Upcoming Events
AWP: Gendered Land: The Meaning of Metaphor in Environmental Writing
Fri, Mar 07
Henry B. González Convention Center
Mar 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Henry B. González Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA
Virgin wilderness, fertile land, Mother Nature, barren ground: American English is infused with gendered metaphors describing our landscape, and these metaphors inform our experiences, our cultural identities, and our writing.
AWP Reworking the Workshop: Changing Dynamics for a Diverse Classroom
Thu, Mar 05
Henry B. González Convention Center
Mar 05, 3:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Henry B. González Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA
Professors and students spend hours in workshops, often using the classic model of the silent writer who listens. How does this model, and even taxonomies such as “essay” versus “story,” privilege dominant power structures? How can workshops serve writers who are indigenous or of color?