About Me.
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I'm Dr. Amanda Sevilla, and I am currently a Teaching Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of English. My academic specializations include Rhetorical Theory, Media Ecology, Rhetoric of Technology, Ethics & Crisis Communication in the Public Sphere, Ethics of Public Relations & Advertising, Forensics of Argumentation & Law, Philosophy of Communication, Writing Theory, Composition & Rhetoric, Pragmatics, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Submit to the Pedagogy Section of Explorations in Media Ecology
I'm happy to announce that I was invited to join the editorial team for the Explorations in Media Ecology (EME) Journal this year! As the new Pedagogy Editor at EME, I would like to invite pedagogy submissions for our next issue. If you have an article or essay on great teaching ideas (or theories, concepts, etc.) related to Media Ecology, please send it to me at ALS605@pitt.edu (with a brief bio) for consideration. Submissions can be sent on a rolling basis, but for this round a June 10th goal would ensure proper reading time and consideration for the next issue. You can learn more and review samples of the journal at this link: Explorations in Media Ecology (EME).
Education
Duquesne University
Ph.D. in Rhetoric
Dissertation: Discarnation: Expounding on Marshall McLuhan’s Critique of Modern Subjectivity. Committee: Dr. Calvin L. Troup (Chair), Dr. Richard H. Thames, Dr. Janie Harden Fritz
Program areas: Rhetorical Theory, Interpersonal & Organizational Communication, and Ethics & Crisis Communication in the Public Sphere, Phenomenology
Professional Activity: Rhetoric of Technology, Media Ecology, Composition & Rhetoric, Ethnography, The Rhetoric of Publics & Public Spheres, Forensics of Argumentation & Law, and Digital Narrative
Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University
M.A. in English (Emphasis Areas: Sociolinguistics, Rhetoric & Composition)
Thesis: Gender and Politeness
B.S. in Education (English, Language Arts & Literature Track)
Senior Capstone on James Joyce's Ulysses