The Department of Language, Literature, and Communication at Rensselaer is an internationally recognized center for interdisciplinary education, research, and theory development. Our programs prepare students to understand traditional and emerging communication technologies from a variety of perspectives, including communication studies, rhetorical studies, human-computer interaction, media and game studies, technical communication, composition, and graphic design. In addition to these strengths in theory and research, our graduates excel at designing and producing usable and appealing content for contemporary communication contexts.
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Pixels Gallery
Pixels is an online gallery that showcases creative work (art, design, short fiction and poetry) by current students, alumni and faculty in the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication. It also documents, through high resolution photos, on-site graphics exhibitions in the Vertical Gallery and Dean's Lounge of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences located in Russell Sage Laboratory.
Recent news
LL&C PhD student Raymond A. Lutzky will present a paper at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) 2012 Convention in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 26-29. The paper, entitled "Persuasive Technology: Transition to a Rhetorical Perspective," won the top student paper award for ECA's Communication and Technology Interest Group.
Read MoreLL&C's Second Annual HCI Symposium was held Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., in Sage 3101.
Read MoreLL&C PhD graduate Steven B. Katz is profiled in Clemson University's Feature Stories for his substantial contributions to scientific communication.
Read MoreLee Sheldon's "Gamification" of the classroom is highlighted in a recent interview in Forbes magazine.
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