Dr. Brenda Helmbrecht
Education
| Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Rhetoric and Composition | Miami University, Ohio | 2004 |
| M.A. | Rhetoric and Composition | Miami University, Ohio | 1999 |
| B.A. | English | Truman State University | 1997 |
Teaching and Research Interests
Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Rhetorical Theory
Writing Assessment
Developmental Writing
Feminist Pedagogy
Women’s Rhetoric
Visual Rhetoric
Film Studies
Feminist Film Theory
Selected Publications
Invited Book Review, “Cristóbal Gnecco and Ariana Schmidt Dias (Eds): Heritage and its Missions: Contested Meanings and Constructive Appropriations.” Journal of Religious History. New York: Fordham University Press, September 2025; pp. x + 243
“Begin Again.” Peitho: Journal of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition. Special Feature: Tributes to Kate Ronald. Invited Contributor. With Connie Kendall Theodo. (Spring 2021).
“Revisiting Missions: Decolonizing Public Memories in California.” Rhetoric Society Quarterly. 49:5. 470-494. (Nov. 2019).
“The Spectrum of Service: Refocusing Academic Work through a Military Lens.” Journal of College Literacy and Learning. Invited Contributor. With Dan Reno. Vol. 45. 113-115. (April 2019).
"From Product Reviews to Political Commentary: Performances in Amazon.com Reviews." Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion. With Meredith Love. (April 2016).
“Looking Outside the Image: Trusting ‘A Few Bad Apples’ in Errol Morris’s Standard Operating Procedure.” The Cine-Files. 5. (Fall 2013).
“The Bustin’ and Bitchin’ Ethe of Third-Wave Zines.” With Meredith Love. College Composition and Communication. 61.1. 150-169. (September 2009).
“Performing in the Binary Gap: Provoking Social Transformation through Images.” With Meredith Love. Feminist Teacher. 18.1. 41-58. (2007).
“Giving Grades, Taking Tolls: Re-Evaluating Our Role in the Assessment of Student Writing.” Teaching English in a Two-Year College. 34.3. 306-319. (March 2007)
“Graduate Students Hearing Voices: (Mis)Recognition and (Re)Definition of the JWPA Identity.” With Connie Kendall. Untenured Faculty as Writing Program Administrators Institutional Practices and Politics. Deborah Dew and Alice Horning. Eds. 172-188. (October 2007)
Selected Courses Taught
Writing and Rhetoric Courses
Rhetoric and Memory
Rhetoric and Agency
Introduction to Writing Studies
Spatial Rhetorics
Visual Rhetoric
Women’s Rhetorics
Advanced Rhetorical Inquiry
Film Classes
Gender and Film: Horror
Gender and Film: Defying Gender Norms in Film
Truth, Lies, and Documentaries: The Life and Times of Documentary Film