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Candice Rai is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Washington. Her academic focus includes Rhetorical Theory, Public Material Rhetorics, and Community-Engaged Pedagogy. With a B.F.A. from Roosevelt University and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, she has extensively researched the intersections between rhetorical studies and composition studies. Rai's work emphasizes urban justice and critical place-based approaches, aiming to understand and engage with the ways language and culture intersect with material conditions in daily life. She has authored the book 'Democracy’s Lot: Rhetoric, Publics, Places Invention' (University of Alabama Press, 2016), which examines the rhetoric of democracy in diverse Chicago neighborhoods. Her most recent publication, 'Rhetorical Climatology' (Michigan State Press, 2023), co-authored with several colleagues, explores themes of institutional and environmental rhetoric. Rai previously directed the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Washington from 2014 to 2021 and currently serves as the faculty coordinator for the UW High School dual-enrollment writing program.
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