Genre for Social Action

Session A.35

Area: Theory · family: Theory and research methods

Role	Name as printed	Affiliation as printed	Paper
Chair	Amy Devitt	University of Kansas, Lawrence → University of Kansas
Speakers	Amy Devitt	University of Kansas, Lawrence → University of Kansas	Genres for Social Action
Speakers	Anis Bawarshi	University of Washington, Seattle → University of Washington	Why Uptake Matters
Speakers	Carolyn R. Miller	North Carolina State University, Raleigh → North Carolina State University	Political Blogging as Social Action
Speakers	Chris Berg	North Carolina State University, Raleigh → North Carolina State University	Political Blogging as Social Action
Speakers	Mary Jo Reiff	University of Tennessee, Knoxville → University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Petitioning for Social Change: Genre as Site for Public Intervention
Speakers	Angela Jones	Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green → Western Kentucky University	Rescue Me: Internet Discussion Boards and Animal Rescue
Speakers	Christopher Minnix	University of Arizona, Tucson → University of Arizona	Rethinking Transnational Publics from the Perspective of Genre: Human Rights NGOs and the Sponsorship of Activist Discourse
Speakers	Ann M. Feldman	University of Illinois at Chicago → University of Illinois Chicago	Genre and Partnership in Community-based Organizations
Speakers	Tosh Tachino	Iowa State University, Ames → Iowa State University	Negotiating Social Change: A Case for Intermediary Genres
Speakers	Anthony Paré	McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada → McGill University	Genre Analysis as Faculty Development
Speakers	Elizabeth Wardle	University of Dayton, OH → University of Dayton	School Writing Is just a Game, Not a Forum for Real Expression: Considering How Extensively School Genres Impact Student Identity
Speakers	Heather Bastian	University of Kansas, Lawrence → University of Kansas
Speakers	Brenton Faber	North Carolina State University, Raleigh → North Carolina State University	Conformity/Mutation: Genre and the Problem of Social Change

Source

NCTE's program, near page 90 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Genre for Social Action.” 2008 Convention Program, New Orleans, session A.35. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 3, 2026.