Byron Hawk

Byron Hawk is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. His work bridges rhetoric, composition, digital humanities, and new materialist theory.

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington (2000)

Research Interests include:

• Histories and historiographies of rhetoric and composition
• Sonic rhetoric and writing with sound
• Posthumanism and new materialist theory
• Digital writing and networked humanities

Publication Trends show sustained engagement with materiality in rhetoric, sonic practices in composition, and interdisciplinary methodologies combining digital tools with theoretical frameworks.

Scientific Recognition:

• W. Ross Winterowd Award winner (2007)
• MLA Mina Shaughnessy Prize honorable mention (2008)

Professional Activities include invited workshops on sonic rhetorics, new materialism, and gesture ecologies at institutions like University of Texas and Indiana University, with numerous conference presentations at RSA and CCCC.