Writing & Literacies On Air

Titled “Expanding Context: Literacy, Politics, and Civil Rights,” this podcast surveys the origins and expansions of the Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group from the perspective of one of its former presidents, Dr. Stuart Greene, associate professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. We discuss the serendipitous influences of SIG members in his scholarship in the field of writing, his commitment to creating space for differing voices in his time as president and now, and the role he envisions for critical community research and literacies as a civil right as the field moves forward.

This Oral Histories Series is brought to you by the SIG Historian, Dr. Robert LeBlanc, Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona, and the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team, led by Dr. Anna Smith, Assistant Professor at Illinois State University. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Vaughn Watson, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University.

More of this Dr. Watson’s music is available at: https://soundcloud.com/heteroglossic

Titled “Expanding Context: Literacy, Politics, and Civil Rights,” this podcast surveys the origins and expansions of the Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group from the perspective of one of its former presidents, Dr. Stuart Greene, associate professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. We discuss the serendipitous influences of SIG members in his scholarship in the field of writing, his commitment to creating space for differing voices in his time as president and now, and the role he envisions for critical community research and literacies as a civil right as the field moves forward.

This Oral Histories Series is brought to you by the SIG Historian, Dr. Robert LeBlanc, Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona, and the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team, led by Dr. Anna Smith, Assistant Professor at Illinois State University. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Vaughn Watson, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University.

More of this Dr. Watson’s music is available at: https://soundcloud.com/heteroglossic

Titled “Early Days: The Emergence of Writing as a Distinct Focus”, this podcast surveys the origins of the Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group from the perspective of one of its early members, Dr. George Newell. Dr. Newell is professor of Adolescent, Post-Secondary and Community Literacies in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the Ohio State University, and together we discuss the emergence of research and focus on writing as a unique subject of inquiry at the AERA, as well as future directions for writing research.

Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to SIG Historian Dr. Robert LeBlanc, Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Vaughn Watson, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University. His series is inspired by Bakhtin’s “notion of 'social heteroglossia’ across which utterances carry forward complementary and contradictory, not fixed, meanings of topics at hand. Tracing echoes attends to, rather than disregards, the multiplicity of voices, intentions and meanings across echoes" (Watson & Marciano, 2015, p. 42).

More of this Heteroglossic series available at: https://soundcloud.com/heteroglossic

More on Dr. Watson’s scholarly work at: https://michiganstate.academia.edu/VaughnWatson

Watson, V. W. M., & Marciano, J. E. (2015). Examining a social-participatory youth co-researcher methodology: A cross-case analysis extending possibilities of literacy and research. Literacy, 49(1), pp. 37-44.

Titled “Early Days: The Emergence of Writing as a Distinct Focus”, this podcast surveys the origins of the Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group from the perspective of one of its early members, Dr. George Newell. Dr. Newell is professor of Adolescent, Post-Secondary and Community Literacies in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the Ohio State University, and together we discuss the emergence of research and focus on writing as a unique subject of inquiry at the AERA, as well as future directions for writing research.

Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to SIG Historian Dr. Robert LeBlanc, Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Vaughn Watson, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University. His series is inspired by Bakhtin’s “notion of 'social heteroglossia’ across which utterances carry forward complementary and contradictory, not fixed, meanings of topics at hand. Tracing echoes attends to, rather than disregards, the multiplicity of voices, intentions and meanings across echoes" (Watson & Marciano, 2015, p. 42).

More of this Heteroglossic series available at: https://soundcloud.com/heteroglossic

More on Dr. Watson’s scholarly work at: https://michiganstate.academia.edu/VaughnWatson

Watson, V. W. M., & Marciano, J. E. (2015). Examining a social-participatory youth co-researcher methodology: A cross-case analysis extending possibilities of literacy and research. Literacy, 49(1), pp. 37-44.

Our second podcast, “Writing Towards Diverse Democracies through Public Scholarship” surveys writing and literacies scholarship as it pertains to public scholarship, engagement, and community partnerships.

Dialoguing with community collaborators, we had the opportunity to learn from two groups doing community-based work. Our first team included Dr. Valerie Kinloch (Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University) and Ms. Rhonda Johnson (former president of the Columbus Education Association and currently the Education Director for the City of Columbus and the Mayor’s Office). The second team we had the opportunity to dialogue with was comprised of Dr. Joanne Larson (Michael W. Scandling Professor of Education and Chair of the Teaching and Curriculum Program at the University of Rochester) and Daniel Hart (literacy specialist and community partner at East High School).

Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to Jon Wargo, PhD Candidate, Michigan State University. Theme music in this episode taken from #hearmyhome (http://hearmyhome.matrix.msu.edu/).

Our second podcast, “Writing Towards Diverse Democracies through Public Scholarship” surveys writing and literacies scholarship as it pertains to public scholarship, engagement, and community partnerships.

Dialoguing with community collaborators, we had the opportunity to learn from two groups doing community-based work. Our first team included Dr. Valerie Kinloch (Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University) and Ms. Rhonda Johnson (former president of the Columbus Education Association and currently the Education Director for the City of Columbus and the Mayor’s Office). The second team we had the opportunity to dialogue with was comprised of Dr. Joanne Larson (Michael W. Scandling Professor of Education and Chair of the Teaching and Curriculum Program at the University of Rochester) and Daniel Hart (literacy specialist and community partner at East High School).

Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to Jon Wargo, PhD Candidate, Michigan State University. Theme music in this episode taken from #hearmyhome (http://hearmyhome.matrix.msu.edu/).

This podcast surveys the emergence of the writing and literacies special interest group and asks the questions: “Why writing?" and "Why now?” Featuring some of the Writing and Literacies SIG's founding members: Dr. Sarah W Freedman Professor of the Graduate School at UC Berkeley and Dr. Glynda Hull, the Elizabeth H. and Eugene A. Shurtleff Chair in Undergraduate Education at UC-Berkeley, we engage in dialogue concerning the “what’s next” question for the SIG as the AERA annual meeting reaches its centennial.

Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to Jon Wargo, PhD Candidate, Michigan State University. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Matthew Hall, Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy, The College of New Jersey.

This podcast surveys the emergence of the writing and literacies special interest group and asks the questions: “Why writing?" and "Why now?” Featuring some of the Writing and Literacies SIG's founding members: Dr. Sarah W Freedman Professor of the Graduate School at UC Berkeley and Dr. Glynda Hull, the Elizabeth H. and Eugene A. Shurtleff Chair in Undergraduate Education at UC-Berkeley, we engage in dialogue concerning the “what’s next” question for the SIG as the AERA annual meeting reaches its centennial.

Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to Jon Wargo, PhD Candidate, Michigan State University. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Matthew Hall, Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy, The College of New Jersey.