Chelsea Murdock
Director of the Writing Lab; Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Archivist, Southeastern Writing Center Association
Contact
Department of English
Office: 301D Cooper Library
Website: https://chelseajmurdock.com/
Email: cjmurdo@clemson.edu
Education
PhD Rhetoric and Composition, University of Kansas (2017); BA English, Kennesaw State University (2012)
Research Interests
writing center theory and practice; Indigenous rhetorics; cultural rhetorics; material rhetorics, composition pedagogy
Chelsea J. Murdock earned her Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on Indigenous rhetorics as well as transformative works and cultures. At the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Murdock was Assistant Director of the Communication Center in addition to her work as a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral fellow. She has taught a variety of classes on fan culture, Indigenous new media, technical/professional communication, and cultural rhetorics.
Awards
Dean's Outstanding Lecturer Award (2024), Holman Teaching Award (2024)
Selected Professional Works
Journal Articles & Book Chapters (Published)
Murdock, Chelsea J., Ellen Cushman, David Grant, Rachel Jackson, Amanda Moulder, Annie Laurie Nichols, and Courtney Rivard. “Decolonizing Projects: Creating Pluriversal Possibilities in Rhetoric.” Rhetoric Review, vol. 38, no.1, 2019.
Murdock, Chelsea J. “Making Fanfic: The (Academic) Tensions of Fan Fiction as Self Publication.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017.
Murdock, Chelsea J. “Ledger Art, Tradition, and Media.” Becoming a College Writer: Readings to Write By. Ed. Lynee Gaillet. Fountainhead Press, 2017.
