Dr. Jamie Berthel
Composition Instructor

Office: CT214
E-mail: jberthel@dacc.edu
Phone: 443-8725

Courses Taught:
Rhetoric I & II
Technical Communication
 

Educational Background
I received my B.A. from Illinois State University in Allied Arts, my M.A. from Western Illinois University in Literature, and my D.A. (Doctor of Arts) in Rhetoric from Illinois State University.

A rhetoric and writing specialist, Dr. Berthel is liberally educated.  Her undergraduate degree, a contract major in Allied Arts, consisted of performance arts courses in Music, Theater, Art, Dance, and Film Studies.  Her M.A. is in Literature, equally British and American.  Her dissertation is a marriage of occidental and oriental rhetorics.  Using paradox and postmodern theories of critical thinking, her courses emphasize the role of S/subjectivity in popular culture and "process" composition.  A socratic method educator, Berthel often teaches without a textbook.

Personal Information
By night, Berthel performs jazz standards in the night club she owns and operates with her husband, who is a financial advisor and securities broker.

Teaching Philosophy
"Your mind is not in your head. Your head is in your mind."