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estee n. beck
PhD Candidate & Fellow
enbeck@bgsu.edu
http://www.esteebeck.com

Department of English
Bowling Green State University
209 East Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403
educati on
PhD, English with Rhetoric and Writing specialization, Bowling Green State University, expected
May 2015.
Dissertation: Computer Algorithms as Persuasive Agents: The Rhetoricity of Algorithmic
Surveillance within the Built Ecological Network
Committee: Kristine Blair (Chair); Sue Carter-Wood; Lee Nickoson; and Patrick Pauken
(outside committee member)
MA, English with Composition and Rhetoric specialization, Marshall University, July 2010.
BA, English with Literature designation, West Virginia State University, May 2008.
schol arshi p
Articles, refereed
Beck, Estee. (In Press/2015). The invisible digital identity: Assemblages in digital networks.
Computers & Composition: An International Journal.
Beck, Estee. (2014). Breaking up with Facebook: Untethering from the ideological freight of online
surveillance. Hybrid Pedagogy.
Chapter, refereed
Beck, Estee; Grohowski, Mariana; & Blair, Kristine. (In Press). Subverting virtual hierarchies: A
cyberfeminist critique of course management spaces. In Jim Purdy and Dnielle Nicole DeVoss
(Eds.), Making space: Writing instruction, infrastructure, and multiliteracies. Sweetland Digital
Rhetoric Collaborative/University of Michigan Press.
Interviews, non-refereed
Beck, Estee. (2013). Reflecting upon the past, sitting with the present, and charting our future: Gail
Hawisher and Cynthia Selfe discussing the community of Computers & Writing. Computers &
Composition, 30(4). 349357.
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Beck, Estee, & Bridgewater, Matthew. (2013). Perspectives on first-year writing: An interview with
Christine Tulley. Computers & Composition Online. Winter, 2013.
Media, non-refereed
Beck, Estee. (Forthcoming). Infecting William S. Burroughs words: A mediation between host and
parasite. Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture.
Reviews, non-refereed
Bridgewater, Matthew, & Beck, Estee. (2013). Book Review: The boy kings: A journey into the heart
of a social network. Computers & Composition Online. Spring, 2013.
Beck, Estee. (2013). Book Review: Cyberfeminism 2.0. Technoculture, 2.
Beck, Estee. (2013). Session Review: Coalition of women scholars in the history of rhetoric and
composition. Session at CCCCs. KariosWikis. 17(2).
Beck, Estee. (2012). Book Review: Multiliteracy centers: writing center work, new media, and
multimodal rhetoric. Computers & Composition Online. Spring, 2012.
works i n progress
Adams, Laural; Adams, Megan; Baird, Pauline; Beck, Estee; Blair, Kristine; Conway, April; Nickoson,
Lee; & Schaffer, Martha. Crossing divides: Writing practices in contemporary graduate education.
For consideration in Marilee Brookes-Gillies, Elena G. Garcia, Soo Hyon Kim, Katie Manthey, Trixie
G. Smith, & Shari J. Wolke (Eds.), Graduate writing across the disciplines: identifying, teaching, and
supporting. WAC Clearinghouse.
Sustaining critical literacies in an age of digital algorithmic surveillance. For consideration in
Douglas Walls and Stephanie Vie (Eds.) Social writing/social media. 20 ms. pages.
Grohowski, Mariana, & Beck, Estee. Agents of participatory change: Creating and sustaining
graduate student peer mentoring. For consideration of a special issue in Journal of Interactive
Technology and Pedagogy. 8,000 words, video.
Feminist resistance to web customization. For submission to Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media,
& Technology. 25 ms. pages.
teachi ng
Graduate Student Instructor. (20112013). Department of English and General Studies Writing,
Bowling Green State University.
General Studies Writing 1110: Introduction to Academic Writing (3 sections)
General Studies Writing 1120: Academic Writing (2 sections)
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Technical Writing 3880: (1 section)
Instructor. (20102011). Department of English, Marshall University.
English 101: English Composition I (4 sections)
English 102: English Composition II (4 sections)
Graduate Student Instructor. (20082010). Department of English, Marshall University.
English 101: English Composition I (1 section)
English 102: English Composition II (2 sections)
Writing Center Tutor. (20082011). Department of English, Marshall University.
Teaching Assistant. (2008). Department of Education, West Virginia State University.
Peer Tutor. (20072008). Tutor Services, West Virginia State University.
awards, grants, & honors
Non-service fellowship. (20142015). Department of English, Bowling Green State University.
Highly competitive university award for fourth-year PhD candidates to complete dissertation.
Katzner Graduate Student Research and Professional Development Award. (2013). Bowling Green
State University. $1,000.
Maier Award in graduate category for academic writing. (2010). Marshall University.
conferences
2014
Beck, Estee. (June 2014). Shaping our online spaces: Persuasive computer algorithms and the
invisible digital identity. Computers & Writing. Pullman, WA.
Beck, Estee, & Adams, Megan. (May 2014). Appropriation and activity systems of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Fannie Barrier Williams. Rhetoric Society of America. San Antonio, TX. Collaborative
talk.
Beck, Estee. (March 2014). Unveiling our invisible digital identities: An analysis of internet
surveillance. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, MD.
2013
Beck, Estee. (June 2013). Postmemory. Computers and Writing. Frostburg, MD.
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Beck, Estee; Grohowski, Mariana; & Blair, Kristine. (June 2013). Subverting virtual hierarchies: A
cyberfeminist critique of course management spaces. Computers and Writing. Frostburg, MD.
Collaborative talk.
Review of panel by Christopher Sean Harris, Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative:
http://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2013/08/02/subverting-digital-hierarchies-
historical-quest-for-safe-spaces-session-a10/
Beck, Estee. (March 2013). The trials and errors of asking first-year composition students to review
and informally assess peers public service announcement posters. CCCCs Digital Pedagogy Poster
Session. Las Vegas, NV.
2012
Beck, Estee, & Hayes, Ken. (October 2012). Collaborate & tutor online with Vyew. WIDE-EMU
(Un)Conference. Co-software demonstration/workshop. East Lansing, MI. Collaborative talk.
Beck, Estee. (May 2012). Constructing identity in web 2.0 spaces: Understanding the possibilities
and constraints. Computers and Writing. Raleigh, NC.
art i nstal l ati on
Beck, Estee, & Adams, Megan. (June 2013). Marks upon the body: Writing technologys imprint on
the human body. Computers and Writing. Frostburg, MD.
i nvi ted and campus tal ks
YOLO? YALA in Vegas! Um, thanks Facebook ads: Feminist resistance to web customization.
(November, 2014). Womens Research Network. Bowling Green State University.
Adams, Megan; Baca, Nick; Beck, Estee, Grohowski, Mariana; Hayes, Ken; and Olsen, Craig. (August,
2014). Graduate study and research methods: How to choose and research a topic. In Dr. Lee
Nickosons English 7230, Research Methods. Bowling Green State University.
The invisible digital identity: Assemblages in digital networks. (April, 2014). Charles E. Shanklin
Colloquium, Bowling Green State University.
Curating the turning tide of digital surveillance. (February, 2014). Teaching and Learning Fair.
Bowling Green State University.
Invited presenter on Architecture of control: Social media surveillance. (February, 2014). In
Nicholaus Bacas English 2070, Intermediate Writing. Bowling Green State University.
Invited presenter on Life as a PhD student in rhetoric & writing. (August, 2013). In Dr. Christine
Tulleys English 500, Introduction to the field of Rhetoric & Writing. University of Findlay.
Invited presenter on Stop saying curse words at Microsoft Word. (October, 2013). Professional
Development Workshop. BGSU Womens Center. Bowling Green State University.
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Roundtable with Megan Adams, Kristine Blair, Lee Nickoson, and H. Lewis Ulman. (May, 2013).
Digital scholarship. Digital Cultures in the Age of Big Data Institute. Bowling Green State
University.
Stop saying curse words at Microsoft Word. (Spring 2013). Professional Development Workshop.
BGSU Womens Center. Bowling Green State University.
Stop pulling your hair out: Tips for MS Word. (Spring 2013). BGSU Rhetoric and Writing Brown Bag
Lunch Series. Bowling Green State University.
Cline, Kevin; Orr, Katie; Rollins, Anna; Beck, Estee; Daniel, Molly; & Bryson, Krista. (Spring and
Summer 2009). MCAT/GRE writing section workshop. Marshall University.
edi toral posi ti ons
Guest Editor. (20132014). Special edition: Privacy, Security, and Dataveillance for Itineration:
Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Rhetoric, Media, and Culture.
Wrote and created a video and written call for projects & reviewed submissions.
Associate Editor. (20132014). Computers and Composition: An International Journal.
Supervised editorial production process, including assistant editors and copyediting process,
coordinated production with Elsevier representative, responded to author inquiries
Associate Editor. (2013Current). Itineration: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Rhetoric, Writing, and
Culture.
Serves as an in-house copyeditor.
Digital Projects Consultant. (20122013). Itineration: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Rhetoric, Writing,
and Culture.
Networked with teacher/scholars regarding publishing for the journal.
Assistant Editor. (20112013). Computers and Composition: An International Journal.
Copyedited four manuscripts per year in-line with the in-house style guide.
web work
Web Site Manager and Founder. (20122013). CiRC: Conferences in Rhetoric and Composition.
Web Manager. (2012Current). Qualitative Research Network Web Site. For more information,
please visit: http://qualitativeresearchnetwork.com/
admi ni strative
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Program Assistant. (20122013). Department of English, Bowling Green State University.
I was responsible for updating and maintaining the department Rhetoric and Writing web site
through using the Rhythmyx Content Management System. I organized and produced the
department fall and spring newsletters, and lead the monthly department meetings for
Rhetoric and Writing doctoral students.
servi ce
Field
Editor-at-large. (2014). Digital Humanities Now.
Reviewer. (2013-2014). Computers & Composition: An International Journal.
NCTE social media team. (2013-2014).
Representative for Computers and Composition Print at Research Network Forum, Editors
Roundtable. (2013). RNF at CCCCs.
Reviewer. (2013). Computers and Writing.
Peer Reviewer. (2012). Computers and Writing.
University
Common Read Assistant. (2013). Office of the Provost, Bowling Green State University.
Developmental Leader. (2012). Graduate Student Orientation, Bowling Green State University.
Department
Coordinator. (Fall 2014) NCTE National Day of Writing for the Rhetoric & Writing program, Bowling
Green State University.
General Studies Writing Placement Reader. (Summer 2013). General Studies Writing, Bowling
Green State University.
Graduate Student Committee. (Spring 2013). General Studies Writing, Bowling Green State
University.
Co-Chair for 21
st
Century Englishes Conference. (20122013). Department of English, Bowling
Green State University.
Collaboratively developed the theme with five co-chairs and department chair, collaboratively
developed the call for papers, collaboratively secured funding approval from department,
collaboratively scheduled panels, scheduled facilities and catering. Speaker included Jason
Palmeri.
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GradGroups Founder and Coordinator. (20112012). Department of English, Bowling Green State
University.
Founded and coordinated graduate-student run groups focused on professionalization and
development for doctoral candidates and students in the Rhetoric & Writing program.
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Friday Steering Committee Member. (20112012). Department of English, Bowling Green State
University.
Judge. (2011). Maier Award. Department of English, Marshall University.
Composition Committee. (20102011). Department of English, Marshall University.
Chairs Advisory Committee. (20102011). Department of English, Marshall University.
Writing Center Co-Leader. (20092010). Department of English, Marshall University.
communi ty outreach
Coordinator. (20102011). Literature and Film Club, Marshall University.
In coordination and collaboration with the Cabell County Public Library and the College of
Liberal Arts of Marshall University, I facilitated a community outreach program featuring 20
th

century literature adapted to the screen between the two organizations. I lead marketing
efforts to publicize the monthly meetings.
professi onal devel opment
Participant. Coding for Humanists workshop. Center for Teaching and Learning. Bowling Green
State University, Spring 2014.
Participant. Curating the Digital. Learning Community. Bowling Green State University. Fall, 2013-
Spring, 2014.
Participant. Digital Cultures in the Age of Big Data. Digital Cultures Institute. Bowling Green State
University. May, 2013.
Participant. Service Learning training (for SL course designation). Marshall University. Fall, 2010.
Participant. Writing Across the Curriculum retreat. Marshall University. Fall, 2010.
technol ogi cal l i teraci es
HTML/CSS, iMovie, Photoshop, WordPress, C/LMSs (Blackboard, Canvas), SoundCloud,
GarageBand, VoiceThread, social media platforms.
membershi ps
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Coalition of Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition
College Composition and Communication
Modern Language Association
National Council of English Teachers
Rhetoric Society of America
references
Kristine L. Blair
Professor
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
209 East Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403
kblair@bgsu.edu
419-372-7543
Sue Carter Wood
Associate Professor &
Rhetoric and Writing Program Director
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
209 East Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403
carters@bgsu.edu
419-372-8107
Lee Nickoson
Associate Professor
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
209 East Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403
leenick@bgsu.edu
419-372-7556