MnWE is a consortium, centered in
Minnesota, of Upper Midwest college
and university writing and English faculty. Our annual
conference each spring attracts up to 200
attendees, and our bi-monthly "MnWE
News" is emailed to about 2500 members in
Minnesota, surrounding states, and one
province. To join our email list, click above
on "About MnWE."
2017
MnWE Conference:
"Connecting
Landscapes"
March
31-April 1, 2017
(Friday-Saturday)
Southwest
Minnesota State
University,
Marshall,
Minnesota
Theme:
Our age of
globalization
and virtual
communities can
obscure the
reality that we
are all
literally
grounded in our
landscapes, our
locales and
institutional
sites. MnWE’s
2017 theme,
Connecting
Landscapes,
invites us to
consider the
most fruitful
ways of
connecting both
geographical and
metaphorical
landscapes.
As English
educators, we
speak of
discovering
“where we stand”
on issues, of
being “moved” by
words and
images, and of
using language
to change
others’
positions and
points of view
and create
movement.
How can
Composition,
Literature, and
Creative Writing
help us bridge
divides,
comprehend
divergent
perspectives,
and reevaluate
our own ideas?
How can reading
and writing
create
understanding of
and empathy with
people coming
from other
landscapes? How
can language
evoke and
examine
topographies or
worldviews?
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SUBMITTING YOUR
PROPOSALS:
The Call for
Proposals is now
closed. However,
we welcome your
participation at
the Conference!
