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Performing Student, Teacher, and Tutor of Writing: Negotiating Ideas of Writing in a First-year Writing Course and Writing Center Tutorials
Title
Performing Student, Teacher, and Tutor of Writing: Negotiating Ideas of Writing in a First-year Writing Course and Writing Center Tutorials
Author
Courtney, Jennifer
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Language arts, Rhetoric
Description
Based upon the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky, Bakhtin, Bourdieu, Holland et al. and the work of composition scholars such as Welch, Brannon et al., and Bousquet et al., who oppose neoliberal privatization, this qualitative study explores how ...
Affiliation and Participation: What Fannish Practices Can Tell Us About Building Community in the Writing Center
Title
Affiliation and Participation: What Fannish Practices Can Tell Us About Building Community in the Writing Center
Author
Mayfield, Hannah
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Rhetoric
Description
This thesis examines the discursive activity of participatory fannish practices and the opportunities they afford the university writing center in responding to student writing. The project begins with an analysis of participatory fandom; specific...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Writer's Identity
Title
What We Talk About When We Talk About Writer's Identity
Author
Cortez, Jessie
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Rhetoric
Description
Although it is used by some first-year writing (FYW) instructors to help students improve their writing, the term "writer’s identity" does not have a clear, agreed-upon definition. This study therefore investigates the use of "writer’s identity" i...