Department of Rhetoric
P.O. Box 846
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
Lizabeth A. Rand, Chair
(434) 223-6238
E-mail: lrand@hsc.edu
Dr. Susan Lee Booker
Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people.
Rhetoric Program
Hampden-Sydney's Rhetoric Program, established over thirty years ago, ensures that every graduate will write competently and communicate effectively. Focusing on argumentative and analytical writing, instructors emphasize the process of writing as well as the finished product. As persuasive communicators, graduates gain a considerable advantage in graduate or professional schools and in their careers.
Hampden-Sydney's Rhetoric Program was recently featured in Inside Higher Ed: "Teaching for Better Writers."
Liang Shu studies the display. Group: Liang Shu, Scott Murr, Sam Wilson Jr., Josh Gaskill
Rhetorics of Display
These Rhetoric 102 students traveled to visit the Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park, as part of Professor Susan Booker's course theme of Rhetorics of Display. The park was commemorating the anniversary of the battles of Sailor's Creek with costumed interpreters in the Hillsman House, demonstrations of artillery, interpretation of bugle calls, and more.
