[CBW_Exec] CBW 2013--Important to READ and REPLY ALL! REPLY ALL! REPLY ALL!

Wed Apr 18 10:05:00 CDT 2012

Just got word: Carmen is effectively stolen (proposal for day-long workshop on writing democracy, which Deb, Steve Parks, and I are working on now to follow up last year's.

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On Apr 18, 2012, at 9:59 AM, "Steven Joseph Lamos" <Steve.Lamos at colorado.edu> wrote:

> P.S.: As Shannon notes, Carmen Kynard and Frankie Condon would also have much to contribute...
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu [cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Joseph Lamos [Steve.Lamos at colorado.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:52 AM
> To: Miller, Robert; Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; cheryl.smith at baruch.cuny.edu; Michelle.Stevier at dickinsonstate.edu; lynn.reid14 at gmail.com; mdhill1 at hfcc.edu; J. Elizabeth Clark; HAshley at wcupa.edu
> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW 2013--Important to READ and REPLY ALL! REPLY ALL! REPLY ALL!
> 
> Good morning, all!
> 
> I appreciate this thread a great deal.
> 
> For me, a CBW event focused directly on issues of race, racism, and / or racial justice would be ideal (especially with this special emphasis on Minority-Serving Institutions, and definitely with Bill’s reminder that race intersects in key ways with other differences): it would certainly reflect issues and themes that we have been talking about on the Exec Board since I started last year, and it might also help us to address head-on our deep interest in diversifying CBW organization and membership in terms of race, culture, language background, and so on.
> 
> That said, I was initially thinking about “difference” as a theme mostly in light of my read of the BW literature.  Simply put, there seem to be a fair number of folks in BW who seem to feel that race and racism, while historically significant to our field, aren’t currently as significant as other diversity issues.  My thinking was, simply, that “difference” might be more attractive to these folks.
> 
> But if the Board thinks that an explicit focus on issues of race—theoretical, programmatic, and pedagogical—will work, then I’m absolutely in favor.  (And I’d further propose that we think about related issues—especially disability, class, and gender / sexuality—in explicit ways as possible themes for future conferences.)
> 
> Couple of other thoughts:
> 
> 1) I like the idea of having a “big name” as our keynote: Victor is one of my all-time favorites, although Malea and Min would also be great choices.
> 
> 2) Perhaps we could also invite folks like Jordan (who is, I believe, editing a book on HBCUs and writing instruction that should have direct relevance to BW) and Mendez-Newman (who contributed a great chapter to Kirklighter, Cardenas, and Wollf Murphy’s _Teaching Writing With Latino/a Students: Lessons Learned at Hispanic-Serving Institutions_) for poster / roundtable sessions.
> 
> 3)  Other folks also come to mind when talking about Gen 1.5 students include Paul Kei Matsuda, Kristin diGennaro, and Christina Ortmeier-Hooper.
> 
> 4) it would be great to hear about others who work exclusively in two-year contexts.
> 
> 5) I love the idea of having Laura present in some fashion on issues of narrative: thanks, Laura, for volunteering to do so.
> 
> 6) Re: Shannon’s exceedingly kind words: if BW and whiteness turns out to be an appropriate focus for a poster / roundtable, I think that Wendy and I might have something to contribute as part of a poster / roundtable session, after all.  (I’ll be talking to Wendy later today, and we’re thinking that our work could be better suited for CBW than for a more “traditional” panel.)  Sugie just mentioned Ian Marshall, as well, in this regard.
> 
> All very exciting,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Miller, Robert [RMiller2 at ccbcmd.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:48 AM
> To: Steven Joseph Lamos; Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; cheryl.smith at baruch.cuny.edu; Michelle.Stevier at dickinsonstate.edu; lynn.reid14 at gmail.com; mdhill1 at hfcc.edu; J. Elizabeth Clark; HAshley at wcupa.edu
> Subject: RE: [CBW_Exec] CBW 2013--Important to READ and REPLY ALL! REPLY ALL! REPLY ALL!
> 
> Congratulations to everyone!
> 
> The idea of 1.5 is very good. There seems to be  confusion if they
> should  be placed in ESOL or BW. I teach both, at times, and cannot find
> a difference among the students or a reason for the placement. Perhaps
> we should discuss this. Perhaps we can add one table (if we go to the
> table idea) of serving minority students in non HBC schools.
> 
> bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Joseph Lamos [mailto:Steve.Lamos at Colorado.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:21 PM
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board;
> cheryl.smith at baruch.cuny.edu; Miller, Robert;
> Michelle.Stevier at dickinsonstate.edu; lynn.reid14 at gmail.com;
> mdhill1 at hfcc.edu; J. Elizabeth Clark; HAshley at wcupa.edu
> Subject: RE: [CBW_Exec] CBW 2013--Important to READ and REPLY ALL! REPLY
> ALL! REPLY ALL!
> 
> Hi all:
> 
> 1) Congrats to Sugie--and serious thanks to Hannah!
> 
> 2)  A big hello to Cheryl, Mike, Bob, Michelle, and Lynn!
> 
> 3)  Just thinking out loud here:
> 
> How about a CBW theme for next year called something like "BW and Issues
> of Difference: A Symposium"?
> 
> We could start with a general keynote in the morning from someone like
> Malea Powell (or, alternatively, Min-Zhan Lu or Victor Villanueva).  Or,
> if we wanted to highlight the work of faculty at Minority-Serving
> Institutions in particular, perhaps someone like Zandra Jordan from
> Spelman or Beatrice Mendez-Newman from Texas-Pan Am..
> 
> After that, we could have some interactive discussion regarding issues
> of difference in BW programmatic or pedagogical contexts (e.g.
> pedagogical talk about "error" and the BW writer or something).
> 
> Then, in the afternoon, we might imagine either poster sessions or
> perhaps three- or four-person roundtables dedicated explicitly to
> various aspects of difference:
> 
> Some possibilities that come to mind for me include things like
> 
> -BW at Minority-Serving Institutions;
> -BW and Generation 1.5 Students;
> -BW and Universal Design / Disability Studies; -BW and Gender /
> Sexuality; -BW and Whiteness (which is a topic that Wendy Olson and I
> are thinking about, although perhaps in the context of a traditional
> CCCC panel); -BW and social class; etc.
> 
> After that, more hands-on work focused on program and pedagogy issues,
> perhaps specifically related to our posters / roundtables.
> 
> In my view, such a general "difference" theme might let us cast a
> relatively wide net while at the same time allowing us to focus at least
> some talk on Minority-Serving Institutional contexts.
> 
> Again, I'm just thinking out loud here.  Thoughts?
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
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> [cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu] On Behalf Of J. Elizabeth Clark
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3:19 PM
> To: cheryl.smith at baruch.cuny.edu; rmiller2 at ccbcmd.edu;
> Michelle.Stevier at dickinsonstate.edu; lynn.reid14 at gmail.com;
> mdhill1 at hfcc.edu; J. Elizabeth Clark; cbw_exec at tamu-commerce.edu;
> HAshley at wcupa.edu
> Subject: [CBW_Exec] CBW 2013--Important to READ and REPLY ALL! REPLY
> ALL! REPLY ALL!
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> 
> Hope this finds you all well!  First, we have an administrative issue:
> our new executive committee members aren't yet on the EXEC BOARD mailing
> list, so I've added them manually here.  Would you please make sure that
> you hit "REPLY ALL" when you respond to this so that they are included
> in the conversation?  Please "REPLY ALL!"  Thank you!
> 
> 
> I'm writing with a welcome, exciting news, and questions about CBW 2013.
> 
> 
> So, first up:  I'm DELIGHTED to announce that our friend and colleague
> Sugie Goen-Salter will be joining me as co-chair of CBW (Liz: 2011-2014,
> Sugie: 2012-2015).  Yay!  I know that she will do a wonderful job and
> I'm excited to work with her, and all of you.
> 
> 
> Let's also offer a warm work of welcome to Cheryl, Mike, Bob, Michelle,
> and Lynn!  We're so excited that you are joining us!
> 
> 
> Now, down to business.  From your responses last week, I think that
> people are inclined to go with a program that combines the following two
> threads:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 1.  A focus on basic writing & political issues (access, cutting back on
> programs, etc.) AND 2.  A focus on basic writing in HBCU and HSIs?
> 
> 
> A.  Hannah has suggested that we approach Malea Powell for the keynote.
> What do you think about that?  And, do you have additional ideas for a
> keynote?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> B.  Steve--I know that you have ideas about this program/focus.  Do you
> want to share some of those with the group?  How might you and Wende
> fold into this program?  Do you want to?
> 
> 
> Based on your feedback, we're thinking about 1 keynote.  I think that
> leaves the afternoon open.  Do we want to do 2 sets of poster
> presentations?  Additional ideas?
> 
> I'm thinking that we would do a similar flow to this year:
> 
> 1.  Opening keynote (on theme)
> 2.  Networking
> 3.  Poster presentations
> 4.  Something in place of the afternoon keynote (what?) 5.  Maybe (?) a
> second round of poster presentations (?)  OR a session on publishing &
> grant writing
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> 
> Also, please note, I will be off-line next week, 4/21-5/1 because I'm
> going diving in the the Keys doing a coral reef restoration project.  We
> will make our deadline with no problem, but if you could respond sooner
> rather than later, that would be great!  :-)
> 
> Liz
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.
> Professor of English
> LaGuardia Community College--CUNY
> e-mail:  lclark at lagcc.cuny.edu
> Phone:  718.482.5665
> www.jelizabethclark.com
> 
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