Journal: The Journal of The Kenneth Burke Society. He earned his Ph.D. from Clemson University in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design in 2014 following dissertation research into the emergent nature of rhetorical cannon of memory in post-humanistic conditions. His research interests surround the intersections of rhetorics with interactive medias (gaming and play, literacies/electracies, user experience design, networked writing(s), new approaches to scholarly publishing). Dr. Southergill teaches various professional writing, theories, and histories of rhetoric, and user-experience/interaction design courses.