Events

14TH ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE 2003
Globalization and the Teaching of Writing
500 HL

Tuesday, February 11 9-noon

9-9:50 am Keynote:"Understanding How the World Works 101: Globalization and the Teaching of Writing"--Harriet Malinowitz

10-10:50 am Globalization and Social Justice: Teaching Practices--Linda Carty (AAS), Chris Geyer, Mary Queen (WSP)

11-noon Globalization and Work--Paula Feldman, Maureen Fitzsimmons, Patrick McAvoy

Wednesday, February 12 9-noon

9-9:50 am Reading group discussion, Damian Baca and Eileen Schell

10-10:50 am Internationalist/Globalized Rhetorics--Tej Bhatia (Linguistics), Jeanette Jeneault, Heather Shearer

11-noon Globalization and the American Dream--Gil Harootunian, Mark Rupert (Political Science), Steve Thorley

The Globalization Reading Group kicks off the spring session this Monday, February 10, at 4:00 p.m. in the HBC 239 lounge. All are welcome.

For this meeting, please bring ideas for what you'd like to read. We'll discuss how often we'll meet and what we'll read for those meetings. Two themes have been mentioned for us to pursue: continuing with the gender and globalization issues we started last semester and doing some reading on environmental issues and globalization (guided by none other than the intrepid Kerryn Higgs!). Damian Baca has recommended a wonderful book to read called Vanishing Voices, which examines language extinction across the globe due to economic and social upheaval (globalization). The writer (an anthropologist) argues for biolinguistic diversity. There is a recommendation that we read part or all of this book.

If you are interested in the group but can't attend the first meeting, please send an e-mail with your interest and any suggestions to Chris Geyer (cageyer@syr.edu).