Lee E. Brasseur
Encyclopedia
Lee Ellen Brasseur is an American Professor
of technical communication at the Department of English
at the Illinois State University
, and expert in the field of visualization
, known from her 2003 book "Visualizing Technical Information: A Cultural Critique".
, an M.A. at Eastern Michigan University
, and an D.A. from the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor.
In 1990 she started working at the Department of English at the Illinois State University
. Until 2005 she has been teaching courses in visual rhetoric and technical writing. From 1998 to 1999 she was Director of the Technical Writing Program at Illinois State University. She served as Associate Chair, Department of English at Illinois State University. She has been working as consultant for several publishing firms. And since 1999 she is Editorial Reviewer for the journal Technical Communication Quarterly.
In 1994 Brasseur received a Nomination for University Research Initiative Award by the College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
. In 2004 she received a College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Research Award in the Humanities in 2004 also from the Illinois State University.
Articles, a selection:
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of technical communication at the Department of English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
at the Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
, and expert in the field of visualization
Information visualization
Information visualization is the interdisciplinary study of "the visual representation of large-scale collections of non-numerical information, such as files and lines of code in software systems, library and bibliographic databases, networks of relations on the internet, and so forth".- Overview...
, known from her 2003 book "Visualizing Technical Information: A Cultural Critique".
Biography
Brasseur received a B.A. from Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, an M.A. at Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
, and an D.A. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor.
In 1990 she started working at the Department of English at the Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
. Until 2005 she has been teaching courses in visual rhetoric and technical writing. From 1998 to 1999 she was Director of the Technical Writing Program at Illinois State University. She served as Associate Chair, Department of English at Illinois State University. She has been working as consultant for several publishing firms. And since 1999 she is Editorial Reviewer for the journal Technical Communication Quarterly.
In 1994 Brasseur received a Nomination for University Research Initiative Award by the College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
. In 2004 she received a College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Research Award in the Humanities in 2004 also from the Illinois State University.
Publications
Lee E. Brasseur has written several articles and a book.- 1997. New American families : Chinese daughters and their single mothers : adoption stories about hope and love from Our Chinese Daughters Foundation. Compiled and edited with Jane A. Liedtke. Bloomington, IL : Our Chinese Daughters Foundation.
- 2003. Visualizing Technical Information: A Cultural Critique. Amityville, NY : Baywood Publ.
Articles, a selection:
- 2001. "Critiquing the Culture of Computer Graphing Practices". In: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. Vol 31, nr.1. pp. 27-39.
- 2004. "Contesting the Objectivist Paradigm: Gender Issues in the Technical and Professional Communication Curriculum". In: Central Works in Technical Communication. Edited by Johndan Johnson-Eilola and Stuart A. Selber. Oxford press.
- 2005. "Florence Nightingale's Visual Rhetoric in the Rose Diagrams." In: Technical Communication Quarterly 14: 2.
External links
- Homepage at the Dept. of English, Illinois State University.
- Lee Brasseur profile at the Dept. of English, Illinois State University.