By Aileen Brenner Houston [T]he best breaker of old rhythms, the best creator of new ones, is our style of live intervention, our talk in all its forms. Stephen North If writing centers are going to offer advice on communicating effectively, they ought to be able to prove they know how to do it outContinue reading ““Talk in All its Forms”: Social Media and the Writing Center”
Author Archives: Aileen Brenner Houston
Genre and Subject Matter in the Academia–Military Contact Zone
By Aileen Brenner Houston Since the genre constructs the situation, students will not be able to respond appropriately to assigned situations unless they know the appropriate genre. Amy J. Devitt (583) In December 2015, my colleagues and I in the thesis office at the Naval Postgraduate School began running preliminary student thesis drafts through TurnitinContinue reading “Genre and Subject Matter in the Academia–Military Contact Zone”
Clash of Clans: Military vs. Academia
By Aileen Brenner Houston The struggle of the student writer is not the struggle to bring out that which is within; it is the struggle to carry out those ritual activities that grant our entrance into a closed society. — David Bartholomae It’s 07:55 on a Tuesday. Uniform day. Your black leather shoulder bag—carried byContinue reading “Clash of Clans: Military vs. Academia”
At War with Words: Myths and Narratives at Military Writing Centers
By Aileen Brenner Houston In terms of writing, there’s a myth that you either know how to do it or you don’t. That you have the skill set and it’s not one you can grow…. The gray area is really difficult for all these students, and the process of writing is so mysterious. — AbbyContinue reading “At War with Words: Myths and Narratives at Military Writing Centers”
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