Beck Wise teaches and researches in professional, technical and academic writing, with specialisations in the rhetoric of science, visual communication, writing in digital environments, and gender studies.
Current research projects include:
Journal Article: A dialogue on public health celebrities during COVID-19
Derkatch, Colleen, Kondrlik, Kristin, Wang, Hua and Wise, Beck (2024). A dialogue on public health celebrities during COVID-19. Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, 7 (1).
Journal Article: Platform rhetoric and fan labour as the building blocks of LEGO Ideas
Holland, Travis and Wise, Beck (2023). Platform rhetoric and fan labour as the building blocks of LEGO Ideas. M / C Journal, 26 (3). doi: 10.5204/mcj.2946
Conference Publication: Transformative feminist design in technical writing
Wise, Beck and Hawkins, Tekla (2023). Transformative feminist design in technical writing. Writing Research Across Borders, Oslo, Norway, 18-22 February 2023.
The Affective Dimension of Academic Writing at University
Doctor Philosophy
Language accessibility in professional writing
Doctor Philosophy
Chasing Changelings: Re-visioning Autism Aesthetic and Myth in Theatre
Doctor Philosophy
"Anti-racist X-rays?": color-blind racism and the "universal" body
Wise, Beck (2022). "Anti-racist X-rays?": color-blind racism and the "universal" body. One size does not fit all: undressing the performance of bodies in popular culture. (pp. 229-248) edited by Sarah S. LeBlanc and K. Megan Hopper. Lanham, MD, United States: Lexington Books.
Making a persuasive infographic
Wise, Beck, Ruskiewicz, John and Dolmage, Jay (2018). Making a persuasive infographic. How to write anything: a guide and reference. (pp. Unknown-Unknown) edited by John J. Ruszkiewicz and Jay T. Dolmage. Boston, MA USA: Bedford/St. Martin's.
A dialogue on public health celebrities during COVID-19
Derkatch, Colleen, Kondrlik, Kristin, Wang, Hua and Wise, Beck (2024). A dialogue on public health celebrities during COVID-19. Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, 7 (1).
Platform rhetoric and fan labour as the building blocks of LEGO Ideas
Holland, Travis and Wise, Beck (2023). Platform rhetoric and fan labour as the building blocks of LEGO Ideas. M / C Journal, 26 (3). doi: 10.5204/mcj.2946
Wise, Beck, Lyons, Simone and Waterbright, Siall (2022). “I wrote to become part of that discourse community”: developing writerly identity and agency in an online writing course. Text, 26 (Special issue 69). doi: 10.52086/001c.57759
Sellberg, Karin, Stephens, Elizabeth, Efstathiadou, Anna, Pillai, Suja, Yamada, Kazuki and Wise, Beck (2020). Medical humanities research showcase: the emergence of a new trans-disciplinary field in a time of precarity. Continuum, 34 (6), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/10304312.2020.1842121
Wise, Beck and Van Luyn, Ariella (2020). Not ‘all writing is creative writing’ and that’s OK: inter/disciplinary collaboration in writing and writing studies. Text: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, 24 (2). doi: 10.52086/001c.23485
“Not-so-invisible mending”: developing editing skills in large online classes through visible labour
Wise, Beck, Van Luyn, Ariella and Cantrell, Kate (2020). “Not-so-invisible mending”: developing editing skills in large online classes through visible labour. Research in Online Literacy Education, 3 (1)
Fetal postitions: fetal visualization, public art, and abortion politics
Wise, Beck (2018). Fetal postitions: fetal visualization, public art, and abortion politics. Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, 1 (3–4), 296-322. doi: 10.5744/rhm.2018.1015
Transformative feminist design in technical writing
Wise, Beck and Hawkins, Tekla (2023). Transformative feminist design in technical writing. Writing Research Across Borders, Oslo, Norway, 18-22 February 2023.
Roundtable: The future of writing and writing studies in the Asia-Pacific
Wise, Beck, Walker, Amelia, Miller, Benjamin, Bjork, Collin, Gerrard, Hannah, Brantner, Mark, Henningsgaard, Per, Cooley, Suban Nur and Thomas, Susan (2022). Roundtable: The future of writing and writing studies in the Asia-Pacific. Australasian Assocation of Writing Programs, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia, 28-30 November 2022.
Roundtable on the addition of medicine under the ARST umbrella
Derkatch, Colleen, Graham, S. Scott, Majdik, Zoltan, Melonçon, Lisa, Robvais, Racquel and Wise, Beck (2022). Roundtable on the addition of medicine under the ARST umbrella. Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology and Medicine Pre-Conference at National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, United States, 16-20 November 2022.
‘Just getting on with it’: Rhetorical framings of risk and control in Australia’s COVID response
Wise, Beck (2022). ‘Just getting on with it’: Rhetorical framings of risk and control in Australia’s COVID response. Rhetoric Society of America, Baltimore, MD, United States, 26-29 May 2022.
Local impacts of transnational health communication: COVID and control in Melbourne’s tower lockdown
Wise, Beck and Hickman, Amy (2022). Local impacts of transnational health communication: COVID and control in Melbourne’s tower lockdown. Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology and Medicine Pre-Conference, Rhetoric Society of America, Baltimore, MD, United States, 25 May 2022.
The place of writing at Australian universities: Policies and practices
Huber, Bernadette and Wise, Beck (2022). The place of writing at Australian universities: Policies and practices. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL, United States, 9-12 March 2022.
Wise, Beck (2020). ‘They are not qualified to call themselves counsellors’: Abortion care, professional expertise and policy in New South Wales, Australia. Rhetoric Society of America, Baltimore, MD, United States, 21-24 May 2020.
Wise, Beck, Lyons, Simone and Waterbright, Siall (2019). Developing disciplinary literacies in multimajor classes: a grounded analysis of student research in a Writing About Writing class. Australasian Association of Writing Programs, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 25-27 November 2019.
The multi-faceted nature of access in online learning environments
Wise, Beck (2019). The multi-faceted nature of access in online learning environments. Computers and Writing, East Lansing, MI, United States, 20-22 June 2019.
Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?”
Wise, Beck (2020, 08 09). Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?” The Conversation
The Affective Dimension of Academic Writing at University
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Language accessibility in professional writing
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Chasing Changelings: Re-visioning Autism Aesthetic and Myth in Theatre
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: