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May 05, 2005
Spring Symposium Schedule
The Writing Program's Spring 2005 Symposium
Thursday May 5 and Friday May 6
500 HL
Work.Culture.Classroom
D i f f e r e n c e
Sponsored by the Vice Chancellor's Fund for Diversity, the Writing Program, the CCR PhD Program, and the Graduate School
Thursday, May 5, 500 HL
John Norris, founder and executive director of Group Dynamics and Strategy Training, will facilitate workshops on cultural diversity and conflict in the classroom.
10-noon John Norris
noon-1 PM Lunch
1-3 PM John Norris
3 PM Wine and cheese reception
Friday, May 5, 500 HL
Minnie Bruce Pratt, poet, writer, LGBT scholar, and anti-oppression activist will speak about writing, the teaching of writing, and social justice.
10-11 AM Minnie Bruce Pratt (reading)
11-noon Working groups
noon-1 PM Lunch
Jose Palafox, PhD student in Comparative Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley, and teacher at Mills College, will talk about border and immigrant rights as research, pedagogy, and activism.
1-2 PM Jose Palafox (readings)
2-3 PM Working groups
3:00 PM Wine and cheese reception
4:00 PM (optional) Screening and discussion of New World Borders, film by Jose Palafox
Readings for the Friday speakers will be available in mid-April here on the diversity website--please check back.
If you are interested in participating in the Spring Symposium, contact Faith Plvan (fsplvan@syr.edu) in the Writing Program.
Posted by mryonker at May 5, 2005 11:20 AM