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interdisciplinary studies of writing

MN bridgeInterdisciplinary Studies of Writing is the research program within the Center for Writing. ISW supports research into the ways in which writing can foster learning in and across the disciplines. Besides funding research that spans theory and practice, ISW creates connections throughout the University community by promoting discussion on the study and teaching of writing.

fall event

writing research colloquium: isw grants projects
Friday, November 16, 2012
12:00 – 2:00
325 Nicholson Hall

Join a disciplinarily diverse group of University of Minnesota faculty, staff, and students for a presentation and discussion of their research projects funded by the Center for Writing's Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing (ISW) grants:

Composition Ecology: Writing Our Way out of Crisis
Mark Pedelty, Journalism

Beyond Print: Writing About Talking
Amy Sheldon, Communication Studies

Designers and Artists Write: Revealing Writing’s Presence in the Creative Process
Virajita Singh, Center for Sustainable Building Research

Lunch will be provided to the first 35 registrants.
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other conference opportunities

Fourth International Writing and Critical Thinking Conference: New Vistas: WAC/WID Intersections in the 21st Century

November 16–17, 2012
Quinnipiac University (Mount Carmel Campus)
Registration is now open!

Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education 2013

April 11–13, 2013
Maastricht, the Netherlands
CFP deadline: November 1, 2012

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Contact

Katie Levin
10 Nicholson Hall
216 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612.624.7720
kslevin@umn.edu

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