Call for Proposals


Social Justice

Keynote Speaker:
Ralph Cintron, University of Illinois, CHicago

October 23-24, 2009
University of Utah
Salt Lake City

 

The Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference was created to allow scholars in the Western region to come together and exchange current research in rhetoric and literacy studies. In keeping with the spirit of a small gathering, the conference will be held in a professional but relaxed atmosphere. Its goal is to address theoretical and pedagogical issues through a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Each year, the conference will focus on a particular theme. While we especially welcome proposals that address the theme for each particular year, we may also consider proposals that deal with other relevant topics and issues. Of particular interest are presentations that encourage audience participation and discussion, and contribute closely to the conference theme and to questions concerning aspects of the following:

Please submit:

Please note that the Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference has a
NO MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS policy--only 1 submission per person.

Proposals must be postmarked by Friday, March, 27 2009 . Send to:

MAUREEN MATHISON,
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH,
UNIVERSITY WRITING PROGRAM,
255 CENTRAL CAMPUS DR RM 3700,
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112-0495


For more information about the conference contact:

Maureen Mathison
University of Utah
maureen.mathison@hum.utah.edu
(801) 581-7090

or visit our website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~petergo/wsrl/wsrl.html