Trauma and the Teaching of Writing
Author | : Shane Borrowman |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791484111 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791484114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Trauma and the Teaching of Writing by : Shane Borrowman
Download or read book Trauma and the Teaching of Writing written by Shane Borrowman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deepening and broadening our understanding of what it means to teach in times of trauma, writing teachers analyze their own responses to national traumas ranging from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the various appropriations of 9/11. Offering personal, historical, and cultural perspectives, they question both the purposes and pedagogies of teaching writing.