Contact
| Dept: | English |
| Email: | akh@iastate.edu |
| Office: | 445 Ross 527 Farm House Ln. Ames IA 50011-1054 |
| Phone: | 515-294-7460 |
Bio
Courses I am Teaching:
- SpCm 212: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- SpCm 327: Persuasion & Social Influence
- SpCm 497: Speech Communication Capstone
- SpCm 513: Teaching the Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- ENGL 611: Seminar in Rhetorical Theory (Public Memory)
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Communication Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
- M.A., Communication Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
- B.A., Communication Studies, University of Kansas
Research Areas:
- Rhetorical analysis, public address, public memory theory, public controversy, social movements, and presidential rhetoric
- Public speaking pedagogy
About My Teaching:
In the classroom, I strive to create a supportive, inclusive learning environment that fosters meaningful discussion among students from different backgrounds. I enjoy helping students develop their capacity to analyze and create multiple modes of rhetoric that will serve them in their civic and professional lives.Recent Publications:
Kretsinger-Harries, Anne C. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Second Emancipation Proclamation: Reimaging Prudence through Commemoration.” Rhetoric & Public Affairs 24.3 (forthcoming, 2021).
Kretsinger-Harries, Anne C., Elizabeth Helmick*, Kate Challis*, and Ali Garib*. “Navigating Uncertainty Together: Pandemic Lessons Learned from Training New GTAs in Teaching Public Speaking.” In Joseph M. Valenzano, ed. Post Pandemic Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, forthcoming 2021.
Kretsinger-Harries, Anne C. “Teaching Public Memory through Analysis of Confederate Monument Controversies on College Campuses,” Communication Teacher 35.1 (2021): 55-60.
Kretsinger-Harries, Anne C. “‘The blind remembrance’: Rhetorical Tensions in the 1962 Emancipation Proclamation Centennial.” In Randall Lake, ed. Recovering Argument: Selected Works from the 19th NCA/AFA Alta Conference on Argumentation. New York: Taylor and Francis Group, 2018: 51-56.
Kretsinger-Harries, Anne C. “Commemoration Controversy: The Harpers Ferry Raid Centennial as a Challenge to Dominant Public Memories of the U.S. Civil War,” Rhetoric & Public Affairs 17.1 (2014): 67-103.
*graduate student at time of publication