Michael J. Faris

Michael J. Faris is a Professor in the Department of English at Texas Tech University and serves as Department Chair. His research spans digital rhetoric, feminist and queer rhetorics, technical communication pedagogy, and writing program administration. He is Editor of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.

• Academic Focus: Digital rhetoric, queer theory, and multimodal literacies.
• Editorial Role: Leads Kairos, a pioneering open-access journal in digital humanities.
• Key Projects: Collaborated on remediating Joyce Locke Carter's CCCC Chair's Address into an experimental video, published in Kairos (2017).
• Publications: Authored works on queer approaches to sex education, affect in networked writing, and critical making in rhetoric.

His recent work explores queer ethics, ecocomposition, and multimodal pedagogies in first-year writing programs. Articles emphasize intersections of technology, affect, and marginalized identities. Collaborative projects like the 2016 CCCC address remediation highlight his commitment to innovative digital scholarship and graduate mentorship.