October 25-27, 2001
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

Keynote Speaker: John Trimbur - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The institution of college writing instruction has routinely hierarchized the student population according to whatever conception of textual literacy is dominant; however, the evolving definition of literacy is always accompanied by a deep-seated belief in its ameliorative guarantee. We tend to see a less benevolent disciplinary face only in the rearview mirror. --Peter Vandenberg

This year the WSCC invites proposals for presentations that grapple with the broad disciplinary questions that inform our histories, theories, and practices in our pedagogies and research in written communication. Of particular interest are presentations that encourage audience participation and discussion, and contribute closely to the conference theme and to questions concerning the theory, research or pedagogy of rhetoric and writing in the following areas:

--What is Literacy?
--What should TA training be about?
--Why Collaborate?
--What does Rhetoric have to do with Writing?
--What is Assessment?
--What is Diversity/Multiculturalism?
--Why Teach Writing with Computers?
--What should Program Administration be about?
--What is Professional/Technical Writing?
--What could a Major in Writing look like?

Please Submit (in print):

A cover page that includes the presentation title, speaker's name, preferred snail-mail address, e-mail address, academic affiliation, phone number, and a brief 25-50 word description of your presentation. If accepted, abstracts will be published on the WSCC website.

4 copies of a one page presentation proposal identified by title only identifying the format of the presentation as:
--a 20 minute paper (or a 90 minute panel limited to 3 speakers including time for discussion)
--a 90 minute round-table (focused discussion encouraging audience interaction)

Proposals must be postmarked by Friday, February 23, 2001. Send to:

Peter Goggin
Department of English
Arizona State University
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302

Additional contact information:

Peter Goggin - petergo@asu.edu - 480.965.1804
Maureen Mathison - maureen.mathison@m.cc.utah.edu - 801.581.5623