The Writer's Edge

A showcase of NSU student Julia, recent graduate of the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. In this audio project designed to explore shared meaning making across generations, she brings together clips from the most popular music from 1950 to 2020, letting us hear the evolution of music over time. Her project is titled “Music through the Decades,” and we hope you enjoy it.

An interview with NSU students Kiara, Paula, and Alexis, and NSU faculty member Dr. Nelson Bass, of the NSU Department of Humanities and Politics, about the Nova International Relations Association and their work participating in model United Nations events.

This episode is a short exploration of the concept of "process" as it applies to writing and communication. Stuck in a your writng process? You might need to rethink the strategies you use as you navigate the process. This is the one of a series of short episodes that will be published in-between our standard length episodes in order to explore concepts that all writers should be familiar with.

An interview with NSU faculty Dr. Jeremy Weissman, of the NSU Department of Humanities and Politics, and Dr. Eric Mason, of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, about the emergence of AI text generators such as ChatGPT and their potential effects on the teaching of writing and on education more generally. Note: Cover image of robots chatting provided by AI image generator Dall-E 2.

A showcase of audio productions by four NSU students in the MA in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program: Jordan, Sabrina, Tatayana, and Carlos. Their works are short pieces of nonfiction and fiction both critical and creative, and designed to focus our attention on issues of embodiment, emotion, and identity. We hope you enjoy them.

A showcase of student podcaster 'Aolani, created when she was a graduate student in the NSU Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. In this episode, you’ll hear an audio drama that was inspired by the infamous “War of the Worlds” 1938 radio broadcast and the 2022 attempted insurrection at the US Capitol. Her work invites you to follow along with a fictional radio broadcast as conditions become increasingly dire but leading, as she says, to a “happy, although uncomfortable ending.” It’s titled simply “January 6th” and we hope you enjoy it.

A showcase of a student podcast by Holland, created when she was a graduate student in the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. This episode is an original story called "The Waterfall" that she wrote and recorded, supplemented by background audio she curated to help us hear, as she says, the ”human impact on the natural order of things.”

A showcase of a podcast recorded by two alumni of the NSU Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media, who were concurrently the Director and Assistant Director of NSU Student Media. Listen to hear them explore the sonic history of Flash-based video games in a podcast episode they’ve titled “Directors’ Commentary.”

An intro to some of the Writer's Edge hosts for this semester and a discussion of what it means for our writing and communication center to be returning to in-person consultations after primarily meeting with students remotely for two years.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Rachel, Emma, Julia, and Adit, graduate students in the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. All four work as Graduate Assistant Coordinators in the NSU Writing and Communication Center as part of their social media team. Presented here are two episodes of their “Get Social” podcast where they explore the challenges of engaging audiences and collaborating on social media platforms.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster, Bianca, a graduate student in the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. In a podcast episode titled “See What You Hear,” she explores the soundscape of the everyday world by talking with two guests--Luciana and Vinnie--about how they visualize unknown sounds from the world around them.

An interview with Professor Jessica Muñiz-Collado of the NSU Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, discussing her work composing music for commercial media (including the Writer's Edge theme music), as well as leading music ensembles and teaching music composition through the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters, Nicole and Noemi, who share an episode of their "Parchment to Portrait" podcast where they discuss the differences between the book and movie versions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, focusing on the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

An interview with NSU visiting professor Dr. Darius Cureton about the defense of his dissertation about technology adoption at HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) and the strategies he used for navigating the dissertation writing process. 

An interview with Adam and Mike, the director and assistant director of NSU Student Media (NSU's student-run newspaper, radio station ,and television channel) about the future of student media under their guidance, and the challenges of communicating with students during and post-pandemic.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster Jasmine, a student in the NSU M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric and Digital Media program, who looks at the the state of print and digital design, talks with Dr. Eric Mason of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts about the tools and trajectories of learning to be a designer, and then provides a walkthrough of setting up a document within the popular desktop publishing program, Adobe InDesign. 

A conversation between Writer's Edge hosts Aidan, Bilal, Emma and Eric about gift giving as communication. Includes a discussion of the rhetoric of gift giving and strategies for giving meaningful gifts, especially amid the challenging conditions of the 2021 holiday season.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters, Anthony and Monique, where they discuss the next chapter of storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it shifts toward distributing film and tv shows on the Disney+ platform. 

An interview with Dr. Flo Davis, an NSU Alumna of the speech pathology program where we discuss her new novel, Bloodstone's Jinx, and the challenges and charms of running an independent publishing company, Aces Destiny. Check out their latest books at: https://www.acesdestiny.com/book-catalog .

An intro to the Writer's Edge hosts for this semester and some discussion of our own writing habits. 

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Aidan, Monique, Adam, and Anthony, who discuss the design elements that make a brand distinctive and memorable, from color choices to audio jingles.

An interview with Danielle P. and Melissa V.--WCC staff in charge of our fellows programs--discussing how and why the WCC connects consultants directly with composition and biology courses in order to support student writers.

A conversation with NSU student Dominique, President and founder of the NSU student club Black-American Forum, about engaging with history and the community to support personal development and social progress.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Merly, Holland, and Jieun, who discuss the connection between writing and food, and interview Dr. Carrie Helms Tippen, an author, podcast host, and the director of First-Year Writing and an assistant professor at Chatham University who shares her experiences with food and writing, and teaching students to compose through the lens of food.

An interview with Jomari and Frank of NSU RadioX (88.5FM) about the work that goes into producing radio programming and supporting local music. Check them out and listen online at http://www.nova.edu/radiox/.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster Tatyana, who introduces us to the study of sonic rhetoric and explores the possibilities of sonic literacy and hip hop pedagogy in the composition classroom.

A discussion between Writer's Edge hosts Emma and Eric discussing communicating thankfulness. Includes a discussion of writing thank you notes and a compilation of voices from the NSU Writing and Communication Center stating what they are thankful for this semester and holiday season.

An interview with retiring NSU professor Dr. Christine Jackson reflecting on a career of writing and teaching, and studying and writing detective fiction.

An interview with NSU students Darby, Julia, Kaeleigh, and Mia, who are involved as writers, directors, actors, and technicians in NSU theater productions, to discuss their recent project, The Mayfly, and the production of live theater during a pandemic.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Kaitlin, Nicole, and Sabrina in an episode they call "Editorial VS Creative Writing," in which they discuss the differences between these two types of writing and recall their favorite experiences composing and reading both.

An interview with Nikki Chasteen, Assistant Director of the NSU Writing and Communication Center, discussing thesis writing, helping other writers, and transitioning from student to full-time employee in the midst of a pandemic.