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Conference Info:
Keynotes 2010: Sirc
& Anson
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"Composition as Mixtape" by Geoffrey Sirc, University of Minnesota
Friday, April 2, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
"In this
talk, I'd like to think critically about the key genre we've used to teach
(and practice) college writing--the essay. To do so, I'd like to look at
other compositional forms (in art and music) that use a different sort of
text grammar in order to see what possibilities this might have for the
teaching and practice of writing."
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Geoffrey Sirc is professor of English at the University of Minnesota.
His areas of professional interest include popular culture; the
history, theory and practice of writing instruction; and new media.
He has published in many of the leading journals in the field; among
his publications is English Composition as a Happening, which
won the 2003 Winterowd Award for Outstanding Book in the field of
Composition Theory. For more, see
http://english.cla.umn.edu/faculty/profile.php?UID=sirc. For
a video interview, see
http://english.cla.umn.edu/faculty/videoInterviews.html.
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“Standards, Vernaculars, and Engagement: Local Lessons from Global
English(es)” by Chris Anson, North Carolina State University
Saturday, April 3, 1:10-2:10 pm
"The rapid
spread of English as a global language has created interesting tensions
between those who advocate for standardization (usually based on
native-language models from the U.K. and the U.S.) and those who embrace
the continued repurposing, intermixing, and adaptation of English to local
cultures, emerging genres, creative impulses, and communicative needs.
These global tensions offer a useful context for rethinking more local
concerns about students' academic writing, especially in relation to their
engagement in the kinds of projects academics construct for them compared
to the kinds of projects that engage them outside of school."
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Chris Anson is University Distinguished Professor and Director of the
Campus Writing and Speaking Program at North Carolina State
University. A scholar of writing, language, and literacy, he has
published 15 books and over 90 journal articles and book chapters, and
has spoken at conferences and universities across the U.S. and in 21
other countries. He has participated in over $1 million in grants and
has received numerous awards, including the State of Minnesota Higher
Education Teaching Excellence Award and the Morse-Alumni Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. For more, see
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Dr. Geoffrey Sirc
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Dr. Chris Anson |
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