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2011 · Atlanta

Contesting the Consequences of Language: Examining the Material Effects of Medical Discourse, Drug

Session I.1

Area: Contesting Boundaries · family: Convention theme track

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Barbara Heifferon Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge → Louisiana State University
Speakers Jessica Lee The University of Arizona, Tucson → University of Arizona Authoritative Absence and Presence: The Rhetorical Force and Material Consequence of Diagnostic Labeling in the Mental Health Field
Speakers Regina Kelly The University of Arizona, Tucson → University of Arizona Coding, Cyborgs, and the Contested Self: Exploring Stories Regarding the Power of Language and Drugs in Depression Recovery
Speakers Amy Hickman The University of Arizona, Tucson → University of Arizona Testimonio as the Gateway between Rhetorics of Emergence and Rupture in Jim Corder’s Yonder: Life on the Far Side of Change

Source

NCTE's program, near page 204 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. “Contesting the Consequences of Language: Examining the Material Effects of Medical Discourse, Drug.” 2011 Convention Program, Atlanta, session I.1. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 3, 2026.