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James Wynn

Professor of English

Area of Study

Professional Writing, Rhetoric, Technical Writing and Communication, Argument Studies

Bio

James Wynn has been with the Department of English at Â鶹¹ÙÍø since 2006 and is currently serving as the director of the Rhetoric Program. His research and teaching explore science, mathematics, and public policy from a rhetorical perspective. He has written books on how mathematics gets argued into science (Evolution by the Numbers (2012)) and how the internet and internet-connected devices have supported and shaped the development of citizen science (Citizen Science in the Digital Age (2017)). He has also edited and contributed chapters to Arguing with Numbers (2021), a collection on rhetoric and mathematics. James teaches classes in Rhetoric of Science, Rhetoric and Public Policy, Climate Change, Argumentation, Science Communication, and Professional and Technical Writing.

Research Keywords: science, mathematics, climate change, citizen science, science communication, digital humanities, argument, public policy

Education

• PhD, University of Maryland, 2006
• MA, Case Western Reserve University, 2000
• BS, Eastern Michigan University, 1994

Publications

Books

Citizen Science in the Digital Age: Reshaping Communication and Argument. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2017.
http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Citizen-Science-in-the-Digital-Age,6493.aspx

Evolution by Numbers: The Origins of Mathematical Argument in Biology. Anderson,
South Carolina: Parlor P, 2012.
https://parlorpress.com/products/evolution-by-the-numbers-the-origins-of-mathematical-argument-in-biology

Edited Collections

James Wynn and G. Mitchell Reyes. Arguing with Numbers: Essays at the Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics. University Park: Penn State Univ. Press, 2021. https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08881-5.html

Curriculum Vitae