Best Academic Weblog

I was very happy to hear that this year’s Kairos John Lovas Memorial Academic Weblog Award, for the academic weblog which has made a significant contribution to the field of rhetoric and composition, goes to Clancy Ratliff’s CultureCat.

As a public intellectual who regularly engages other academic webloggers both within and beyond composition and rhetoric, Clancy has long been at the leading edge of discussions of new and emerging intersections of technology, rhetoric, and pedagogy. Her blog entries maintain an engaging and often witty balance between the academic and the personal, and she’s a reliable leader in pointing to new resources, new developments, and new debates in our field. Finally, she’s generous in her linking practices, and has been responsible for helping more than a few new academic bloggers get established.

I can’t think of a more deserving recipient. Give Clancy your congratulations at KNews or at CultureCat.