Title
Disrupting the Stories We Tell: Emotion, Identity, and Embodiment in the Writing Center
Event Name/Location
International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Annual Conference / Atlanta, GA
Event Name
International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Annual Conference
Event Location
Atlanta, GA
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Publication Date
10-13-2018
Keywords
IWCA1814A
Abstract
Stories shape the work that we do, producing both reassurance and dissonance as we reconcile reproduced lore to lived reality. This panel seeks to disrupt our understandings of how narratives are constructed, circulated, and utilized in writing center scholarship by attending to the affective dimen- sions of writing center work. Building on the work of scholars such as Nancy Grimm, Harry Denny, and Rebecca Jackson, we will argue for a more complex understanding of writing center narratives that mobilize affect to create more equitable conditions for teaching and learning. After two brief presentations situating attendees in these conversations, we will engage participants in role-playing activities to help rethink how attending to emotions in writing center administration can alter the work we do.
NSUWorks Citation
Concannon, Kelly A.; Mason, Eric; Morris, Janine; and Fitzgerald Ralston, Devon, "Disrupting the Stories We Tell: Emotion, Identity, and Embodiment in the Writing Center" (2018). Communication, Media, and Arts Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures. 481.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcas_dcma_facpres/481
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Session 14
1:15 - 2:30pm