Agency… Rewriting the Future 10 Feb 201515 Feb 2015 A recent article in the The New York Times ("Writing Your Way to Happiness") talked about the research by psychologists such as Timothy Wilson who maintain that writing can lead…
Uncategorized Polymedia and sustaining relationships 1 Nov 2014 Still rolling over in my head the great conversation we had in class this week in my Composing Identities graduate seminar. Now that the class is well underway I want…
Uncategorized Yes, But Are You Having Fun? 3 Oct 2013 Irv Peckham, who teaches writing at LSU and whose work I have always admired, stirred up a lively conversation on the WPA-L email list this week (is an email list…
Agency… How Does it Feel to be Literate? 9 May 2013 In the work I've been doing this spring I keep coming back to questions of agency. What allows - or constrains - people from engaging in literacy practices. And more…
Digital Media… Agency 18 Jan 201116 Jun 2011 It was a fascinating conversation in class the other night, with a lot of good ideas circulating. What has continued to rattle around in my head is the question of…