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Call for Proposals
Submissions accepted until January 20, 2020

CWCA/ACCR conference 2020,
May 28-29th, 2020
London, Ontario.

 

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The Canadian Writing Centres Association/l’Association canadienne des centres de rédaction welcomes proposals on any writing centre-related subject, but particularly proposals that consider and/or critique frameworks of inclusion, access, and accessibility in relation to writing centre theory, pedagogy, Indigenization, praxis, programming, administration, research, environments, advocacy, or activism.  

 

Taking our cue from Brewer, Selfe, and Yergeau (2014), who note that “there is a profound difference between consumptive access and transformative access…. [between] allowing people to enter a space [and]… re-think[ing] the very construct of allowing,” we ask: how can writing centres play a more proactive role in ensuring access to learning that goes beyond mere consumption of existing programs, for all students, but especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds? How can we transform access to our spaces into access to power to transform our spaces and the world beyond?  

We invite the writing centre community to extend this discussion on how exclusion and injustice affect all those who occupy our physical, virtual, and scholarly spaces; and on how we might address the impacts of racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, xenophobia, and transphobia to most effectively counter systemic injustices and revitalize writing centres as social justice projects.

 

Session Formats

We welcome a variety of presentation types including research panels, workshops, poster presentations, and roundtables. 

Research Panel Presentations, Roundtable Discussions, Interactive Workshops, Poster Presentations, Writing Centre Sandbox.

Submission Details

CWCA/ACCR is a national affiliate of the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA), and we are using their submission and review portal. You do not need to be a member of IWCA to submit a proposal, and there is no cost associated. Submitting via the IWCA review portal is a two-stage process:

1. Login to your IWCA account (login here) or create a new account by providing your name, address, and institutional affiliation (create an account here).
2. Enter the details of your proposal to CWCA 2020.

Proposal Requirements:

• Detailed description (500 words excluding references unless otherwise noted)
• Abstract (70-100 words)
• Session format rationale

Before submitting your proposal, please give consideration to accessibility and accommodation in creating and delivering your session and all associated materials. Please review these Accessibility best practices for conferences.

The deadline for submissions is January 20, 2020.

This deadline will not be extended

Questions?

If you have questions about the call for proposals, please contact Clare Bermingham, CWCA/ACCR vice-president.

If you have questions about accessibility, please contact [log in to unmask])?subject=CWCA/ACCR%202020%20Accessibility%20"> Mandy Penney, conference co-organizer.

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Hotson, MTS
Director | Academic Learning Services,
Studio for Teaching and Learning
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Saint Mary’s University 
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