CCCC Standing Group and SIG business meetings will be held outside of the 2021 CCCC Virtual Annual Convention. Below you will find dates and times for the virtual meetings as well as information on signing up to attend! This list will be updated as meetings are scheduled.
American Indian Caucus
Meeting Date & Time: April 6, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET
The AIC is an informal space for Indigenous scholars and scholars of Indigenous Rhetorics to come together to form and sustain relationships and work towards Indigenous visibility in CCCCs.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/wLWHdqNdvVpvgwhV9
Appalachian Rhetorics and Literacies Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: March 29, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. ET
Our meeting will offer a two-part caucus that opens with a business discussion and concludes with opportunities for members to share their research and nurture collaborative relationships. The business portion of the caucus will focus on electing new officers, evaluating the effectiveness of our standing group’s communication, discussing issues of public advocacy, developing a plan for next year’s sponsored panel, and planning for next year’s meeting. The second half of our meeting will allow participants the opportunity to discuss their research and teaching interests, connect with current collaborators, and potentially develop new research and collaborative relationships.
Sign up: Contact chair Sara Webb-Sunderhaus for meeting link: webbsusa@miamioh.edu
Arab/Muslim SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 11, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. ET
The Arab/Muslim SIG provides a forum to discuss the cultural, religious, political, and social dimensions of Arab, Arab American, and Muslim issues both local and international.
Sign up: Email ArabMuslimSIG@gmail.com for the meeting link.
Asian/Asian American Caucus
Meeting Date & Time: Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 4:00p.m. ET
The Asian/ Asian American Caucus of NCTE/CCCC is a network of Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander educators in English and Rhetoric studies, literacy, and language arts. Our caucus serves as a cultural and community “space” and resource for our members.
Sign up: All members on the AAAC listserv will be sent a zoom link. If you are not on the A/AAC listserv, please fill out this short form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLUCbjd7pb2ZWKIQI4nZBUkKMWSDNT-fbdt_V_10jFgdtyww/viewform
Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition
Meeting Date & Time: April 7, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. ET
The Coalition fosters inquiry in feminist histories, theories, and pedagogies of rhetoric and composition. We welcome and sustain all who do feminist work, inclusive of all genders, sexualities, races, classes, nationalities, religions, abilities, and other identities, in their research, their administration, and their classrooms. Our Advisory Board meeting typically features a full agenda of reports and motions for discussion.
Sign up: Please email president@CFSHRC.org if you would like to attend.
Cognition and Writing Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 1, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
The Cognition and Writing Standing Group will use our Thursday night session to conduct regular business of the Standing Group and to offer a roundtable discussion on cognition research and writing instruction. This discussion will be led by one of our members who will share teaching strategies informed by cognitive science research. The roundtable discussion will also share scholarship that will be featured in our second edited collection currently under contract with Parlor Press. The meeting will close with a transition from current Standing Group leadership and new leadership.
Sign up: Participants may register at https://forms.gle/zzB5G8bDN191vj5eA
Community Writing and Public Rhetorics SIG — Community Writing Mentorship
Meeting Date & Time: April 12, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. ET
Combining our regular meeting and the Community Writing workshop, this SIG provides collaborative space for participants to share, raise, and problem-solve; to examine issues around course development, public scholarship, and/or partnership / program building; and to plan future initiatives (e.g., conference panels, publication opportunities).
Sign up: Contact Joyce Meier at meierjo@msu.edu for Zoom link.
Council on Basic Writing
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
The Council on Basic Writing hosts this Special Interest Group for basic writing teachers and anyone who is concerned about unequal access to higher education. Participants will discuss trends in basic writing pedagogy and curriculum; share local concerns about policies affecting basic writers, especially placement; and consider ways in which we can collaborate locally and nationally.
Sign up: Preregister for the Zoom meeting here: https://fdu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0oduCgpzotHdcwFGweAE1GeAi-L9gHvHei
Creative Nonfiction Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 12, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
The Creative Nonfiction Standing Group is open to new and experienced teachers and writers of creative nonfiction with a special emphasis on creative nonfiction in the composition classroom. It is committed to promoting creative nonfiction in the composition classroom by engaging members of the CCCC community in discussions about creative nonfiction in the writing classroom and by providing opportunities for members to share pedagogical and other classroom-related strategies and resources.
All are welcome!
Contact for questions: Christy Zink, Chair: czink@gwu.edu
Register at: https://forms.gle/JWaLdVFa6xi49Qw8A
Creative Writing Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. ET
We explore ways in which the crafting of creative work can transform our research and practice as teachers, scholars, and writers.
Sign up: Google Forms sign-up: https://forms.gle/X7Z7grfrLYwKXpy56. Please email CWSG Chair Jon Udelson if you have any questions.
Disability Studies Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 9, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. ET
This special interest group is for, and about, people studying, teaching, and researching at the intersection of disability studies and rhetoric/composition. In this meeting, participants will have the opportunity to socialize, share their research and pedagogical interests, and help organize DSSG events and initiatives. All are welcome! CART and an ASL interpreter will be provided.
Sign up: Participants may register at https://forms.gle/BhdiEE5GgF31dwGn8
English Education/Composition Studies Connections SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
This SIG welcomes all who are interested in the intersections between composition, English education, cross-level collaborations, and related areas. Alongside a little group business, at this year’s meeting participants will share their own interests and connections to this work. Join us in meeting others with similar scholarly and professional interests.
Sign up: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItf–hrzopG9R83YoZjIE-7D0qjHjEmmZy
Environmental Rhetoric & Advocacy SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 13, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
This SIG provides faculty with the chance to discuss the ways in which environmental rhetoric is taught in composition classes. This platform is used to increase awareness of environmental concerns and how professors can use their classrooms to advocate for environmental social justice issues.
Sign up: Register in advance for this meeting: https://bristolcc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYodempqDMtHNaYYSEqnl1r404GBgd4CMoN. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Global Non-Western Rhetorics SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 23, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET
The Global and Non-Western Rhetorics Standing Group brings together emerging and established scholars interested in a global and an inclusive understanding of various rhetorical traditions around the world. Our business meeting will focus on updating attendees on our accomplishments and discussing new opportunities, upcoming events, and our expanding web presence.
Sign up: https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYoceqppjwjHNGe6JPVfqZV9h7sx–fmVbl
Handcrafted Rhetorics SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 16, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
The Handcrafted Rhetorics SIG is a chance for scholars, teachers, and community organizers to discuss the intersections among DIY, craft, multimodality, making, public composition, and culture. During our meeting, we’ll get to know each other, discuss the group’s accomplishments, and plan opportunities for research and publication. See http://www.handcraftedrhetorics.org/sig/
Sign up: Sign up at https://forms.gle/QNUF9gxsdcSKPZpy7 or email kristiprins@gmail.com
Independent Scholars SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 14, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. ET
This Independent Scholars Special Interest Group provides a commonplace and community of support for scholars working outside tenure-track academic jobs or outside university-affiliated employment. It supports members in their research, helps brainstorm ways to solve issues unique to independent scholarship, and promotes the visibility of such scholars within composition studies.
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-CCAWlcgFxM2bfpya4lekbM_Sxo_sPVfDcqxaKCkWA/edit?usp=sharing
Independent Writing Departments / Programs Assocation (IWDPA)
Meeting Date & Time: April 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. ET
The Independent Writing Departments and Programs Association (IWDPA) represents departments and programs that explore the production of written and digital communication, engage in the study of writers, and the activity of writing. It welcomes all types of freestanding academic units: departments, programs, and centers.
Sign up: Sign up using the following link: https://uncc.zoom.us/my/jerieman
Intellectual Property Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
For nearly 30 years, our group has studied copyright, intellectual property, authorship, plagiarism, and cultural appropriation. Please join us if you’re interested in any of these topics.
Sign up: Email Clancy Ratliff at clancy.ratliff@gmail.com for the link.
International Researchers’ Consortium
Meeting Date & Time: April 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. ET
The IRC offers a full day workshop each year at the Cs to encourage international researchers to share their research and discuss methods, methodologies, theoretical frameworks as well as findings. Networking and enhanced understanding of writing research on the international scene are the main objectives of the standing group.
Sign up: magusta@chalmers.se
Internship SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. ET
The Internship SIG seeks to enlarge the field’s discussions of internships and serve as a potential resource for internship directors, instructors seeking models and practical suggestions for designing and assessing internship programs. If your professional responsibilities include internship program administration or instruction in any capacity then this SIG might be the professional network you are looking for.
Sign up: Email Dauvan Mulally, Internship SIG Chair, at mulallyd@gvsu.edu to sign up for the meeting.
Labor Caucus
Meeting Date & Time: April 9, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET
The Labor Caucus Business Meeting provides a welcoming space. Workers in our field–graduate students, writing center directors, contingent and tenure faculty–are all invited to join us at this annual gathering as we share our experiences. Attendees will meet other caucus members, learn about ways to advocate for workers’ rights, and be plugged into a network of folks with years of experience creating positive change for our workplace communities
Sign up: https://forms.gle/8hkZ1SQKrU3YGtxL7
Latinx Caucus
Meeting Date & Time: April 2, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET
The Latinx Caucus of NCTE/CCCC is a network of Latinx educators in English studies, literacy, and language arts. Our purpose is to exchange ideas and serve as a resource for our members, the educational community, and the general public. Any Latinx or like-minded educator who is a member of NCTE or CCCC is invited to join us.
Sign up: Please contact Latinx Caucus Chair Christina Cedillo at cvcedillo@gmail.com for more information and the meeting Zoom link.
Legal Writing and Rhetoric SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 9, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. ET
The Legal Writing and Rhetoric Special Interest Group’s annual business meeting agenda includes discussing and finalizing our Standing Group Application, as well as on-going work in Graduate Student outreach and collaborative research projects. We are excited to welcome new and existing members! All CCCC attendees are invited to come share their research in Legal Writing and Rhetoric.
Sign up: Contact Lindsay Head at LHead@fiu.edu for Zoom link.
Lifespan Writing
Meeting Date & Time: April 12, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. ET
Annual meeting of those interested in researching writing across the lifespan. We’ll discuss current lifespan writing initiatives, opportunities to get involved, and share new lifespan research. All are welcome, whether to learn more about the state of lifespan writing research or to join our efforts.
Sign up: Email lifespanwriting@gmail.com for the meeting link.
Linguistics, Language, and Writing (LLW) Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 5, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
The LLW Group contributes to dialogue among researchers and writing educators interested in exploring the connections between linguistics and writing in order to further work in writing research and pedagogy, and is committed to maintaining a space for linguistic approaches within the community/ies of rhetoric, composition, and writing studies.
Sign up: Register using the following link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpGp0D5cB8XaMJ5tT7y6YTdi9H9XPnxH_SkZFC9_3NMVixQg/viewform
Literacy Studies SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET
Meeting for compositionists interested in Literacy Studies. Friendly conversation.
Sign up: Email ann_dean@uml.edu
Master’s Degree Consortium of Writing Studies Specialists Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: May 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. ET
Annual business meeting.
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11pw-6furuAmu3VvOAUlOsJyMIoE2NjGVs1JuzZWHcgM/edit?usp=sharing
Medical Rhetoric Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 6, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
At this business meeting, the Medical Rhetoric Standing Group members will discuss the previous year’s events and directions the group might take going forward.
Sign up: https://rowan.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwscemqrj8vEteaAzjY0a2giA_Izb9c-Tuw
Mothers in Rhetoric and Composition
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
We are a group of faculty and graduate students at institutions around the country who are mothers, interested in becoming mothers, and/or interested in motherhood and infertility as research topics. We use the business meeting to connect and share stories, as well as getting a sense of our members’ current needs.
Sign up: We will meet over zoom. Attendees can email alexandra.hidalgo@gmail.com for the meeting link.
National Archives of Composition and Rhetoric Special Interest Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 21, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. ET
Since 1991, the NACR has hosted a Special Interest Group meeting at CCCCs to discuss archival research, creating/connecting archival collections, and NACR updates. We invite interested scholars to join us for this virtual meeting.
Sign up: To RSVP, click on the following link: https://forms.gle/tPtbLLiELG6hji7M6
Non-Native English-Speaking Writing Instructors Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: March 30, 2021, 5:00 p.m. ET
The Non-Native English-Speaking Writing Instructors (NNESWIs) Standing Group provides a forum for NNESWIs to continue their conversations and to foster networking and collaboration.
Sign up: Register in advance for this meeting using the following link: https://msu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErdOigqT0pGdEJsUKXfZ3Iqfzm3QS2jOf1
Online Writing Instruction Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 13, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. ET
The annual meeting of the Online Writing Instruction Standing Group is open to everyone interested in online and hybrid writing pedagogy and research. In this meeting, we will hear from the leaders of this year’s Working Groups about their current projects. Members will determine which groups will continue into the upcoming year and propose new ones to extend OWI conversations and collaborative projects throughout the year. All are warmly welcome to join us.
Sign up: Participants may sign up here: https://forms.gle/Hwwpn7hfzApeBYsG7
Prison Writing & Pedagogy Collective Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
The Prison Writing & Pedagogy Collective invites current and interested prison writing teachers to share ideas, make connections, and troubleshoot the challenges of working within carceral spaces. Our 2021 session will spotlight pedagogical and research practices, ethical representation, navigating bureaucracies, and work with archives and will conclude with shared recognitions of the challenges that the pandemic has brought to those working/living behind bars.
Sign up: Register here to join us for friendly and candid conversation: https://forms.gle/7rFE7L4mteXzSTRh6
Queer Caucus
Meeting Date & Time: April 6, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
The Queer Caucus addresses issues of the GLBTQ community within the field of composition and rhetoric.
Sign up: We will meet via Google Meet. To sign-up, please visit: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e8pZ5dprWUjawvA
Rhetoric and Religious Traditions
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
The RRT SIG is for any scholar interested in the ways in which writing (construed as broadly as possible) shapes and is shaped by religious experience (construed as broadly as possible). We welcome scholars and teachers from any career stage who study and/or teach anything and everything that falls under the categories “religious” and/or “spiritual.”
Sign up: https://forms.gle/LdxwYn2sc3G2PXWD7
Rhetoric’s Histories SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 11, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET
The “Rhetoric’s Histories” SIG is sponsored by the Rhetoric Society of America. Its primary goal is to strengthen the connections among professional organizations whose focus includes an interest in rhetoric.
Sign up: Please sign up to attend using this google form: https://forms.gle/GMNtXxP3JSn1eNif8 Zoom links will be provided after registration.
Second Language Writing (SLW) Standing Group (SG)
Meeting Date & Time: April 21, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. ET
Our annual meeting offers a space for those interested in L2 writing to plan, network, and explore issues in research, pedagogy, and advocacy for multilingual students. We will update attendees on recent SLW SG news, as well as any upcoming opportunities for collaboration. We hope you can join us!
Sign up: For our Zoom link, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/nBXP8Fp7DVfzqzyWA. For any questions, please email Norah Fahim (Chair) at nfahim@stanford.edu.
Standing Group for Senior, Late-Career, and Retired Professionals in RCWS
Meeting Date & Time: April 15, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET
The officers will recap the first year of the Group, prepare for the election of a new Incoming Chair, decide on a session/workshop proposal idea for C’s 2022, and discuss a way to honor Louise Wetherbee Phelps, who started the SIG from which this Group developed.
Sign up: Participants may register by emailing Group Chair Joel Wingard at wingardj@moravian.edu.
SOUND Special Interest Group Meeting
Meeting Date & Time: April 23, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. ET
The purpose of the SOUND SIG is to support and contribute to the rapidly growing sub-field of sound studies in rhetoric and composition. This SIG is a dedicated space to discuss the present state of sonic work in the field, as well as an opportunity to plan future work and potential collaborations. This year, we’ll focus on transitioning to Standing Group and selecting new Co-Chairs. New attendees always welcome!
Sign up: Email Co-Chair Travis Margoni at travis.margoni@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Studio PLUS
Meeting Date & Time: April 9, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET
The Studio PLUS SIG works to support Studio and other kinds of programs that support college student writers taking courses across different higher education contexts. Our meeting this year will focus on discussions of how our programs adapted to COVID, as well as work to build cross-institutional relationship among programs.
Sign up: Register for the meeting using this link: https://tinyurl.com/STUDIOPLUS2021. If this link doesn’t work, please contact Mark Sutton for an alternate.
Teaching Adult Writers in Diverse Contexts SIG
Meeting Date & Time: March 31, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
The Teaching Adult Writers in Diverse Contexts SIG is a community of teachers of adult learners who meet annually to share our enthusiasm for teaching writing to these students and our resources to support one another. We will be discussing how our adult learners are navigating the difficult roles of being a worker, parent, and learner in the era of COVID.
Sign up: Please email Sonia Feder-Lewis at sfeder@smumn.edu to register for the meeting.
Teaching for Transfer (TFT)
Meeting Date & Time: April 6, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. ET
After a quick introduction, we’ll join break-out groups focusing on various aspects of TFT: Howard Tinberg, leading on TFT and reading transfer; Sonja Andrus, leading on TFT and developmental writing/online FYC/ALP; Sharon Mitchler, leading on TFT and community college / non-traditional students; Matt Davis, leading on TFT and writing centers; Kara Taczak, leading on TFT, FYC, and multimodality; and Tanner Wouldgo, leading on TFT and graduate education.
Sign up: Please contact Kathleen Yancey, at kyancey@fsu.edu, for the Zoom link.
The Role of Reading in Composition Studies
Meeting Date & Time: April 5, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
This special interest group brings together those interested in research and scholarship on effective ways to teach reading in the writing classroom. This year’s meeting will focus on recent and forthcoming research projects on reading within Writing Studies and consider future opportunities for collaboration and research in this area.
Sign up: To indicate your interest in attending the meeting, please email Ellen Carillo at ellen.carillo@uconn.edu and put “Reading SIG” in the subject line. She will send out a meeting link closer to the date of the session.
Transnational Composition Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 15, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. ET
This is the annual business meeting of the Transnational Composition Group. This is a standing group. We welcome scholars interested in learning about and contributing to our mission, actions throughout the year, and future goals. We have a vibrant community and we encourage new members to join our group.
Sign up: Please RSVP by filling out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KZCPva4h6AEYNAdVA
Undergraduate Research Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 5, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. ET
The Undergraduate Research Standing Group’s meeting at CCCC is open to all who wish to support, participate in, and mentor undergraduate research in rhetoric and writing studies. We welcome faculty and students who wish to exchange updates on their own UR projects, learn more about how to undertake and mentor UR, and meet editors of UR journals in the field and other advocates for undergrad research and its mentoring.
Sign up: Please contact Doug Downs at doug.downs@montana.edu for the link to the Zoom meeting.
Untenured and Alternative-Academic WPA Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 12, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
The Untenured and Alternative-Academic WPA Standing Group is dedicated to supporting non-tenured and alt-ac WPAs in their administration, research, teaching, and personal lives. Untenured and Alternative-Academic WPAs may include tenure-track, non-tenure-track, staff, term lecturer, adjunct, or graduate student positions that administer first-year composition, writing centers, WAC, and other writing programs.
Sign up: Participants can register at https://unk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsceyqqTIqHNeU_yGzAWaCiuhLdlkrCeMF or by contacting Amanda Sladek at sladekam@unk.edu.
WAC Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 16, 2021, 2:30 p.m. ET
Join us for small group discussions on topics ranging from program development to WAC research and future WAC Standing Group initiatives.
Sign up: https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9sISS0QV4DRCDno
Workplace Writing SIG
Meeting Date & Time: April 8, 2021, 5:00 p.m. ET
The Workplace Writing SIG seeks to further engage business and professional writing instructors by opening up conversations about pedagogy and practice. We aim to allow new, current, and former instructors to create and extend critical conversations about what we do as well as provide support for new ideas inside and outside the classroom.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/wF7zMGYPVoyLLxqL6
Writing About Writing Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 15, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. ET
The Writing About Writing Network (WAWN) and standing group is an informal community of teachers, researchers, and institutions interested and/or active in developing writing-about-writing approaches to college-level composition and rhetoric courses, especially First-Year Composition (FYC).
Sign up: Please e-mail Samuel Stinson (samuel.stinson@ndus.edu) for the meeting link.
Writing and Rhetorics of Code
Meeting Date & Time: April 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. ET
In this 90-minute meeting, participants invested in the writing and rhetorics of code and software will have the opportunity to collaborate and discuss their research and pedagogical interests. They will also review information about how they can potentially participate in more formal SIGWROC service roles.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/twvEHj2bzyBpX1nf8
Writing and STEM Standing Group
Meeting Date & Time: April 13, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. ET
This special interest group brings together people interested in writing for STEM in all its forms, including pedagogical and scholarly pursuits. This year’s meeting will focus on recent and forthcoming research projects and opportunities for collaboration for CCCC 2022.
Sign up: To sign up, participants can contact Han Yu at hyu1@ksu.edu.
Writing with Current, Former, and Future Members of the Military
Meeting Date & Time: April 10, 2021, 11:00 a.m. ET
The annual business meeting of this standing group allows current members to conduct business and to collaborate on new opportunities for research, pedagogy, and outreach. Those interested in the intersections of military service writing, research, and/or teaching are welcome to join.
Sign up: Participants can register by emailing Cathrine Hoekstra at choekstra@tamut.edu
