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HEGEMONY IN THE WRITING CENTER

HEGEMONY IN THE WRITING CENTER. Layne Vandenberg Writing 300. PAPER SLIPS. What do you find to be the most agitating aspect of writing assignments?. WHAT IS HEGEMONY?. “Social , cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group” (Merriam Webster) Is it a problem?

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HEGEMONY IN THE WRITING CENTER

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  1. HEGEMONY IN THE WRITING CENTER Layne Vandenberg Writing 300

  2. PAPER SLIPS What do you find to be the most agitating aspect of writing assignments?

  3. WHAT IS HEGEMONY? • “Social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group” (Merriam Webster) • Is it a problem? • Solution: Critical Consciousness

  4. WHEN DOES IT START/END? HOW CAN I MAKE THIS PAPER EXACTLY HOW THEY WANT IT? BUT WHY DO I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL?

  5. IN THE WRITING CENTER • Why? • University affiliation • How? • Rhetorical Style: assumptions of the academic paper

  6. IN THE TUTORIAL • Conforming to academic standards • “Am I doing this right?” • “Am I following the correct format?” • “Does this sound okay [academic]?”

  7. THE ACADEMIC PAPER • Assumptions • Purpose • Audience • Values • Thesis • Organization • “Right” vs. “Wrong”

  8. 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)

  9. TUTORING PRACTICES • QUESTIONING • No limitations? • First instinct? • Find anything interesting? • Your interpretation?

  10. TUTORING PRACTICES • QUESTION: “What do you want to say?” • THOUGHT TRANSCRIPTION • Think aloud • Free write

  11. OVERALL GOAL STUDENTS DO IT ON THEIR OWN “Consciouslylearn how to tap the information through self-cueing or other methods” (Neff) “Additive model… rather than a replacement model” (Curzan)

  12. CONCLUSION • Not ridding of hegemony • Awareness to increase # of choices • Always question

  13. 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.

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