Ethics - Widener University

Saturday, April 14 th
7–8
Peace Breakfast
For 14 years, CEA members interested in peace have met informally for
breakfast on Saturday. If you are interested in peace issues or simply would like
to meet congenial souls for a meal, then join us at the hotel restaurant. There is
no fee--other than what you choose to spend on your meal--for this gathering.
8–9.15 Session 12
Composition and Rhetoric 15 | Salon 816
Foundations of Truth
Moderator:
Presenters:
Cynthia Ris, University of Cincinnati
Gary Leising, Utica College, “But That’s What Happened: Negotiating the
Lines between Truth and Fiction in the Creative Writing Classroom”
James Knippling, University of Cincinnati, “‘But I Did Not Shoot the
Deputy’: When Students Cop in Comp”
Cynthia Ris, University of Cincinnati, “True Confessions and Repressions:
Moderating ‘Truth’ in the Writing Classroom”
African Caribbean Literature 5 | Salon 817
Identity and Culture in Derek Walcott
Moderator:
Presenters:
Vindra Dass, University of Central Florida
Robert Pridemore, University of Central Florida, “That ‘Bedbug ah Bitin’:
Derek Walcott’s Spoiler’s Return as Decolonized Native Language”
Monica Valcavi, University of Bologna, “Diasporic Identity in Derek Walcott’s
Poetry and Drama”
Maureen Sullivan, University of Alaska, “Mythicizing ‘I’s’ Eye: Subverting the
Epic in Derek Walcott’s Omeros”
Composition and Rhetoric 16 | Salon 820
Grammarians, Tutors, and the Writing Center
Moderator:
Presenters:
Betty Hoskins, James Madison University
Kirstin Bratt, Penn State University, Altoona, “Rules and Social Graces:
Metaphors for Grammarians from Emily Post”
Melinda Parrish, United States Naval Academy, “Undergraduate Tutoring as
Personal Writing Therapy”
Betty Hoskins, James Madison University, “Ethics and Empathy in the
Writing Center”
Composition and Rhetoric 17 | Salon 824
Tutoring Post-Katrina Writings: Engagement and Empathy
Moderator:
Presenters:
Marnie Genre, University of New Orleans
Julia Cianci, University of New Orleans
Sarah Bailly, University of New Orleans
Marnie Genre, University of New Orleans
30 Saturday, April 14 -8, 8-9.15 a.m.