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From reflections on childhood to op-eds about climate change, writing in the first person allows us to explore our most intimate memories and share our most impassioned beliefs. Personal narratives reward readers with rich details about lives different from their own, and, when effectively used, such stories can serve as persuasive testimony, moving us to consider new perspectives. The most powerful personal essays change readers' minds and even spur them to action. In this program, we'll read memoir and personal essay excerpts from contemporary American authors and then discuss how choices about language and form can forge powerful connections between author and audience. In addition, we'll read and listen to short, personal essays from writers all over the world before crafting our own.

Speakers

  • Paula Rawlins (Assistant Director of Undergraduate Writing and Tutoring at Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning)

    Paula Rawlins

    Assistant Director of Undergraduate Writing and Tutoring at Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning

    Dr. Paula Rawlins serves as the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Writing and Tutoring at the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, where she helps supervise and train the Writing Partners who staff Yale College’s Writing Center. Paula received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Georgia and has more than 15 years of experience teaching and tutoring writing at the college level. At Yale, she works to expand and refine writing support for undergraduates, including online access to consultations and other resources. Her published research focuses on issues of interdisciplinary collaboration and linguistic diversity; she is a co-author of scholarship appearing in College Composition and Communication and the edited collection Building a More Linguistically Just Campus: Theory, Pedagogy, and Advocacy. In addition to writing center work, Paula has published several pieces on Southern literature, which have appeared in South Atlantic Review, Label Me Latina/o, and North Carolina Literary Review.

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