Writing room at the Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Abell home, 1433 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A fireplace with fire screen has porcelain, lamps, and painting above. Loveseat, small table, stool and chairs. Two windows and a bureau with a glass...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Psychological aspects; Writing--Psychological aspects; Psychic trauma in literature; Crisis in literature
The discourses of "trauma" and "post-trauma" have become pervasive in representations of life as it is lived in contemporary globalized culture. As new media technologies make the world more accessible, we become accustomed to...
Writing centers; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher); Tutors and tutoring
Using Gloria Anzuldula's text Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza and Bruce Homer and Min-Zhan Lu's 2000 article, "Expectations, Interpretations and Contributions of Basic Writing" as conceptual framework, I conducted my dissertation...
Creative writing (Higher education)--Study and teaching--United States; Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)
The trend in writing curriculum has been to diversify and separate courses. This dissertation looks at one set of divided curricula--creative writing and composition--in order to examine the ways in which writing pedagogy has been affected by this...
Parks, Suzan-Lori. In the blood; Parks, Suzan-Lori--Criticism and interpretation; African American women in literature; African American women--Social conditions
This research examined how the dramatic writing of Suzan-Lori Parks functioned as a
form of critical pedagogy which may serve to elevate the critical consciousness of
African American women. It sought to consider the implications of her dramatic...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Still life paintings; Still lifes; Business & finance; Tables; Furniture; Books; Encyclopedias & dictionaries; Geography; Money; Coins; Greenbacks; Correspondence; Pens; Writing materials; Envelopes; Marks...
“In The Writing Table, eight meticulously described items are arranged on a cool green trompe-l’oeiled marble slab: a hefty leather-bound tome; a small shiny gold or copper coin; a sparkling silver coin; a roll of well-worn five-dollar bills;...
Writing centers; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher); Oral reading
Reading aloud in writing center sessions is a common practice, one that is both under-studied and under-theorized. In an attempt to begin to address this gap, this dissertation conducts an empirical analysis of three different methods of reading...
Indians of North America--British Columbia; Literacy--British Columbia--Case studies
This dissertation examines the literacy practices of a group of First Nations women who live in British Columbia and whose jobs entail the production and dissemination of texts which reflect the local, Carrier, culture. In this qualitative study of...
This dissertation examines popular periodicals in the late 19th- and early 20th-century America as pivotal artifacts in the history of literacy education. It first reviews current histories of literacy, writing instruction, and magazines at the...
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) takes a break from playing the fiddle to write something on paper. His fiddle leans against his chair, and the typewriter used by Jean Thomas sits on a chair facing Setters. Both...
Women; Boys; Beds; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
A shirtless boy with casts on both legs sits on an iron hospital bed, writing in a notepad, with Jean Thomas looking over his shoulder. He is likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones,...
Women; Boys; Beds; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
A shirtless boy with casts on both legs sits on an iron hospital bed, writing in a notepad, with Jean Thomas looking over his shoulder. He is likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones,...
Women; Boys; Wheelchairs; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
A shirtless boy with casts on both legs sits in a wheelchair on a brick balcony, writing in a notepad, with Jean Thomas looking over his shoulder. He is likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur...
Women; Boys; Wheelchairs; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
A shirtless boy with casts on both legs sits in a wheelchair on a brick balcony, writing in a notepad, with Jean Thomas looking over his shoulder. He is likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur...
Shirtless boys in hospital beds set up under an outdoor awning watch as Jean Thomas observes one of the boys writing on a pad of paper. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade...
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching; College prose--Evaluation; Interaction analysis in education; Education, Higher--Computer-assisted instruction; Distance education--Computer-assisted instruction
Current scholarship indicates an increase in the use of asynchronous electronic
formats by writing instructors and tutors responding to student writing. However, little
research has been done to understand the ways in which different formats affect...
Technical writing; English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers; Academic writing--Study and teaching
This dissertation examines how nonnative English speaking (NNES) faculty and
students in engineering respond to language variation and how that response influences
their teaching and learning of academic writing. Using grounded theory approach...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military training; Writing; Classrooms; Mourning clothing & dress
André Jeunet's close friend, Godet, and another soldier sit in a classroom writing letters home. The number of their military unit, France's 139e Régiment d'Infanterie, is clearly visible on the collar of Godet's uniform. The second soldier, also...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Soldiers; Desks; Writing; Writing materials; Military uniforms; Helmets
French soldier, possibly André Jeunet, wearing helmet and other army attire, is writing at a little table outdoors in the Balkan mountains. Papers and a small bottle sit on the table.
