(October 7, 2024)
We're excited to share the news that Anna S. Habib will be assuming the role of co-editor for the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing series.
Terry Myers Zawacki will be assuming a new role as founding and consulting editor.
(August 4, 2023)
We are happy to share the news that María de los Ángeles Chimenti and Vítor Pluceno Behnck have joined the editorial team of the Latin America Section.
Ángeles is a Ph.D. student at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. She is also a founding member of the Network of Linguists in Training (RELIF), where she has organized scientific encounters and interviews with prominent scholars like Charles Bazerman. Her research interests include psycholinguistics approaches to writing in secondary school, as well as academic reading and writing pedagogies.
Vítor is an M.A. candidate in Applied Linguistics at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. He holds a B.A. in English Teaching and an IT technical course degree from Instituto Federal Catarinense. Vítor has participated in the Cologne Summer Schools at Universität zu Köln and the English Immersion Program at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil. His research interests are focused on Second Language Acquisition.
They join co-editors Soledad Montes and Ana Cortés. The editorial team is open to considering your book proposals. You can find details about how to submit on our submissions page.
(June 2, 2023)
The current senior and associate editors of the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing book series have invited Elitza Kotzeva to become our newest associate editor, and we're pleased to announce she has accepted. Last fall, she joined our series to serve for one year as the first editorial fellow of the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing, and we're glad to have her continue her affiliation.
With her multilingual skills and academic experience in US and European systems (as well as journalism prowess gained working with Reuters), Elitza brings perspectives and energy that contribute to the growth of the series and its continual exploration of language issues in the publishing of international research.
Elitza is an assistant professor at the American University of Armenia where she focuses her research on material rhetorics, feminist geography, and rhetorical ethnography. She holds graduate credentials from Sofia University in Bulgaria; the University of Trento and the University of Bolzano in Italy; as well as Appalachian State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Washington in the United States.
She joins the rest of the editorial team in welcoming new submissions.
(May 24, 2023)
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Federico Navarro, former editor in chief of the Latin America Section of the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing published by the WAC Clearinghouse. It is with deep appreciation that we pay tribute to his work to establish the Latin America Section and expand the reach of the WAC Clearinghouse across South America and make its contributions available to readers of Spanish and Portuguese. For more details, see our full tribute.
(April 11, 2023)
The Latin America Section of the WAC Clearinghouse's International Exchanges on the Study of Writing book series is looking for two associate editors to collaborate with the Latin America Section editors in organizing review processes, book launch events, and other activities for the section. This position offers the opportunity to participate in an exciting and supportive network of scholars committed to promoting transnational equity and high-quality scholarship in the field of writing studies across borders. For details, see the updated call for applicants.
(April 5, 2023)
Centros y Programas de Escritura en América Latina Opciones Teóricas y Pedagógicas para la Enseñanza de la Escritura Disciplinar
¿Cuál es el panorama actual de los centros y programas de escritura en LatAm? ¿Cuáles son los marcos teóricos y perspectivas pedagógicas a la base de las iniciativas de apoyo a la escritura en la región? El libro “Centros y Programas de Escritura en América Latina” editado por Estela Moyano y Margarita Vidal Lizama aporta un panorama rico de investigaciones situadas en los programas de escritura latinoamericanos.
Acompáñanos en el lanzamiento de el libro “Centros y Programas de Escritura en América Latina Opciones Teóricas y Pedagógicas para la Enseñanza de la Escritura Disciplinar”
Cuándo: Viernes 21 de abril 2023
Hora: 12:00 Chile y Nueva York / 1:00 Argentina / 10.00 México / 11.00 Colombia
INSCRIPCIONES AQUÍ : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWgNxNPwbA3dqjnxtAm8epmOEJREdkqSXCuymIKxjQVR5TXQ/viewform
El evento contará con la participación de Mike Palmquist (Colorado State University), Joan Mullin (UNC), Federico Navarro (UOH, Chile), Chris Anson (North Carolina State University, USA), Estela Moyano (UNaB, UNGS y UFLO, Argentina) y Margarita Vidal Lizama (PUC, Chile).
Writing Centers and Writing Programs in Latin America: Theoretical and Pedagogical Options for the Teaching of Disciplinary Writing
What is the current state of writing centers and programs in LatAm? What are the theoretical frameworks and pedagogical perspectives underlying writing support initiatives in the region? The book "Writing Centers and Programs in Latin America" edited by Estela Moyano and Margarita Vidal Lizama provides a rich overview of research situated in Latin American writing programs.
Join us for the launch of the book "Writing Centers and Programs in Latin America: Theoretical and Pedagogical Options for the Teaching of Disciplinary Writing".
When: Friday, April 21, 2023
Time: 12:00 Chile and New York / 1:00 Argentina / 10.00 Mexico / 11.00 Colombia
REGISTRATION HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWgNxNPwbA3dqjnxtAm8epmOEJREdkqSXCuymIKxjQVR5TXQ/viewform
The event will feature Mike Palmquist (Colorado State University), Joan Mullin (UNC), Federico Navarro (UOH, Chile), Chris Anson (North Carolina State University, USA), Estela Moyano (UNaB, UNGS y UFLO, Argentina), and Margarita Vidal Lizama (PUC, Chile).
(March 1, 2023)
We are looking for two associate editors to collaborate with the Latin America Section editors in organizing review processes, book launch events, and other activities for the section. This position offers the opportunity to participate in an exciting and supportive network of scholars committed to promoting transnational equity and high-quality scholarship in the field of writing studies across borders. See the call for applicants for details.
(January 9, 2023)
This fall we were pleased to welcome Elitza Kotzeva to our team of editors as an editorial fellow. Elitza is an assistant professor at the American University of Armenia where she focuses her research on material rhetorics, feminist geography, and rhetorical ethnography. She holds graduate credentials from Sofia University in Bulgaria; the University of Trento and the University of Bolzano in Italy; and Appalachian State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Washington in the United States. She joins the rest of the editorial team in welcoming new book proposals. Details about how to submit can be found on our submissions page.
(October 3, 2022)
We seek a (volunteer) co-editor to serve as the Latin America Section editor in chief to assume shared responsibility for editorial oversight and management of all stages related to the production and publication (in both print and online formats) of current and future International Exchanges for the Study of Writing books. The Latin America Section editor in chief will lead the edition, publication, and re-edition of books from the section. This also includes encouraging the Latin American writing research community to submit book proposals, as well as contacting peer-reviewers to assess new projects. See the call for applications for details.
(September 1, 2022)
We are happy to share the news that Steven Fraiberg has joined our editorial team. Steve is an associate professor and member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. His research interests include globalization in higher education and workplaces, multilingualism, composition, and startup entrepreneurs and innovation systems. He joins Joan Mullin, Magnus Gustafsson, Terry Myers Zawacki, and Federico Navarro as series editors. All of our co-editors are ready to consider your book proposals. Find details about how to submit on our submissions page.
(August 25, 2022)
We recently released open-access editions of five books from leading Latin American scholars. These books appear in the International Exchanges: Latin America book series, which is edited by Federico Navarro, Violeta Molina-Natera, Vera Cristovao, and Ana M. Cortés Lagos. Thanks to the editors of these collections for their work on the books and for their decision to share their books with us.
Alfabetización Académica y Profesional en el Siglo XXI: Leer y Escribir desde las Disciplinas
Edited by Giovanni Parodi
This edited collection includes the work of more than 30 renowned authors on academic literacy from Latin America and Spain. Organized in three sections—academic world, professional world, and academic and professional worlds in connection—the chapters are woven together by two fundamental beliefs about language and literacy education: first, that grammar is a central element in the teaching/learning processes of any language, and second, that writing and literacy research’s empirical contribution to pedagogy is the description of language use in different situations and in varied academic and professional contexts.
Leer y Escribir en la Universidad
Edited by Paula Carlino
This edited collection brings together the work of several renowned Argentine authors who study writing at the university level. In the first chapter, Paula Carlino argues that the responsibility for higher education writing is shared between students, teachers, and institutions. She urges us to understand that, as complex phenomena, reading and writing should not be taken for granted, and she points out that understanding their peculiarities is critical for the development of comprehensive educational systems. The authors of the following five chapters theorize and reflect on different teaching practices from the perspective of reading and writing as situated social practices, learned in the context in which they take place.
Lectura y Escritura para la Investigación
Edited by Adriana Bolívar and Rebecca Beke
Addressed to teachers and researchers of all disciplines with the purpose of helping higher education instructors become mediators of critical understanding and written academic communication, this edited collection is the product of the work of a team of researchers in the fields of linguistics, applied linguistics, literature, education, and psychology. It is composed of ten chapters focused on academic genres, especially the research article and the abstract.
Lectura, Escritura y Matemáticas como Prácticas Sociales
Edited by Judith Kalman and Brian V. Street
This edited collection seeks to "disseminate the new directions taken by studies in this field by drawing on recent advances in the perspectives of social practices, New Literacy Studies (NLS) and sociolinguistics" (p.9). This volume and its English analogue, Literacy and Numeracy in Latin America: Local Perspectives and Beyond (published in 2013), speak to the editors' efforts to foster interregional dialogue, shining a spotlight on Latin American contributions to recent conversations in literacy and writing studies and bringing critical international work closer to Spanish-speaking audiences.
Os Significados do Letramento: Uma Nova Perspectiva Sobre a Prática Social da Escrita
Edited by Angela B. Kleiman
This edited collection brings together the work of nine Brazilian researchers on the subject of literacies. The authors explore the concept of literacies and its impact on the teaching of writing from a sociocultural paradigm. The work constitutes a milestone in Latin American literacy studies and remains relevant more than 25 years after its original publication. It covers a variety of debates that cross multiple disciplines, theoretical perspectives, and methodological approaches, including perspectives from sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, and ethnography.
(July 21, 2022)
We're pleased to announce our presence on social media. You can now find us on Facebook and visit us on LinkedIn. We look forward to our future interactions with you there.
(March 14, 2022)
Grounded Literacies in a Transnational WAC/WID Ecology: A Korean-U.S. Study by Jay Jordan was recently published and becomes the latest addition to the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing series.
In this book, Jay Jordan draws from WAC/WID, second language writing, rhetoric and composition, and scholarship on English teaching and learning in South Korea to describe the ways writing as a privileged literate activity shapes and is shaped by the development of one university’s transnational campuses. Through grounded analysis of three years of student and faculty surveys and interviews, writing samples, observations, and through personal narrative about the author’s experience at both campuses, Grounded Literacies in a Transnational WAC/WID Ecology closely describes and theorizes the intellectual, social, and material complexities of cross-border educational efforts. Despite the smoothly marketable promise of many U.S.-based international educational experiments, the mutual embeddedness of campus, university, host city, student and faculty experiences, differing expectations, national aspirations, and individual and collective goals and anxieties richly nuances the argument that literacies can never be reduced to classroom or curricular plans.
(February 6, 2022)
We seek a (volunteer) co-editor to assume shared responsibility for editorial oversight and management of all stages related to the production and publication (in both print and online formats) of current and future International Exchanges for the Study of Writing books. See the call for applications for details.