The 2012 Writing the World Symposium

The University of New Mexico Writing Across Communities Initiative Presents…

The 2012 Writing the World Symposium

A regional, interdisciplinary conversation on literacy, ecology & social justice

Theme: “Ecotones: Productive Spaces, Converging Communities”

Dates: April 18-20, 2012

Call for Papers (Graduate Students): Click here

CFP Deadline: February 24, 2012

Event Description:

An ecotone is a space wherein distinct ecological communities converge, resulting in rich diversity and unpredictable creative potential. In a broad sense, an ecotone might be a neighborhood, border town, cultural practice, artistic production, historical moment, or scientific observation. Ecotones emerge when one academic discipline informs another, academy meets community, civilization dialogues with nature, and theory enters into practice. Ecotones challenge us to deconstruct, consolidate and recreate our identities as neighbors, citizens, scholars, and environmental stewards. By serving as its own kind of ecotone—a productive space where communities converge—the Writing the World Symposium hopes to foster meaningful conversations that point the way to direct and influential action.

Keynote Speakers: 

Allen D. Kanner, PhD, ecopsychologist and practicing child, family, and adult psychologist

Paul Kei Matsuda, PhD, Arizona State University second language writing scholar

Featured Speakers: 

Michelle Eodice, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Executive Director of the Learning, Teaching, and Writing Program

Judith Hendry, PhD, University of New Mexico, environmental rhetoric and communication scholar