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Center Graduate Students: Ligia Mihut
Ligia Ana Mihut is a Ph.D. candidate in the Center for Writing Studies in the English Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Contact Information
248 English Building | MC – 180
Bibliographic Statement
After completing my MA in Teaching English as an International Language (TESOL) with a specialization in Writing Studies, I returned to English, my college major but oscillated between literature and writing studies. Writing Studies eventually lured me with its novelty as a field and the interdisciplinary approach. My research interests are centered on (im)migrant literacies in the context of transnationalism and global flows. In my research, I hope to give voice to “people’s perspective” on language and literacy (see Prof. Anne Dyson’s ethnography class on “people’s perspective”) and to explore ways in which people negotiate physical, cultural or linguistic borders.
Courses Taught
Rhetoric 101-104: Undergraduate Rhetoric Program
Academic Reading and Writing: Intensive English Institute
Special English Class: MBA Program
ESL 506: Oral Communication for ITAs
Other Positions Held
Peer Mentor: Undergraduate Rhetoric Program
Assistant Director: Undergraduate Rhetoric Program
Writing Consultant: Writers’ Workshop
Summer Bridge Tutor
Official SPEAK Tutor and Rater: Center for Teaching Excellence
Research Interests
transnational literacies, composition history, global ethnography, sociohistorical/ sociocultural theory, writing program administration