Dr. William Archibald

Assistant Professor of English/Writing Studies; Director, Chryst Writing Center

Dr. William Archibald

Contact Information

William.Archibald@millersville.edu

Office: Chryst 104
Phone: (717) 871-7388

Website

Spring 2020

M: 11:00-12:00 & 2:00-3:00
T: 9:00-11:00
W: 11:00-12:00 & 2:00-3:00
Comments: and by appointment

Degrees

  • B.A., University of Iowa
  • M.A., California State University-San Bernadino
  • Ph.D. English, University of North Dakota

Specializations

  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Visual Rhetoric
  • Distance Education/Computers in the Classroom

Interests

Samuel Johnson, Decadence

University/Program Connections

Passions & Distractions

  • Creative Non-fiction
  • The Sixties
  • Film
  • Gardening & Landscaping

Courses Taught

  • English 110: English Composition
  • English 311: Advanced Composition
  • English 331: Modern Rhetorical Criticism
  • English 331: Memoir Writing
  • English 340: Visual Rhetoric
  • English 472/672: Writing Workshop/Rhetoric and Composition Seminar

Sample Publications

  • "Rhetoric, Technology, and Community in the Composition Classroom" (dissertation)
  • "Student Resistance to All Laptops All of the Time: How it Can Change Your Teaching" The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association. 33.2 (Spring 2000): 27-38.