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2006

English Language and Literature

English Department Faculty Publication Series

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The Music Of Form, Peter Elbow Jun 2006

The Music Of Form, Peter Elbow

English Department Faculty Publication Series

The concept itself of "organization" tends to be biased towards a picture of how objects are organized in space--and neglects the story of how events are organized in time. I’ll explore five ways to organize written language that harness or bind time. In effect, I'm exploring form as a source of energy.


Vernacular Literacy, Peter Elbow Jan 2006

Vernacular Literacy, Peter Elbow

English Department Faculty Publication Series

How our present culture of literacy serves to exclude many many potential writers--and why changing that culture is a sensible and feasible goal