Pedagogy Jan 2019

Materially Engaged Reading in the Writing Classroom

Jenny C. Bledsoe

Abstract

This article explores how to incorporate medieval materials, such as vellum and goose feather quills, in writing-focused courses. Through reflective writing, students link the tactile experience of medieval materials to their emerging understanding of their own writing processes as mediated by the material and digital environments in which they compose.

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Pedagogy
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2019-01-01
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10.1215/15314200-7173735
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