Call for Papers
Computers and Composition
An International Journal
Special 20th-Anniversary Issues
November 2003 marks the 20th anniversary of _Computers and Composition_. To
commemorate this event, guest editors Heidi McKee and Dànielle DeVoss
invite abstracts for manuscripts to be included in two special issues to be
published in December 2003 and March 2004. These issues will reflect upon
the last 20 years of computers and composition (both the journal and the
field) and speculate upon what the future might bring.
The guest editors encourage submissions that explore a wide range of topics
from a variety of perspectives. The articles should be guided by, but are
not limited to, the following questions:
ß How have definitions of and conceptions of composition changed with the
use of computers?
ß How have interface designs and software programs shaped or subverted
pedagogical practices?
ß What has been the impact of computers on issues such as race, class, age,
gender, etc.?
ß In what ways is the "digital divide" affecting composition studies? How
have these effects evolved over time?
ß What have been the hopes, hype, and reality (and more hopes) for
computers in relation to the revision process? to peer responding? to the
integration of graphic and multimedia elements? to classroom relationships?
to other composition-related variables?
ß How have the Internet and the Web emerged and been integrated (or not)
into the composition classroom?
ß What various ethical and rhetorical issues have arisen over the past 20
years due to computers and their integration into writing curricula?
ß How have computers shaped conceptions of self and identity as writer? as
teacher? as student?
ß How has the teaching of hypertext evolved and where is it heading?
ß In what ways have computers influenced our professional affiliations and
collaborative relationships?
Although articles need not include extensive literature reviews of
_Computers and Composition_, we would hope that contributors would draw
upon the journal as needed as they examine a particular theme or topic.
Full-text for all articles from 1983 through November 1993 (Volume 10,
Number 4), abstracts from April 1994 (Volume 11, Number 1) to present, and
a searchable database are available online at
<http://http://corax.cwrl.utexas.edu/cac/>.
The audience for _Computers and Composition_ is teachers, scholars,
educational administrators, and technology users with a particular interest
in computer-enhanced writing instruction. Manuscripts should be 15-25 pages
long, double-spaced, and formatted according to APA style.
DEADLINES:
500-word abstract: July 1 2002
Draft of manuscript: November 1 2002
Final manuscript: May 2003
Please send questions or abstracts (preferably by email) to:
Dànielle DeVoss
Michigan State University
Department of American Thought and Language
263 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
devossda@msu.edu
(517) 432-2574
Heidi McKee
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Department of English
P.O. Box 30515
Amherst, MA 01003
hmckee@english.umass.edu
(413) 545-2332
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