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The Blank Screen and the Blinking Cursor: The Design of Writing
Dec. 6, 2013— by Andy Hines English Writing Fellow for Fall 2013, Vanderbilt Writing Studio Invoking the blank screen and the blinking cursor might as well be the writer’s equivalent of Kurtz’s whisper in Joseph Conrad’s “The Heart of Darkness”: “The horror! The horror!” Why? They are the new site of the beginning of a draft,...
Dinner and a Draft with Kane Jennings
Oct. 28, 2013—Dinner and a Draft, with Kane Jennings (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) November 12, 2013 6:00-7:30 pm, The Writing Studio (117 Alumni Hall) Get a great dinner. Get a new perspective on writing in the STEM fields. Get to know a professor from the School of Engineering in a fun, informal setting. Join us for...
On Writing: Discussion on Writing First Books
Sep. 24, 2013—Monday, October 21 4:15 pm Alumni Hall 100 Join Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and author of The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt, Phil Ackerman-Lieberman, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and author of Washed in Blood: Male Sacrifice, Trauma, and the Cinema, Claire King, and Assistant Professor of Anthropology...
Dinner and a Draft with Dennis C. Dickerson
Sep. 11, 2013—Dinner and a Draft, with Dennis C. Dickerson October 3, 2013 6:00-7:30 pm, Dean of the Commons Residence You have to eat. And you have to write. We think that makes “Dinner and a Draft” a match made in heaven. Join the Writing Studio for a feast hosted by Frank and Jane Wcislo at the...
From the Archive: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Consulting Across the Disciplines (Fall 2009)
Sep. 4, 2013—By Megan Minarich (Fall 2009) With the growing trend toward interdisciplinarity in academic settings, one should embrace consulting across the disciplines. Engaging in discourse with someone who is writing in a discipline other than one’s own presents a unique opportunity for growth for both consultants and clients. Consulting across the disciplines forces us consultants to...
From the Archive: Consulting Across the Disciplines (Fall 2009)
Sep. 4, 2013—By Jennifer Holt, Katherine Fusco, and Gary Jaeger Writing Studio consultants are trained to be good generalist readers. Many of us have even found ourselves committed to the idea that consultants have a significant advantage in conversation when we lack expertise either about an entire field or about the specific material that a writer has...
From the Archive: Reflections on Dinner and a Draft (Spring 2009)
Sep. 2, 2013—By Erin Bradfield, former Graduate Writing Fellow The aroma of burritos, rice, and tortillas wafted down the hallway. As six o’ clock approached, a group of students gathered at the Writing Studio in preparation for our session. I had invited Professor Jonathan Neufeld to talk about his writing process over dinner. The students in attendance...
From the Archive: Writing Anxiety (Spring 2009)
Sep. 2, 2013—By Christina Foran, former Writing Studio Staff (Spring 2009) Its tell-tale symptoms include heaviness in the pit of the stomach, avoidance facilitated by excessive facebook checking, and a mind completely… blank. Diagnosis: writer’s block, more formally known as writing anxiety or apprehension. This distressing emotional state plagues students and professionals alike, regardless of their writing...
Dissertation Writing Workshop
Aug. 30, 2013—Tuesday, September 17 and September 24 4:00-5:30pm 205 Buttrick Hall During the first session of the workshop, participants will be led through a series of exercises and discussions intended to help them think critically and constructively about the arguments of their dissertations. During the week between the two sessions, participants will be asked to keep a...
Undergraduate Writing Symposium 2014
Aug. 27, 2013—On Sunday afternoon, March 30, 2014, Vanderbilt will host its sixth annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, a forum for excellent undergraduate writing of all kinds. In addition to essays, the Symposium will feature the great diversity of writing projects produced by students in all four undergraduate schools. The event will include remarks and a reception following the panel...