Weathering the Storm : Independent Writing Programs in the Age of Fiscal Austerity.
| Author/creator | Matzen, Richard N. |
| Other author | Abraham, Matthew, 1972- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Utah State University Press, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource (187 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Intro; Contents; Foreword: An Invitation to Read for Resilience / Louise Wetherbee Phelps; Introduction: Looking toward an (Inter)Disciplinary Future? / Richard N. Matzen Jr. and Matthew Abraham; 1. Documents of Dissent: Hairston's ""Breaking Our Bonds"" in Context / John J. Ruszkiewicz; Part 1: Adding Writing Majors or Minors during the Great Recession; 2. Forging Independence and Innovation in the Midst of Financial Austerity: The Syracuse University Writing Program / Lois Agnew and Eileen E. Schell |
| Contents | 3. Forces Acting on a Departmental (Re- )Merger: Budgets, Spaces, Disciplines, Identities / David Beard and Chongwon Park; 4. Growing despite Austerity: The Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin / Mark Garrett Longaker, Davida Charney, Diane Davis, and Alice Batt; 5. ""And so two shall become one"": Being (and Becoming) the School of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication / Traci A. Zimmerman; 6. The Great Recession: Helping and Hurting Writing Faculty in an Independent Writing Program / Richard N. Matzen Jr. |
| Contents | 7. Drawing New Lessons from Old Stories: How Economic Arguments Re-Shaped the Values of a Newly Independent Writing Program / Jamie White-FarnhamPart II: Adjusting Existing Curricula in Response to the Great Recession; 8. Surviving and Thriving in the Writing Department at Loyola University Maryland / Cindy Moore and Peggy O'Neill; 9. Thriving through Disruption: Leveraging Alumni Experience to Support a Liberal Arts Writing Major / Amy Clements, Drew M. Loewe, and Mary Rist |
| Contents | 10. Context, Strategy, Identity: A History of Change in the UC Santa Barbara Writing Program / Madeleine Sorapure and Linda Adler-Kassner; 11. The Future of Independent Online Writing Programs: The Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Heidi Skurat Harris and George H. Jensen; 12. A Complex Ecology: The Growth of an Independent Writing Program in the Aftermath of the Great Recession / Carl Whithaus and Chris Thaiss |
| Contents | 13. Becoming a Social Fact: Weathering the 2008 Financial Crisis at the University of Pennsylvania / Valerie Ross, Patrick Wehner, and Rodger LeGrand; 14. Making a Place for Writing Studies in a Crowded Institutional Landscape / Frank Gaughan; About the Authors; Index |
| Abstract | "Assesses the socio-economic and political conditions that surrounded the rise of independent writing programs since the 2008 financial collapse. Looking at institutional conditions and challenges programs have faced in the last ten years as they struggled to stake their turf in a rapidly changing educational environment"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). |
| Terms of use | Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Matzen Jr., Richard N. Weathering the Storm : Independent Writing Programs in the Age of Fiscal Austerity. Chicago : Utah State University Press, ©2019 9781607328940 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019018445 |
| ISBN | 9781607328957 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 160732895X (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781607328940 (softcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1607328941 |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvnmdks9 JSTOR |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |