Episode 84: Dr. Amber Buck & Dr. Devon Ralston

Episode 84 features a discussion with Dr. Amber Buck & Dr. Devon Ralston their article, “I didn’t sign up for your research study: The ethics of using ‘public’ data,” that was included in the special issue of Computers and Composition called, “Rhetorics of Data: Collection, Consent, and Critical Digital Literacies,” edited by Les Hutchinson Campos and Maria Novotny. Dr. Amber Buck is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Alabama. She completed her PhD in English and Writing Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2012. Her research interests include digital literacies, multimodal composition, new media and identity, and social media. Amber is the Social Media and Visibility Editor for Computers & Composition Digital Press. Dr. Devon Ralston is an Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center at Winthrop University She received her Ph.D. in Rhetoric & Composition with a focus on New Media Studies and Professional Writing in 2008 from Illinois State University. At Winthrop, she teaches courses in composition, rhetorical theory, professional writing, and digital rhetorics. For more information on The Big Rhetorical Podcast visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com.