Fall English Studies Conference Uniting Educators

Co-sponsored by the Redwood Writing Project, the Humboldt State University English Department, and the Redwood Chapter of the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE)

 

 

Join us on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, for panel discussions, workshops, creative readings and performances, lectures, and symposia addressing Storytelling, Place, and Community with Keynote Speaker . . .

 

 

. . . Richard Van Camp, a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, Canada.  Richard currently teaches Creative Writing with an aboriginal Focus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.  He is the author of two children's books with the Cree artist, George Littlechild.  A Man Called Raven and What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know about Horses? Richard has also the novel The Lesser Blessed; a collection of his finest short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern; and a baby book titled A Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, which will be given to every newborn baby in British Columbia in 2008.  His new novel, Blessing Wendy, will be out with Orca Books in 2009.

 

 

Follow this link to download/print the conference program.

 

Conference Dates: Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25

 

Conference Location: Founders Hall, Humboldt State University campus

 

One unit of university credit is available.  Register for English 485 (CRN 43391) or English 685 (CRN 43502).  The class meets on the following Mondays from 5:00 to 6:50 in Founders Hall 203: October 13, October 20, October 27, and November 3. 

 

This course is also available for Fall 2008 graduate-level credit through the Open University program: a half-unit is available for $40 (in addition to the conference admission fees).  Additional course time and course work will be required.

 

Approved for AB 472 follow-up hours

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Overview

The Fall English Studies Conference Uniting Educators, or FESCUE, aims to increase awareness of the interdisciplinarity of English Studies.  This year's theme--Storytelling, Place, and Community--encompasses and questions the following:

  • Different Englishes

  • Narratives of Place

  • Boundaries of Texts / Languages

  • Geographical, Cultural, and Ecological Landscapes

  • Multiple Identity Constructions

  • Genre Experiments

FESCUE brings together educators, researchers, students, and community members for the purposes of professional development, creative presentations, research dissemination, and dialogue.  This two-day conference is comprised of panel discussions, workshops, creative readings and performances, lectures, and symposia.  Follow this link to download/print the conference program.

Registration Opportunities and Information

  • General Admission (includes all non-student attendees--including presenters): $75
    Includes complimentary membership or membership renewal in CATE (California Association of Teachers of English) for credentialed English teachers.  When paying registration fees, please indicate "Teacher" or "non-teacher."

  • Apprentice-Teacher (Language Arts and Multiple Subject) Admission (with current student ID): $35
    Includes complimentary membership or membership renewal in CATE (California Association of Teachers of English).  When paying registration fees, please indicate "Apprentice Teacher: CATE membership" or "Apprentice Teacher: CATE renewal."

  • Student Admission (with current student ID): $10
    When paying registration fees, please indicate "student." 

Please note that by special arrangement, the CATE membership/renewal is a free option for teachers and apprentice teachers.  Those ineligible for or declining membership still pay the full above-referenced admission fees. 

Please also note that as is true for most professional conferences, presenters are required to pay registration fees.

Students registered for FESCUE through Extended Education will become familiar with the full range of English studies today, and they will have an opportunity to consider the confluence of theory, practice, and curriculum in the discipline of English.
 

This course is also available for Fall 2008 graduate-level credit through the Open University program: a half-unit is available for $40 (in addition to the conference admission fees).  Additional course time and course work will be required.
 

Register Online through PayPal!

Follow the above link to pay online through our secure PayPal account.  This option is available to everyone--even those without a PayPal account of their own.  Please include FESCUE 2008 in the item description along with a description of the admission you are paying:

  • General Admission: teacher + CATE membership
  • General Admission: teacher + CATE membership renewal
  • General Admission: teacher
  • General Admission: non-teacher
  • Apprentice Teacher: CATE membership
  • Apprentice Teacher: CATE renewal
  • Student

If you register through PayPal, you may complete the registration form on site on the day of the conference.  Registration fees may also be made by check (by mail or on site) or with cash (on site only).

To register by mail, please send your completed registration form and check made payable to the Redwood Writing Project to the following address:

Redwood Writing Project
Humboldt State University
Nelson Hall West 234
Arcata, CA  95521-8299


Contact Information

For conference information, contact Nikola Hobbel, Conference Director, at hobbel@humboldt.edu or 707.826.3161.  For information about registration, please contact the Redwood Writing Project office at rwp@humboldt.edu or 707.826.5109.
 


Updated: 10.23.08