The Hunger of Writing, Writing for
Hunger
Harry Denny, Ph.D
During the current global economic recession, as many as one in
every four people experience hunger. In the U.S., the divide
between those with privilege and those who struggle to meet basic
human needs grows ever wider. In this discussion, Dr. Denny
will explore hunger as a social justice issue, not just as a real
material problem of nourishment, but also an abstract concern to
quench intellectual and spiritual needs. He will argue that
students, faculty, staff, and administration can address these
broader hunger needs through direct, self-reflection, and our own
discipline-specific research, teaching and learning.
Harry Denny is Assistant Professor of English and Director of
Writing Centers in the Institute for Writing Studies at St. John’s
University. Harry’s primary work focuses on composition
studies, writing center theory and practice, cultural studies and
research methods. He currently has a book, Facing the
Center: Toward an Identity Politics of One-to-One
Conferences, with Utah State University Press (to be published
Spring 2010). With Michele Eodice at the University of
Oklahoma, he is developing another manuscript on research methods
for writing centers. His research has focused on the rhetoric
of social movements and identity politics, with a specific focus on
those issues in relation to writing centers, particularly as sites
for community-building and for cross-cultural dialogue.
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Date
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time
12:10 PM
Location
Kiernan Suite, Kelleher Center, Staten Island Campus
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