at Washington State University @caswsu.bsky.social! Her project, "Rhetorics of Survival: An Analysis of Domestic Violence Litigants Electing Pro Se in California Family Courts," has been funded through the Nancy A. Myers Feminist Research Grant.

We can't wait to hear everyone's panels, roundtables, and talks ❤️

As you plan your #4C26 experiences, keep an eye out for a special CFSHRC conference bingo...coming soon!

Feminists @ CCCCs features Learning and Teaching Histories of Women's Rhetorical Education through Experiential Learning, led by Sarah Polo from Cottey College. It meets from 11:00 to 11:30AM Eastern Time on Saturday, 3/7, in Room 19. Its session code is LA.6.

Participants will leave the session with ideas about designing robust travel experiences as well as framing contemporary concerns about the value of rhetorical education in relation to historical ones.

Come learn more from 11:00 to 11:30 in Room 19!

Feminists @ CCCCs features Learning and Teaching Histories of Women's Rhetorical Education through Experiential Learning, led by Sarah Polo from Cottey College. It meets from 11:00 to 11:30AM Eastern Time on Saturday, 3/7, in Room 19. Its session code is LA.6.

On Saturday afternoon, Sarah Polo of Cottey College asks: why does rhetorical education matter, in the past & today? This session presents data from an undergraduate pilot course called “Women’s Rhetorical Education.”

Feminists @ CCCCs features Coming to the Table: Engaging Food Rhetorics in Composition and Professional Writing, led by Jody Shipka, Kelli Gill, Ashley Beardsely, Melissa Stone, Erica Leigh, and Zachary Beare. It meets on Saturday (3/7) from 9:30 to 10:45AM Eastern Time in Atrium Ballroom D. Its session code is K.3.

While the primary focus is on food, the session is also relevant to those interested in material rhetorics, pedagogical innovation, research methodologies, & issues of access & privilege.

Join them from 9:30 to 10:45 in Atrium Ballroom D!
(We heard a rumor there might be sourdough starters 👀)

Feminists @ CCCCs features Coming to the Table: Engaging Food Rhetorics in Composition and Professional Writing, led by Jody Shipka, Kelli Gill, Ashley Beardsely, Melissa Stone, Erica Leigh, and Zachary Beare. It meets on Saturday (3/7) from 9:30 to 10:45AM Eastern Time in Atrium Ballroom D. Its session code is K.3.

On Saturday morning, the Coming to the Table roundtable brings together scholars in the field to reflect on the possibilities of engaging with food rhetorics, a growing area of research for scholars across multiple disciplines.

Feminists @ CCCCs features The Conference and the Caregiver: Addressing Conference Access for Caregivers and Those with Caregiving Needs, led by Alex Hanson, Lisa Reid, Alanna Frost, Jessica Nastal, and Krys Ingman. It meets from 10:30 to 11:45AM on Thursday, 3/5, in Room 6. Its session code is A.15.

The panel asks participants what current & future CCCC practices support inclusive, care-centered participation?

Join this panel from 10:30 to 11:45 in Room 6!

Feminists @ CCCCs features The Conference and the Caregiver: Addressing Conference Access for Caregivers and Those with Caregiving Needs, led by Alex Hanson, Lisa Reid, Alanna Frost, Jessica Nastal, and Krys Ingman. It meets from 10:30 to 11:45AM on Thursday, 3/5, in Room 6. Its session code is A.15.

On Thursday, The Conference & the Caregiver highlights how care & conferencing are linked, this panel, featuring five members of the caregiving community, explores the “behind-the-scenes work” attendees engage in to conference & how this disrupts traditional ideas of conferencing.

Feminists @ CCCCs features The Conference and the Caregiver: Addressing Conference Access for Caregivers and Those with Caregiving Needs, led by Alex Hanson, Lisa Reid, Alanna Frost, Jessica Nastal, and Krys Ingman. It meets from 10:30 to 11:45AM on Thursday, 3/5, in Room 6. Its session code is A.15.

Feminists @ CCCCs features Coming to the Table: Engaging Food Rhetorics in Composition and Professional Writing, led by Jody Shipka, Kelli Gill, Ashley Beardsely, Melissa Stone, Erica Leigh, and Zachary Beare. It meets on Saturday (3/7) from 9:30 to 10:45AM Eastern Time in Atrium Ballroom D. Its session code is K.3.

Feminists @ CCCCs features Learning and Teaching Histories of Women's Rhetorical Education through Experiential Learning, led by Sarah Polo from Cottey College. It meets from 11:00 to 11:30AM Eastern Time on Saturday, 3/7, in Room 19. Its session code is LA.6.

It's #FeministFridays, and we're back to help you build your #4C26 schedule! This time, we've got three options for your Thursday and Saturday 🧵

Congratulations, Dr. McGee, and we encourage all of our members to read this beautiful exploration of Black women's generational sonic rhetoric.

They write that "It is a serious engagement with Black rhetoric, culture, and discourse that centers Black women's rhetorical moves–and it will change how feminist scholars approach sonic rhetorics and understand the “everyday” rhetoric that is our history."

The judges describe Dr. McGee's book as a "groundbreaking feminist recovery work" & an "an important counterpoint in the field of sonic rhetorics, which has historically centered white and masculinist new materialist perspectives."

The 2026 Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award Winner is Dr. Alexis McGee for her book From Blues to Beyoncé: A Century of Black Women’s Generational Sonic Rhetorics (SUNY Press).

The cover of From Blues to Beyoncé: A Century of Black Women’s Generational Sonic Rhetorics by Dr. Alexis McGee is an illustration of young Black girls playing in a park. Stylized music notes float through the background.

Congratulations to Dr. Alexis McGee, whose book From Blues to Beyoncé: A Century of Black Women’s Generational Sonic Rhetorics is the Winner of the 2026 Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award!

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Because of this excellent scholarship, feminist research will be further recognized as having a central & significant space in the study of labor as well as the history of rhetoric."

Congratulations, & we encourage everyone to read this timely & important work of feminist rhetorical labor history!

Particularly, the judges note "The terms and concepts she develops will be useful for scholars analyzing labor rhetorics, special rhetorical action, & intergroup solidarity. ...

Judges were impressed by the range of texts & materials Dr. Malinowski consulted in her research, & her ability to deeply contextualize women's rhetorical work within labor movements at Chicago's Hull House & beyond.

The 2026 Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention goes to Dr. Liane Malinowksi for City Housekeeping: Women's Labor Rhetorics and Spaces for Solidarity, 1886-1911, published with Parlor Press Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms.

The cover of City Housekeeping: Women's Labor Rhetorics and Spaces for Solidarity, 1886-1911, by Liane Malinowski depicts women on the picket line.

Congratulations to @liane-marie-mal.bsky.social! Her book City Housekeeping: Women's Labor Rhetorics and Spaces for Solidarity, 1886-1911, is the Honorable Mention for this year's Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award!

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Images of 3 book covers: Doing Race Differently, Indigenous Voices in Digital Spaces, and Tracing the Impact of First-Year Writing

It's #CCCC26 book awards time! Help us raise a virtual glass to Zhaozhe Wang, Cindy Tekobbe & Laura Wilder 👏 🥂

*CCCC Advancement of Knowledge Award: DOING RACE DIFFERENTLY
*2026 Research Impact Award: INDIGENOUS VOICES IN DIGITAL SPACES
*Honorable Mention: TRACING THE IMPACT OF FIRST-YEAR WRITING

In times of uncertainty, the classroom remains "the most radical space of possibility" (bell hooks). Let's share strategies for inclusion, justice & emancipatory social action.
See you in Cleveland! 💜
#TheFeministsAreComing

Hour 2 (7–8 PM): Mentoring tables on topics YOU crowdsourced: publishing a book, feminist leadership, the job market, community-facing pedagogy, building a writing group, thriving in grad school & more!

Hour 1 (6–7 PM): Announcements, awards & three teach-ins on Black women's digital rhetoric, embodied knowledge in composition, and the intersectional feminist classroom.

Presenters: Jessica Ridgeway, Munira Mutmainna, Melody Bowdon & Xaria Arthur 🎤

The Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition invites you to the Annual Wednesday Night event at CCCCs 2026: Feminist Pedagogies 'In These Times' — A Teach-In. The event will also have mentoring tables. It takes place from 6-8 P.M. Eastern Time on March 4, 2026. All are welcome! Bring a friend! To register for the Zoom simulcast (first hour only), use the link in the post.

Agenda: Awards and Recognition Teach-In: 1. Jessica Ridgeway, Norfolk State University, “Exploring Black Women’s Digital Rhetoric: from Silenced to Uproariousness (A Rhetoric for #JUSTus)” 2. Munira Mutmainna, St. John's University, “Walking as Praxis: Embodied Knowledge in Decentering Power in the Composition Classroom” 3. Melody Bowdon and Xaria Arthur, University of Central Florida, “Rhetoric, Mindframes, and the Intersectional Feminist Classroom” 4. Table discussions. Mentoring Tables (Estimated to begin at 7 PM for in-person attendees): 5. Writing (and Publishing) a Book: Elizabeth Ellis Miller, Jess Enoch, and Krista Ratcliffe 6. Community-Facing Pedagogy: Risa Applegarth and David Gold 7. Loving the Work But Hating the Job: Timothy Oleksiak and Patty Wilde 8. Feminist Leadership: Xaria Arthur and Melody Bowdon 9. The Job Market: Kate Burt and Sayed Ali Reza Ahmadi 10. I Just Wanna Meet Folks–A Table for Feminist Conversations: Kelli Gill And Samira Grayson 11. Thriving In (and Surviving) Graduate School: Aubrey Fochs and Melissa Nicolas 12. How To Build a Writing Group: Moushumi Biswas, Amy Lueck, and Jenna Vinson 13. Preparing for Promotions–Tips for the Dossier and Reviewer List: Jen Almjeld and Lynee Gaillet Everyone is welcome!

📣 #4C26! Join the CFSHRC for our Wednesday Night Event: "Feminist Pedagogies 'In These Times' – A Teach-In"
📅 Wed, March 4 | 6–8 PM
📍 Huntington Convention Center, Rm 203
Everyone welcome! Zoom streaming available for the first hour:
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Do you have your own feminist panel, workshop, or roundtable at #4C26? Let us know in the comments or through DM--we'd love to feature you, too! ❣️ 6/6

Feminists @ CCCCs features From Theory of Labor to the Practice of Slow Work in the Writing Classroom. The panel is led by Lindsey Novak, Timothy Oleksiak, Kathleen Dillon, and Kitty Geoghan. It will meet from 2:00 to 3:15 on Friday, March 6, in Room 25 B. Its session code is I.10.

Speakers in this panel focus on the challenges of slowing down as a pedagogical necessity.

You can find this panel in Room 25 B from 2:00 - 3:15. 5/6

Feminists @ CCCCs features From Theory of Labor to the Practice of Slow Work in the Writing Classroom. The panel is led by Lindsey Novak, Timothy Oleksiak, Kathleen Dillon, and Kitty Geoghan. It will meet from 2:00 to 3:15 on Friday, March 6, in Room 25 B. Its session code is I.10.

Later in the afternoon, join From Theory of Labor to the Practice of Slow Work in the Writing Classroom, one of three coordinated panels exploring the theories, pedagogies, and practices of slow work within contemporary higher education structures within the United States. 4/6

Feminists @ CCCCs features Feminist Faculty Leadership: Real Talk. The roundtable is led by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Sheila Carter-Tod, Jenn Fishman, Mary P. Sheridan, Darci Thoune, and Shevaun Watson. It will meet from 12:30 to 1:45 on Friday, March 6, in Atrium Ballroom D. Its session code is H.3.

As educators drawn to opportunities for making change, our primary interest on this occasion is identifying what has—and has not—consequentially changed regarding faculty leadership since we earned our PhDs (circa 1995-2010).

Join this roundtable from 12:30-1:45 in Atrium Ballroom D! 3/6

Feminists @ CCCCs features Feminist Faculty Leadership: Real Talk. The roundtable is led by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Sheila Carter-Tod, Jenn Fishman, Mary P. Sheridan, Darci Thoune, and Shevaun Watson. It will meet from 12:30 to 1:45 on Friday, March 6, in Atrium Ballroom D. Its session code is H.3.

The Feminist Faculty Leadership: Real Talk roundtable is an invitation to join us—six feminist women faculty of a certain age & professional generation—for a 75-minute slice of a much larger conversation about campus-based faculty leadership. 2/6

Feminists @ CCCCs features Feminist Faculty Leadership: Real Talk. The roundtable is led by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Sheila Carter-Tod, Jenn Fishman, Mary P. Sheridan, Darci Thoune, and Shevaun Watson. It will meet from 12:30 to 1:45 on Friday, March 6, in Atrium Ballroom D. Its session code is H.3.

Feminists @ CCCCs features From Theory of Labor to the Practice of Slow Work in the Writing Classroom. The panel is led by Lindsey Novak, Timothy Oleksiak, Kathleen Dillon, and Kitty Geoghan. It will meet from 2:00 to 3:15 on Friday, March 6, in Room 25 B. Its session code is I.10.

Welcome back to #FeministFridays, y'all! As we count down to #4C26 (12 days!), we're highlighting our members' workshops, roundtables, and presentations. Today, we're featuring two options for your Friday (3/6) schedule 🧵

Boosting this for the Monday crowd--we want to highlight your #4C26 presentations!

Peter Lang Verlag - Basic Writing in the 21st Century Basic Writing in the 21st Century offers a cutting-edge survey of basic writing practices, issues, and scholarship as well as a much-needed resource ...

Today's featured caucus-member publication is "Queer Remediations: How Not to Be Basic" by Mark McBeth, in Basic Writing in the 21st Century (edited by Laura Gray-Rosendale and Barbara Gleason), which is hot off the presses! www.peterlang.com/document/130...