Kirk Astle
Assistant Professor
He/Him/His
Office: 299 Bessey Hall
Email: astlekir@msu.edu
Research Areas
Online Teaching and Learning, Theories of Intelligences
Profile
Kirk Astle analyzes power formations through literary analyses of fictional representations as well as rhetorical analyses of non-fictional and professional texts. Having (re)written policies and curricula to accommodate growing levels of scale and greater accessibility, as well as to eradicate exclusionary educational practices whether conscious or unconsciously crafted, Dr. Astle finds oppressive formations can be eroded and replaced with increasing degrees of effective, constructive, and just discourses and practices.
Education
PhD, Michigan State University
MA, Northern Michigan University
BS, Northern Michigan Universtiy
Selected Courses Taught
WRA 101: Writing as Inquiry
WRA 195H: Writing as Inquiry (Honors)
RCAH 326: Topics in Community Engagement “Representations of Mass Incarceration”
Research or Academic Affiliations
Modern Language Association