Louisiana Association for
College
Composition
LACC 2009:
November 13-14, 2009
LACC 2009, "The Power of Words: Giving Thanks"
Those who write clearly have readers. Those who write obscurely have commentators. — Albert Camus
The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing. — Ken MacLeod
We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. — Kurt Vonnegut
CFP
A conference seeking papers, presentations, and panels focusing on teaching writing at all levels.
What
is the new work of composing in the midst of the rapidly changing
technologies and communicative forms that characterize contemporary
life? We invite proposals for any topic related to the conference
theme, including, but not limited to:
- how do new technologies change the ways we understand the work of composing;
- how does access, materiality, or economics affect composing within and outside the university;
- what are relations between new and old media; between textual,visual, and aural modes;
- what are our responsibilities as teachers, scholars,practitioners;
- where do we locate disciplinary identity?
We
also seek topics on literature, technical writing, web 2.0, social
media, and readings from creative writing works. Contributions are
invited in the form of papers or presentations of creative work of
roughly 20 minutes maximum, to be followed by an additional 10 minutes
of questions and discussion. We welcome panels discussing topics of
interest such as dual enrollment, using technology in the writing class
and/or writing labs, and teaching and developing writing classes online.
Submissions
will be peer-reviewed and may be considered for publication in the
proceedings of the conference. Abstracts should be no more than 300
words in length. Please include name, contact address (preferably
e-mail), and university affiliation, along with the title or topic, and
any audio-visual requirements. The deadline for the submission of
abstracts is October 15th, 2009. E-mailed attachments should be in
Microsoft Word format. A brief 100-word biography should also be
included for the conference program. Abstracts can be e-mailed to Donna
Rhorer (conference chair) at: rhorer@ulm.edu.
Lodging: Jameson Inn
West Monroe, LA
213 Constitution Drive
West Monroe, Louisiana 71292
Phone: 318-361-0750
Fax: 318-361-0751
E-Mail: westmonroe.la@jamesoninns.com
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