Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Laura Greenfield on Writing Center as a Space of Resistance
What's your understanding of radicalism in the context of writing centers? How do we incorporate resistance to power, privilege, and standard language ideology into writing center work?
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Genie Giaimo on Wellness and Care in the Writing Center
For this week's Summer Rewind, here is an episode with Genie Giaimo which was released a little over a year ago.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Asao Inoue on Writing Centers and Antiracist Pedadogies
We recorded our conversation with Asao Inoue in January 2021. A lot of what we discussed stays timely and relevant. Here's Part 2.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Asao Inoue on Labor-based Contract Grading and the Writing Classroom
We bring back our conversation with Asao Inoue for your enjoyment this week. For listening on your mobile devices, find Slow Agency on Anchor, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Meet Two of the WLN Journal Editors: Ted Roggenbuck and Karen Johnson
For this week's Summer Rewind, we go back to the inaugural episode of Slow Agency. We recorded this episode in November 2020. Readers, we hope this episode inspires you to contribute to WLN.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Violeta Molina-Natera on Writing Centers in Latin America
In this week's Summer Rewind, we bring back our episode with Violeta Molina-Natera on the writing center landscape in Latin America. There was a soccer game happening between Colombia and Ecuador while we were recording this episode.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Jose Lai and Allen Ho on WAC and the Peer Tutoring Scheme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
In this week's Summer Rewind, we invite you to revisit our conversation with Drs. Jose Lai and Allen Ho. We were amazed at the scale of English Across the Curriculum and Writing Across the Curriculum efforts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This is truly inspiring for writing center and writing studies communities across the globe.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Rose Richards on the Writing Center Landscape in South Africa
What do writing centers look like in the South African context? In this week's Summer Rewind, we feature the episode with Dr. Rose Richards from Season 2. For listening on your mobile devices, follow Slow Agency on Anchor, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Muriel Harris on the Origin of WLN and Internationalizing Writing Centers
This week on Summer Rewind, we'd like to spotlight an episode with the WLN founder Muriel 'Mickey' Harris on the origin of WLN and internationalizing writing centers. We recorded this episode exactly a year and a week ago in June 2021.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Susan Lawrence and Terry Myers Zawacki on Approaches to Supporting Graduate Students in the Writing Center
On this week's Summer Rewind, here is an episode with Susan Lawrence and Terry Myers Zawacki about their edited collection Re/writing the Center: Approaches to Supporting Graduate Students in the Writing Center, published by Utah State University Press in 2019.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Laura Greenfield on Writing Center as a Space of Resistance
What's your understanding of radicalism in the context of writing centers? How do we incorporate resistance to power, privilege, and standard language ideology into writing center work?
Save the Date & Submit a Proposal: International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference 2023
All proposals are due by September 15, 2022. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out in Fall 2022. Registration is now open.
Submit Your Proposal by September 15: IWCA 2023 Conference
Proposals will be accepted until September 15, 2022. Any questions about the call or submission process can be directed to the team at iwac2023@gmail.com.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Genie Giaimo on Wellness and Care in the Writing Center
For this week's Summer Rewind, here is an episode with Genie Giaimo which was released a little over a year ago.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Asao Inoue on Writing Centers and Antiracist Pedadogies
We recorded our conversation with Asao Inoue in January 2021. A lot of what we discussed stays timely and relevant. Here's Part 2.
Slow Agency Summer Rewind: Asao Inoue on Labor-based Contract Grading and the Writing Classroom
We bring back our conversation with Asao Inoue for your enjoyment this week. For listening on your mobile devices, find Slow Agency on Anchor, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.
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“What’s your biggest flaw?”
“My perfectionism.”
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It’s been a learning experience. The writing center community remains tight knit in the online space. We hold hands and provide each other emotional support. Writing camps have gone virtual for now. Let’s keep reflecting upon our collective experiences.
