The Arts and the Writing Life—Aesthetic Pleasures in the Life of the Classroom and the Life of the Writing Teacher

Session MW.2

Role	Name as printed	Affiliation as printed	Paper
Chair	Joonna Trapp	Waynesburg University, PA → Waynesburg University
Speakers	Wilma Romatz	Retired, Mott Community College, Flint, MI → Mott Community College two-year	Why Visual Art is Important in Writing Classes and How
Speakers	Roger Thompson	Virginia Military Institute, Lexington → Virginia Military Institute	Outsider Art, Military Cadets, and Space for Local Expression in the Writing Classroom
Speakers	H. Brooke Hessler	Oklahoma City University, OK → Oklahoma City University	Assemblage Art: Living and Learning “Third Mind” through 3D Composition
Speakers	Laurence Musgrove	Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX → Angelo State University	Cartooning as Reader Response
Speakers	Joonna Trapp	Waynesburg University, PA → Waynesburg University	Dark Joys—Changing Campus Culture with Gothic Storytelling and Dramatic Space
Speakers	Bradley Peters	Northern Illinois University, DeKalb → Northern Illinois University
Speakers	Elizabeth Weiser	The Ohio State University, Newark → Ohio State University-Newark Campus	Dig Deeper: Creative Nonfiction for Writers and Nonwriters
Speakers	Sarah Yoder Skripsky	Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA → Westmont College	Sounds of Music and Pictures of Style in Advanced Composition
Speakers	Elizabeth Woodworth	Auburn University at Montgomery, AL → Auburn University at Montgomery	Film and Television Science Fiction in the Writing Classroom: Exploring Race, Class, and Gender in Not-So-Safe Places

Source

NCTE's program, near page 55 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. “The Arts and the Writing Life—Aesthetic Pleasures in the Life of the Classroom and the Life of the Writing Teacher.” 2011 Convention Program, Atlanta, session MW.2. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.