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 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…
Uncategorized… Rashomon for Researchers 18 May 201318 May 2013 One of the great gifts this spring has been the opportunity to sit down and talk with brilliant, insightful people and just have the time to explore ideas together. Last…
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…