Literacy, Genre, and Agency: Renaissance Handbooks to College Application Essays
| Role | Name as printed | Affiliation as printed | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Shereen Inayatulla | York College, CUNY, Jamaica, NY | |
| Speakers | Matthew Boedy | University of South Carolina, Columbia → University of South Carolina | Why the College Application Essay Matters to Composition |
| Speakers | Mary Hedengren | University of Texas at Austin → The University of Texas at Austin | ‘Every beggar’s brat (may) learn from the book ( . . . ) so that the beggar’s brat becomes a bishop’: Renaissance Handbooks as Gatekeepers of Social and Moral Betterment |
| Speakers | Katherine Fredlund | Bowling Green State University, OH → Bowling Green State University | The Woman’s Era Club and Public Education: The First Female African American Newspaper |
Source
NCTE's program, near page 202 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. “Literacy, Genre, and Agency: Renaissance Handbooks to College Application Essays.” 2012 Convention Program, St. Louis, session H.18. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.