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2023

• Review of Holly Ryan and Stephanie Vie’s Unlimited Players: The Intersections of Writing Center and Game Studies
  Edris Afsharkohan (University of Findlay)
  
• Review of Leigh Gruwell’s Making Matters: Craft, Ethics, and New Materialist Rhetorics
  Erika Gifford (University of Findlay)
  
• Review of Michael J. Faris and Steve Holmes’ Reprogrammable Rhetoric: Critical Making Theories and Methods in Rhetoric and Composition
  Bridget Munoz (University of Findlay)
  
• Review of Estee Beck and Les Hutchinson Campos’ Privacy Matters: Conversations about Surveillance within and beyond the Classroom
  Phillip Schlueb (University of Findlay)
  

2020-2021

• Review of Crystal VanKooten's Transfer Across Media: Using Digital Video in the Teaching of Writing
  Jenna Green (Marquette University)
• Review of Calum L. Matheson's Desiring the Bomb: Communication, Psychoanalysis, and the Atomic Age
  Sean Steele (University of Findlay)
• Review of Douglas Eyman and Andréa D. Davis’ Play/Write: Digital Writing, Rhetoric, Games
  Kevin T. Julian (University of Findlay)
• Review of John R. Gallagher's Update Culture and the Afterlife of Digital Writing
  Marissa Baker (University of Findlay)
• Review of Douglas M. Walls and Stephanie Vie’s Social Writing/Social Media: Publics, Presentations, and Pedagogies
  Kyle Adams (University of Findlay)
• Review of Casey Boyle’s Rhetoric as a Posthuman Practice
  Marisa Lucas (University of Findlay)

2018

• Haters: Harrassment, Abuse, and Violence Online
  by Bailey Poland
  Reviewed by Rachel Dortin (Wayne State University)
• A Review of LastPass: A Password Management System
  Krista Speicher Sarraf (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
• Coding Literacy: How Computer Programming is Changing Writing
  by Annette Vee
  Reviewed by Brandee Easter (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• The Undersea Network (Sign, Storage, Transmission)
  by Nicole Starosielski
  Reviewed by Jason Crider (University of Florida)

Spring 2017

• Applied Pedagogies: Strategies for Online Writing Instruction
  Edited by Daniel Ruefman and Abigail Scheg
  Reviewed by Margaret Collins (DePaul University/BGSU)
• Augmented Reality: Innovative Perspectives Across Art, Industry, and Academia
  Edited by Sean Morey and John Tinnell
  Reviewed by Jacob W. Greene (University of Florida)
• The Magpie's Nest: A Webtext Review of Webtext Scholarship
  Erin Kathleen Bahl (The Ohio State University)

• Fall 2015 - Fall 2016

• • TimelineJS
    Reviewed by Soha Youssef (Bowling Green State University)
    
  • Still Life with Rhetoric: A New Materialist Approach for Visual Rhetorics
    By Laurie Gries
    Reviewed by Joseph W. Robertshaw (Bowling Green State University)
  • Digital Writing Assessment and Evaluation
    Edited by Heidi A. McKee and Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
    Reviewed by Darlene Johnson (Ohio Northern University)
    
  • Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web
    Edited by Martha McCaughey
    Reviewed by LauraAnne Carroll-Adler (University of Southern California)
  • The Idea of the Digital University
    By Frank Bryce McClusky and Melanie Lynn Winter
    Reviewed by Heidi Nobles (Texas Christian University)
    

• Spring 2015

  • Special Issue: CIWIC, DMAC, and Technology Professional Development in Rhetoric and Composition
    Cheryl Ball (West Virginia University), Dánielle Nicole DeVoss (Michigan State University), Cynthia L. Selfe (Ohio State University), Scott Lloyd DeWitt (Ohio State University)

• Fall 2014

  • Digital Detroit: Rhetoric and Space in the Age of the Network
    By Jeff Rice
    Reviewed by April Conway (Bowling Green State University)
  • Multimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres
    By Tracey Bowen and Carl Whithaus
    Reviewed by Troylin Banks (The University of Findlay)
  • Rhetoric Online: The Politics of New Media, 2nd Edition
    By Barbara Warnick and David S. Heineman
    Reviewed by Pam Cochran (The University of Findlay)
  • The Available Means of Persuasion: Mapping a Theory and Pedagogy of Multimodal Public Rhetoric
    By David M. Sheridan, Jim Ridolfo, and Anthony J. Michel
    Reviewed by Rachel Dortin (The University of Findlay)
  • Technologies of Wonder: Rhetorical Practice in a Digital World
    By Susan H. Delagrange
    Reviewed by Abigail Linhardt (The University of Findlay)
  • Con Job: Stories of Adjunct & Contingent Labor
    By Megan Fulwiler and Jennifer Marlow
    Reviewed by David Maynard (The University of Findlay)
  • A New Literacies Reader: Educational Perspectives
    By Colin Lankshear (Editor) and Michele Knobel (Editor)
    Reviewed by Mary Jo Napholtz (The University of Findlay)
  • Composing Media Composing Embodiment 
    By Kristin L. Arola (Editor) and Anne Wysocki (Editor)
    Reviewed by Diane Susdorf (The University of Findlay)
  • Literacies
    By Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope
    Reviewed by Jacob Tooley (The University of Findlay)
  • How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis
    By N. Katherine Hayles
    Reviewed by Chase Troxell (The University of Findlay)
    

• Spring 2014

  • Writer/Designer: A Guide to Making Multimodal Projects
    By Kristin L. Arola, Jennifer Sheppard, Cheryl E. Ball
    Reviewed by Brianna Mauk (Bowling Green State University)
  • Cowbird: A Digital Storytelling Platform
    Reviewed by Wei Cen (Bowling Green State University)

• Fall 2013

  • Transnational Literate Lives in Digital Times
    By Patrick W. Berry, Gail E. Hawisher, and Cynthia Selfe
    Reviewed by Alex Layne (Purdue University)
  • Remixing Composition: A History of Multimodal Writing Pedagogy
    By Jason Palmeri
    Reviewed by Talitha May (Ohio University)
  • Collaborative Approaches to the Digital in English Studies.
    Edited by Laura McGrath
    Reviewed by Shawn Apostel (Bellarmine University)

• Spring 2013 — Special Issue: Deploying 21st Century Writing on the Economic Frontlines

  • The New Work of Composing
    Edited by Debra Journet, Cheryl Ball, Ryan Trauman
    Reviewed by Kaitlin Clinnin (The Ohio State University)
  • The Boy Kings: A Journey into the Heart of a Social Network
    By Katherine Losse
    Reviewed by Matt Bridgewater and Estee Beck (Bowling Green State University)

• Winter 2013

  • Generaciones' Narratives: The Pursuit and Practice of Traditional & Electronic Literacies on the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
    By John Scenters-Zapico
    Reviewed by Megan Adams (Bowling Green State University)
  • Digital Griots: African American Rhetoric in a Multimedia Age
    By Adam Banks
    Reviewed by Jessica Edwards (Washington State University)
  • Teaching with Digital Media in Writing Studies: An Exploration of Ethical Responsibilities
    By Toby Coley
    Reviewed by Jenna Pack (University of Arizona)
  • Collaborative Approaches to the Digital in English Studies
    Edited By Laura McGrath
    Reviewed by Mariana Grohowski (Bowling Green State University)

• Fall 2012 — Special Issue: New Media Composition in Community Colleges

  • I Just Found THE Handbook for Teaching Online Composition: Review of Scott Warnock’s Teaching Writing Online: How and Why
    Reviewed by Laura Ballard (GateWay Community College, Arizona)
  • What Role Will Traditional eReaders Play in the Future of Education?
    A Review by Alisa Cooper (Glendale Community College, Arizona)

• Spring 2012

  • VoiceThread
    Reviewed by Katherine Fredlund (Bowling Green State University)
  • From A to <A>: Keywords of Markup
    Edited by Bradley Dilger and Jeff Rice
    Reviewed by Em Hurford (Bowling Green State University)
  • Multiliteracy Centers: Writing Center Work, New Media, and Multimodal Rhetoric
    Edited by David M. Sheridan and James A. Inman
    Reviewed by Estee A. Beck (Bowling Green State University)

• Fall 2011

  • Teaching Writing Online: How and Why
    By Scott Warnock
    Reviewed by Geoffrey Middlebrook (University of Southern California)
  • Toward a Composition Made Whole
    By Jody Shipka
    Reviewed by Chanon Adsanatham (Miami University of Ohio)

• Summer 2011

  • Multimodal Composition: Resources for Teachers
    Edited by Cynthia Selfe
    Reviewed by Maggie Pascoe (Pennsylvania State University)
  • Regards Croisés: Perspectives on Digital Literature
    Edited by Philippe Bootz and Sandy Baldwin
    Reviewed by Amanda Athon (Bowling Green State University)
  • Facebook and Philosophy
    Edited by D.E. Wittkower
    Reviewed by Matt Bridgewater (Bowling Green State University)
  • Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Vol. 1
    Edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky
    Reviewed by Meagan Rodgers (University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma)
  • Success Stories of the Online Languages and Literature Classroom
    Edited by Ian Lancashire
    Reviewed by Michael Salitrynski (Bowling Green State University)

• Fall 2010-Spring 2011

  • A New Input Method for Text: Swype
    Reviewed by Craig A. Meyer (Ohio University)
    
  • Ubuntu
    Reviewed by Ted Freeseman (Bowling Green State University)

• Spring 2010

  • Lingua Fracta: Toward a Rhetoric of New Media
    Written by Collin Gifford Brooke
    Reviewed by Kerri Hauman (Bowling Green State University)
  • The Socially Networked Classroom
    Written by William Kist
    Reviewed by Luke Rodesiler (University of Florida)
  • Technological Ecologies and Sustainability
    Edited by Dànielle DeVoss, Heidi McKee, and Richard Selfe
    Reviewed by Alison Witte (Bowling Green State University)
  • Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom
    Edited by Matt Barton and Robert Cummings
    Reviewed by Jeff Kirchoff (Bowling Green State University)

• Fall 2009 — Special Issue: Composition in the Freeware Age

  • Audacity
    Reviewed by Ethan T. Jordan (Michigan Technological University)
  • Audacity
    Reviewed by Casey J. Rudkin (Michigan Technological University)
  • Citation Sites: Son of Citation Machine, Citation Builder, and KnightCite
    Reviewed by David Ramsey (Miami University)
  • del.icio.us
    Reviewed by Marc Santos (Purdue University)
  • Free Software Tools: FreeMind, LimeSurvey, NeoOffice, Pidgin
    Rreviewed by J. Tirrell (Purdue University)
  • Handbrake
    Reviewed by Ethan T. Jordan (Michigan Technological University)
  • Miro Vodcast Player
    Reviewed by Kevin Hodur (Michigan Technological University)
  • Moodle
    Reviewed by Dana Lynn Driscoll (Purdue University)
  • Open Office
    Reviewed by Joshua Welsh (University of Minnesota)
  • VLC Media Player
    Reviewed by Ethan T. Jordan (Michigan Technological University)
  • Wink
    Reviewed by Richard Rabil Jr. (Texas Tech University)

• Spring 2009

  • The Educational Potential of E-Portfolios: Supporting Personal Development and Reflective Learning
    Written by Lorraine Stefani, Robin Mason, and Chris Pegler
    Reviewed by Brittany Cottrill (Bowling Green State University)
  • Digital Culture, Play, and Identity: A World of Warcraft Reader
    Edited by H. Corneliussen and J. Walker Rettberg
    Reviewed by Jennifer Kavetsky (University of California, Riverside)
  • Using Blogs to Enhance Literacy: The Next Powerful Step in 21st-Century Learning
    Written by Diane Penrod
    Reviewed by Hsaiopoing Wu (University of Texas, San Antonio)

• Spring 2008

  • Multiliteracies for a Digital Age
    Written by Stuart Selber
    Reviewed by Toby Coley (Bowling Green State University)
  • Delivering College Composition: The Fifth Canon
    Edited by Kathleen Blake Yancey
    Reviewed by Erin Dietel-McLaughlin (Bowling Green State University)
  • Virtual Peer Review: Teaching and Learning about Writing in Online Environments
    Written by Lee Ann Kastman Breuch
    Reviewed by Alex Chege (Bowling Green State University)
  • Writing in a Visual Age
    Written by Lee Odell and Susan Katz
    Reviewed by The Students of English 490: Web Writing (University of Findlay)

• Fall 2007 — Special Issue: Online Research

  • A 'New Way to See' Students as Researchers and Writers: A Review of i-cite and i-claim
    Reviewed by James Purdy (Bloomsburg University)

• Spring 2007

  • Digital Youth: Emerging Literacies on the World Wide Web
    Written by Jonathan Alexander
    Reviewed by Meredith Graupner (Bowling Green State University)
  • Integrating Hypertextual Subjects: Computers, Composition, and Academic Labor
    Written by Robert Samuels
    Reviewed by Jen Almjeld (Bowling Green State University)
  • Designing Writing: A Practical Guide
    Written by Mike Palmquist
    Reviewed by Sue Webb (Michigan State University)

• Spring 2006

  • Technology and English Studies: Innovative Professional Paths
    Edited by James Inman and Beth L. Hewett
    Reviewed by James Schirmer (Bowling Green State University)
  • Podcasts, Vodcasts, and ProfCast
    Reviewed by Paul Cesarini (Bowling Green State University)
  • The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
    Written by Ray Kurzweil
    Reviewed by Adam Ellwanger (University of South Carolina)
  • Radical Feminism, Writing, and Critical Agency: From Manifesto to Modem
    Written by Jacqueline Rhodes
    Reviewed by J. A. Rice (University of Florida)

• Fall 2005

  • Literacy in the New Media Age
    Written by Gunther Kress
    Reviewed by Michael Charlton (University of Oklahoma)
  • Composition in Convergence: The Impact of New Media on Writing Assessment
    Written by Diane Penrod
    Reviewed by Eric Stalions (Bowling Green State University)

• Spring 2005

  • Image, Inquiry, and Transformative Practice: Engaging Learners in Creative and Critical Inquiry through Visual Representation
    Edited by Lynn Sanders-Bustle
    Reviewed by Robin Roots (Michigan State University)
  • Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition
    Written by Anne Wysocki, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc
    Reviewed by Elizabeth A. Monske (Louisiana Tech University)

• Fall 2004

  • Into the Blogosphere: A Web Anthology
    Edited by Laura Gurak, Smiljana Antonijevec, Laurie Johnson, Clancy Ratliff, and Jessica Reyman
    Reviewed by Lanette Cadle (Bowling Green State University)
  • Picturing Texts
    Written by Lester Faigley, Diana George, Anna Palchik, and Cynthia Selfe
    Reviewed by Kendra L. Matko (Michigan State University)

• Spring 2004

  • The Flickering Mind: The False Promise of Technology in the Classroom
    Written by Todd Oppenheimer
    Reviewed by Steven D. Krause (Eastern Michigan University)

• Fall 2003

  • Teaching Writing with Computers: An Introduction
    Edited by Pamela Takayoshi and Brian Huot
    Reviewed by Joe Wilferth (Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
  • A Monocultural Alternative: The OpenCD
    Reviewed by Paul Cesarini (Bowling Green State University)

• Spring 2003

  • Internet Invention: From Literacy to Electracy
    Written by Gregory L. Ulmer
    Reviewed by Julie Kearney (Bowling Green State University)

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