HEGEMONY IN THE WRITING CENTER
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HEGEMONY IN THE WRITING CENTER
Layne VandenbergWriting 300
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PAPER SLIPS
What do you find to be the most agitating aspect of writing assignments?
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WHAT IS HEGEMONY? “Social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence
exerted by a dominant group” (Merriam Webster)
Is it a problem?
Solution: Critical Consciousness
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WHEN DOES IT START/END?
BUT WHY DO I HAVE TO GO
TO SCHOOL
?
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS
PAPER EXACTLY
HOW THEY WANT IT?
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IN THE WRITING CENTER Why?
University affiliation How?
Rhetorical Style: assumptions of the academic paper
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IN THE TUTORIAL
Conforming to academic standards “Am I doing this right?”
“Am I following the correct format?”
“Does this sound okay [academic]?”
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THE ACADEMIC PAPER
Assumptions Purpose Audience Values
Thesis Organization
“Right” vs. “Wrong”
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WHY IS IT A PROBLEM?
Effects of hegemonic perpetuation Academia Home Unconscious decision-making Face value: “truth” Limits creativity Give something up Writer development “Singular notion of literacy” (Grimm)
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TUTORING PRACTICES
QUESTIONING
No limitations? First instinct? Find anything interesting? Your interpretation?
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TUTORING PRACTICES
QUESTION: “What do you want to say?” THOUGHT TRANSCRIPTION
Think aloud Free write
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OVERALL GOAL
STUDENTS DO IT ON THEIR OWN
“Consciously learn how to tap the information through self-cueing or other methods” (Neff)
“Additive model… rather than a replacement model” (Curzan)
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CONCLUSION
Not ridding of hegemony Awareness to increase # of choices Always question
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REFERENCES
Bawarshi, Anis and Stephanie Pelkowski. “Postcolonialism and the Idea of a Writing Center.” The Writing Center Journal, 19.2 (1999): 41-58.Curzan, Anne. "Says Who? Teaching and Questioning the Rules of Grammar." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 124.3, 2009.Grimm, Nancy. “The Regulatory Role of the Writing Center: Coming to Terms with a Loss of Innocence.” The Writing Center Journal 171. (1996): 5-29."Hegemony." Def. 2. Merriam Webster. Encyclopedia Britannica Company, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hegemony>. Neff, Julie. “Learning Disabilities in the Writing Center.” The St. Martin’s Sourcebook for Writing Tutors. 4th ed. Eds. Christina Murphy and Steve Sherwood. Boston and New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. 249-62. Print.