F204.
Beyond Composition: Creative Action in First-Year Writing Courses
Friday, February 9, 2024
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
While writers may consider teaching FYW courses tangential to their creative pursuits, working with these students can benefit instructors by providing them with insights into their own artistic visions and processes. Creative writing experiences can also promote meaningful change for students by helping them identify and mitigate unconscious bias. Panelists will share practical advice on using creative writing techniques in FYW classes and discuss the benefits for both them and their students.
Participants
Steven T. Nelson is the author of Teaching the Way: Using the Principles of 'The Art of War' to Teach Composition. He earned his PhD in creative writing from UW-Milwaukee, has published a number of stories and essays, and is currently professor of English at Concordia University-Wisconsin.
Jayson Iwen is the author of six books of poetry and prose, his most recent being You Contain Multitudes: Healing Society from Within, a guide for using creative arts techniques to mitigate unconscious bias. He teaches in the writing and public leadership programs at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Ewa Chrusciel has four books in English: Yours, Purple Gallinule; Of Annunciations; Contraband of Hoopoe; Strata; and three in Polish: Furkot, Sopiłki, Tobołek. She translated Jorie Graham, Joseph Conrad, I.B. Singer, and Jack London, and more. Her book Contraband of Hoopoe came out in Italy in 2019.
Darci Schummer is author of the story collection Six Months in the Midwest and the novel The Ballad of Two Sisters. She is a member of the English faculty at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College where she also edits The Thunderbird Review.
