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Education
B.A. Colorado State University
M.A. Rice University
David Messmer is a Ph.D. candidate at Rice in the English Department. He studies late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American literature, with a focus on African American literature.
In addition to his literary studies, David has taught several courses at Rice, including several writing and communication courses. In his classes David uses a variety of media (essays, television, movies, magazine ads, etc.) to introduce students to multiple ways of conveying an argument, and then helps students incorporate these techniques into a consistent writing practice.
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