Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 500+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently.
So, we’re highlighting periodically some of the posts that have garnered a lot of views or that address topics of continuing interest in the current moment — posts that you may have missed or that you might want to revisit.
Today, as our faculty in the Graduate Concentration in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication hosted an online gathering to celebrate the foundational work of educator and scholar Peter Elbow (Professor Emeritus, U Mass Amherst, 1935-2025), we look back to a post from Hannah Rollison (MA ’22) about her Master’s project in the rhetoric of sound.
In the post, Hannah explains how she discovered the topic for her research:
My M.A. project, “Listening to Link: The Rhetorical Effects of Sound in a Digital Space,” derived from Abby Knoblauch’s rhetoric class titled “On the Edge of Rhetoric” in which we studied rhetorics beyond what we think of as traditional rhetoric to include disability rhetoric, fat rhetoric, and sensory rhetoric. […] What began as an experiential project to discuss how sound is used in video games turned into my M.A. project in which I explore the rhetorical effects of sound in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to communicate with and persuade players into decision making. […] I never would have thought that one of my newly-found passions would be my emphasis of study in an academic setting….
See the full post at “Grad Student Spotlight: Hannah Rollison” to hear more about Hannah’s project and her experience in the M.A. program — and congratulations to Hannah on her continued work for K-State’s Office of Recruitment and Admissions as an Online Recruitment Coordinator!
— Karin Westman, Department Head
K-State English 