Trent Kays
Assistant Professor
Trent Kays
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages
Bio
Trent M. Kays is Assistant Professor and Director of Professional Writing and Rhetoric and faculty affiliate in Women's and Gender Studies. He specializes in digital rhetoric, machine writing, queer rhetoric, and AI.
- TKAYS@augusta.edu
- AH 227
Education
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Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other University of Minnesota - Twin, 2020
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MA, Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing University of Arkansas at Litt, 2010
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BA, Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing University of Arkansas at Litt, 2008
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ENGL 1102
College Composition II
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ENGL 4690
Rhet & Digital Media
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ENGL 3687
User Research & Design
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ENGL 2680
Profession & Technical Writing
Teaching Interests
First-Year Writing; History and Theory of Rhetoric; Rhetoric and Digital Media; Rhetoric and AI; User Research and Design; Research Methods; Queer Rhetoric
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Between Queer and Digital: Toward an Understanding of the Rhetoric of Digital Queerdom, 2022
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Research Interests
Digital Rhetoric; Queer Rhetoric; Artificial Intelligence; Internet Studies; Epistemology; Propaganda, Misinformation, and Disinformation; Individuation; Authentic Thinking; 21st Century Literacies; WPA
Department Service
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Assessment and Program Review Committee 2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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College Composition Committee 2020 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Curriculum Committee 2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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CCCC Nominating Committee 2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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CCCC Committee for Change 2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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CCCC Queer Caucus 2019 - Present
Role: Officer, Other Officer