Cy
Knoblauch, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Education
• Ph.D.Brown University, 1973
• M.A. Brown University, 1969
• B.A. University of St. Thomas, 1967
Areas of Interest
• Rhetorical theory; pedagogy.
• One book in progress, titled Reading Western Rhetoric: Six Stories About the Meaning of Meaning, identifies and examines influential European perspectives on the nature of language and discourse, including the magical, the ontological, the empiricist, the expressivist, the sociological, and the deconstructive.
• A second book in progress explores the philosophical and historical background of "critical pedagogy", an educational praxis, influenced by the work of Paulo Freire, that relates literacy development to political and economic enfranchisement.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Books:
C. H. Knoblauch and Lil Brannon. Critical Teaching and the Idea of Literacy.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, Boynton/Cook, 1993.
C. H. Knoblauch and Lil Brannon. Rhetorical Traditions and the Teaching of Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 1984.
A. D. Van Nostrand, C. H. Knoblauch, Peter McGuire. The Writing Process: Discovery and Control. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982.
A. D. Van Nostrand, C. H. Knoblauch, Peter McGuire. Functional Writing Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978.
Recent Articles:
C. H. Knoblauch. "Literacy and the Politics of Education." 1990. Composing Knowledge.
Ed. Rolf Norgaard. NY: Bedford, 2007. 198-205.
C. H. Knoblauch and Lil Brannon. "The Emperor (Still) Has No Clothes: Revisiting the Myth of Improvement." Key Works On Teacher Response: An Anthology. Ed. Rick Straub. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, Boynton/Cook, 2006. 1-16.
C. H. Knoblauch. "The Strange Rhetoric of School Writing." The Proceedings of
Apamall 2003 and Rocmelia 2003. Taipei, Taiwan: Crane, 2004: 262-74.
C. H. Knoblauch and Lil Brannon. "Pedagogy for the Bamboozled." Writing With
Elbow: A Festschrift for Peter Elbow. Eds. Pat Belanoff et al. Logan: Utah UP,
2003. 65-83.
C. H. Knoblauch and Lil Brannon. "Responding to Texts: Facilitating Revision in the
Writing Workshop." 1984. Dialogue on Writing: Rethinking ESL, Basic Writing, and
First-Year Composition. Eds. Geraldine DeLuca et al. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Publishers, 2002. 251-69.
C. H. Knoblauch. "Recruiting English Majors: One View from a Public University."
ADE Bulletin 128 (2001): 20-24.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
• English 2111 Introduction to Ancient World Literature
• English 3100 Approaches to Literature
• English 3301 Survey of British Literature I
• English 3302 Survey of British Literature II
• English 4204 Expository Writing
Graduate:
• English 6062 Critical Pedagogy
• English 6101 Introduction to English Studies
• English 6166 Rhetorical Theory.
Professional Appointments
Faculty appointments:
• UNC Charlotte since 1998
• University at Albany, SUNY, 1981-1998
• New York University, 1979-82
• Columbia University, 1974-1979
• Brown University, 1972-74
Administrative appointments:
• Department chair, UNCC, 1998-2007
• Dean of Arts and Sciences, UAlbany, 1995-98
• Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, 1994-95
• Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, 1992-94
Community Service
Elected Member, Board of Education, Niskayuna School District, Schenectady, NY, 1994-97.
Awards
• W. Ross Winterowd Award for Critical Teaching and the Idea of Literacy, 1994.
• University at Albany President's Award for Excellence in Academic Service, 1993.
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