Citation: Addison, Joanne. “Narrative as Method and Methodology in Socially Progressive Research.” Practicing Research in Writing Studies, ed. by Katrina M. Powell and Pamela Takayoshi, Hampton Press, 2012, pp. 372-383. Summary: In her study of narrative within the realm of research, Joanne Addison introduces the reader to a methodology that often draws criticism from the […]
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Emotional Literacy
I’ve been struggling with the formation of this project, going back and forth, questioning the practicality and concreteness of my various ideas. Always my first inclination is to return to my (Catholic) social justice background and nothing we’ve addressed in this class fits more comfortably into that space than Freire. I asked myself how I […]
Literacy over Learned Rules
Dear Student C, Thank you so much for your vulnerability and for exhibiting such thoughtfulness throughout this essay. I am so impressed by your introduction of this new emotion, “gansable,” and think that you do an excellent job of fully realizing the birth, effects, and the eventual overcoming of this term. I think the […]
“Good Writing” as Myth
I don’t know when the fear of writing became so widespread amongst incoming undergraduates, but it is certainly something that weighs heavily on the minds of my students. On the first day of classes, I had several students raise their hands when they came to the paragraph in my syllabus that discussed “good writing.” Although […]
“Finding a Voice: Reconciling Discourses in Student Work”
Citation: Fraser, Gordon. “Finding a Voice: Reconciling Discourses in Student Work.” The WAC Journal, vol. 20, Nov. 2009, pp. 63-74. Web. Summary: In his essay “Finding a Voice: Reconciling Discourses in Student Work,” Gordon Fraser explores the struggles instructors face when introducing first year students to “academic writing” and the complexities that such a “skill” […]
Storytelling and Academic Discourse: Including More Voices in the Conversation
Citation: Mlynarczyk, Rebecca. “Storytelling and Academic Discourse: Including More Voices in the Conversation.” The Journal of Basic Writing 33:1 (2014): 4-22. Web. Summary: Since the start of her academic career, Rebecca Mlynarczyk has struggled with the relationship, or supposed lack-there-of that exists between what the academic world defines as “narrative” or “personal” writing and “academic writing,” […]
Economy of Literacy
I have to start with something of an embarrassing confession: when I first read the prompt, I did read the word “ecosystem” as the word “economy.” I thought that was an oddly specific consideration, but by the time I realized my mistake I had sort of a hard time letting it go. I think it […]