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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 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? • Solution: Critical Consciousness
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?
IN THE WRITING CENTER • Why? • University affiliation • How? • Rhetorical Style: assumptions of the academic paper
IN THE TUTORIAL • Conforming to academic standards • “Am I doing this right?” • “Am I following the correct format?” • “Does this sound okay [academic]?”
THE ACADEMIC PAPER • Assumptions • Purpose • Audience • Values • Thesis • Organization • “Right” vs. “Wrong”
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)
TUTORING PRACTICES • QUESTIONING • No limitations? • First instinct? • Find anything interesting? • Your interpretation?
TUTORING PRACTICES • QUESTION: “What do you want to say?” • THOUGHT TRANSCRIPTION • Think aloud • Free write
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)
CONCLUSION • Not ridding of hegemony • Awareness to increase # of choices • Always question
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.