BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 RDATE:20170312T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 RDATE:20171105T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171015 LOCATION:Lewis &\; Clark Graduate School\, Rogers Hall 219 SUMMARY:Writing Culture: Exploring the Lost Art of the Letter DESCRIPTION:What shapes our identities as members of a family\, workplace \, religious group\, or nation? How do we learn the rules for how to act in unfamiliar cultures\, and how do we write about that experience? As C atherine Field once wrote\, "A good handwritten letter is a creative act. It is a deliberate act of exposure\, a form of vulnerability\, because h andwriting opens a window on the soul in a way that cyber communication c an never do." This workshop will explore the culture of letter-writing a s an art form from the past\, but also examine its relevance as a tool to access the more difficult stories and truths from our lives. From incend iary "letters" written by James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates to missives by Flannery O'Connor\, Rainer Maria Rilke and Emily Dickinson\, we'll exp lore the letter as an art form that contains the same revelatory capacity as literature itself. Participants will examine work that delves into i ssues around racial justice\, the environment\, and communication in the age of the internet. Through writing\, reading and discussion\, participa nts will explore the ways letter-writing can strengthen writing practices \, sharpen \; skills of observation\, and enrich classrooms. Partici pants will come away from the workshop with inspired perspectives\, fresh writing\, and new ideas to apply toward lesson plans\, classrooms and pe rsonal practice. Course Details &\; Registration Date and Time: Sa turday-Sunday\, October 14-15\, 2017\, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Instructor: Laura M oulton\, MFA Degree-applicable credit: WCM 532\, 1 semester hour\, $901 Non-Lewis &\; Clark students seeking degree-applicable credit\, ple ase contact the CCE for more information.Graduate Continuing education cr edit: CELA 832\, 1 semester hour\, $350. Partial scholarship funds availa ble. Please contact cce@lclark.edu for more details. Continuing educatio n credit registration form (PDF) (https://graduate.lclark.edu/live/files/ 17702-cce-registration-form-2014-2015)Cost: $250\, includes 15 CEUs or PD Us. Lewis &\; Clark Alumni save 20%. Partial Scholarship funds availab le. Please contact cce@lclark.edu for more details. Register now (https: //mylc.lclark.edu/graduate/cce/cce.writing-culture-letter-writing.10.14.1 7) About the InstructorLaura Moulton \;is the founder of Street Book s\, a bicycle-powered mobile library that serves people who live outside in Portland\, Oregon. She has taught writing in public schools\, prisons\ , and teen shelters\, and is an adjunct professor at Marylhurst Universit y. Her social art practice projects have involved postal workers\, immigr ants\, prisoners and students. She earned an MFA from Eastern Washingt on University. \;For more information\, visit \;lauramoulton.org (http://lauramoulton.org/).New workshops and trainings are added to our c alendar regularly. For the latest on professional development related to your specific interests\, sign up for our mailing list! (https://lclark.t faforms.net/4735441) \; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
What shapes our identities as members o f a family\, workplace\, religious group\, or nation? How do we learn the rules for how to act in unfamiliar cultures\, and how do we write about that experience?
As Catherine Field once wrote\, "A good handwrit ten letter is a creative act. It is a deliberate act of exposure\, a form of vulnerability\, because handwriting opens a window on the soul in a w ay that cyber communication can never do."
This workshop will exp lore the culture of letter-writing as an art form from the past\, but als o examine its relevance as a tool to access the more difficult stories an d truths from our lives. From incendiary "letters" written by James Baldw in and Ta-Nehisi Coates to missives by Flannery O'Connor\, Rainer Maria R ilke and Emily Dickinson\, we'll explore the letter as an art form that c ontains the same revelatory capacity as literature itself.
Partic ipants will examine work that delves into issues around racial justice\, the environment\, and communication in the age of the internet. Through w riting\, reading and discussion\, participants will explore the ways lett er-writing can strengthen writing practices\, sharpen \; skills of ob servation\, and enrich classrooms.
Participants will come away fr om the workshop with inspired perspectives\, fresh writing\, and new idea s to apply toward lesson plans\, classrooms and personal practice.
Date a nd Time: Saturday-Sunday\, October 14-15\, 2017\, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Instructor: Laura Moulton\, MFA
Degree-applicable credit: WCM 532\, 1 semester hour\, $901
Graduate Cont inuing education credit: CELA 832\, 1 semester hour\, $350. Part ial scholarship funds available. Please contact cce@lclark.edu for more d etails.
Continuing education credit registr
ation form (PDF)
Cost: $250\, i ncludes 15 CEUs or PDUs. Lewis &\; Clark Alumni save 20%. Partial Scho larship funds available. Please contact cce@lclark.edu for more details.
Laura M oulton \;is the founder of Street Books\, a bicycle-powered mobile library that serves people who live outside in Portland\, Oregon. She has taught writing in public schools\, prisons\, and teen shelters\, and is an adjunct professor at Marylhurst University. Her social art prac tice projects have involved postal workers\, immigrants\, prisoners and s tudents. She earned an MFA from Eastern Washington University. \;F or more information\, visit \;lauramoulton.org.
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