Hi all,
I’m writing on behalf of the CCCC Medical Rhetoric Standing Group (MRSG)
<https://medicalrhetoric.com/about-2/cccc-standing-group/> with details for
our upcoming programming at CCCC 2026 in Cleveland next month! Please
consider adding these events to your calendar and joining MRSG at our
annual gatherings – and see the attached map for key locations. 🙂
– *Thursday, March 5, from 12:15-1:30 p.m.,* *MRSG Sponsored Roundtable*
– Medical Rhetoric Roundtable: "Conference as Care in Rhetorics of
Health and Medicine"
– This roundtable invites conversation on how rhetorics of health and
medicine contribute to and are shaped by the act of
conferencing—as method,
as praxis, and as care—through dialogue, pedagogy, digital spaces, and
narrative reframing.
– Roundtable Leader: priyanka ganguly; Presenters: Melissa GuadrĂłn,
Christa Teston, Lilly Campbell, Elena Kalodner-Martin, Marissa McKinley,
and Linda Smith-Brecheisen
– *Location*: Atrium Ballroom D, Huntington Convention Center; Room
Level: Atrium Floor 1
– Session Code 2: B.3
– Tags: Roundtable Session; Theory, Research Methodologies, and Praxis
– *Thursday, March 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., MRSG Business Meeting*
– The Medical Rhetoric Standing Group (MRSG) invites scholars,
teachers, and anyone else interested in the intersection of rhetoric,
research, health and medicinal practices, patient advocacy, scholarship,
and teaching to join us at our annual business meeting where we will
discuss ideas, make connections, and plan our work for
2026-2027. Everyone
is welcome!
– *Location*: Room 21, Huntington Convention Center; Room Level:
Exhibit Hall Level C2
– Session Code 2: TSIG.12
– *Thursday, March 5, 7:45 p.m., MRSG Social (Dinner and/or Drinks!) *
– Butcher & the Brewer, 2043 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
– Website for restaurant here <https://www.butcherandthebrewer.com/>;
See its location also on the CCCC 2026 Hospitality Guide here
<https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ddXv2ZUOMleDIUohXm6ktKSLBEIbF2U&ll=41.49914649999999%2C-81.69001320000001&z=11>
for
reference
– *Friday, March 6, 10 a.m. carpool meetup, MRSG Field Trip to Case
Western Reserve University’s Dittrick Medical History Center
<https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/> *
– The center is expecting our group at 10:30 a.m. Since it is
unfortunately not within walking distance, we are planning to *meet
in the lobby of the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
(Atrium Floor
1, near the Starbucks – see attached map!) at 10:00 a.m.* so that we
can coordinate Lyft carpools!
Any questions, please let me know – and looking forward to seeing some of
you in Cleveland!
All the best,
AP
[image: Kennesaw State University]
Amanda Rose Pratt, Ph.D.
*Assistant Professor of Rhetoric of Science
**Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) Teaching Assistant (TA) Coordinator*
Department of English
440 Bartow Ave NW
Room 173, MD 2701
Kennesaw, GA 30144
e: apratt27