On Thursday the 17th we met to discuss the new textbooks in English 1010 and 2010. Lynn Kilpatrick presented information on Academic Inquiry and we had a discussion about Faigley’s Writing a guide for college and beyond. If you have not told Christine which book you are using for the fall, please contact her soon. You do not have to switch from the Allyn and Bacon custom pub till the spring but many are choosing to do so before.
The 2nd annual Conference on Writing and Social Justice took place on Saturday April the 19th. See an outline of the program below. We will hold this conference again next year and would love to have adjuncts participate. It’s a unique opportunity for ungraduate students (especially at a community college) to present a paper or other creative work. Look for upcoming announcements about next year’s conference and please support the conference by announcing it to students and helping them develop presentations.
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9:30-10 Conference Registration
10-11: Panel: Contemporary Languages of Racism
Participants: Mildred Sparks, Joe Gallegos, LaShawn Williams, & Randy Eggert
11-12 Session One
Brittany Black—Interracial Marriage
Jeremy Robert “Furb” Furbish—“The Little Black Boy” v. “Indigo Spirit”: The Color Commentary
of a Cape Cod Red Neck
Kim Nordmeyer—Language and Racism: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
12-12:30: break/snacks
12:30-1:30 Session Two
James Clark—Winters of Hate
Dorenda Huffstickler—A Southern Woman’s Response to The “N” Word
Melissa Gillett—Language Barriers
1:30-2:30: Session Three: Academia and the 1st Amendment
Participants: Besty Auwerda, Adriana Stidham, & Jamie Wheeler
