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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)
2008 Conference Theme: Storytelling,
Place, and Community
Keynote Speakers: Richard Van
Camp
Conference Dates:
Friday, October 24, 5:00-8:00pm, and
Saturday, October 25, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Conference Location: Founders Hall, Humboldt State University campus
Approved for AB 472 follow-up hours
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:
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Different Englishes
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Narratives of Place
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Boundaries of Texts
/ Languages
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Geographical,
Cultural, and Ecological Landscapes
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Multiple Identity
Constructions
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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.
Coming Soon:
Registration
Opportunities and Information
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 undergraduate- and graduate-level credit through the Open
University program. Additional course time
and course work will be required. Those interested in earning one
unit of credit will be required to attend the following class meetings:
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Wednesday, October
15, 5:00-6:50, FH 203
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Wednesday, October 22,
5:00-6:50, FH 203
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Wednesday, October
29, 5:00-6:50, FH 203
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Wednesday, November
5, 5:00-6:50, FH 203
For undergraduate
credit, register for English 485 (CRN 43391); for graduate credit, register for
English 685 (CRN 43502).
Online Registration Coming Soon.
If you would like to receive an email once online registration is
available, please communicate your wishes Tracy Duckart at
tdd2@humboldt.edu. I will
alert you once the option is up and running. Thank you.
Contact Information
For general information,
contact
Nikola Hobbel, Conference Director, at
hobbel@humboldt.edu or
707.826.3161.
Keynote Information
 Richard
Van Camp is a proud member of the
Dogrib (Tlicho)
Nation from Fort Smith, NWT, Canada. A graduate of the En'owkin International
School of Writing, the University of Victoria's Creative Writing BFA
Program, and the Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the University of
British Columbia, Richard currently teaches Creative Writing with an Aboriginal
Focus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.
He was recently awarded "Wordcraft Storyteller of the Year" in 2006-2007 for
"the greatest storytelling in Canada and the US."
Richard 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?, with Children's Book Press, a novel, The
Lesser Blessed, and a collection of his finest short stories, Angel Wing
Splash Pattern with Kegedonce Press and a baby book titled Welcome Song
for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns with Orca Books, which will be given to
every newborn baby in British Columbia in 2008 as part of the Books for Babies
initiative in BC. His new novel, Blessing Wendy, will be out with Orca
Books in 2009.
Updated:
04.12.08
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