HCAS Assistant Professor publishes article in Pietho: A Journal of Feminist Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition

Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts (HCAS) Assistant Professor, and NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) Faculty Coordinator, Janine Morris, Ph.D., published “Writing Groups as Feminist Practice” in Peitho, vol. 22 issue 3. along with Hannah J. Rule, Ph.D. (University of South Carolina), and Christina M. LaVecchia, Ph.D. (Nuemann University).

Inspired by their own writing group, Morris, Rule, and LaVecchia discuss how peer writing groups are more than just “reviews of articles, books, chapters, proposals, and the like.” Instead, they ask readers to consider how writing groups lead to horizontal mentorship and act as “mechanisms of access, inclusion and professional sustenance.” The article revisits the history of writing  groups as feminist practices and argues for their continued importance for writers today. Morris, Rule, and LaVeccia conclude by arguing that writing groups “build broad professional support; propel a sense of belonging; provide critique; enact horizontal mentoring.”

Morris’ belief in writing groups as important for writers of all levels extends beyond her own writing group. In the WCC, Morris supports graduate student writers across the disciplines. She has hosted a weekly accountability writing group through the WCC for faculty, graduate, and professional students. “All writers need support,” Morris said. “Dissertation and thesis writing, especially, can be a lonely experience. Having support from peers going through the process can provide the encouragement writers need to keep going and get the work done.”

Link to read “Writing Groups as Feminist Practice,” visit: https://cfshrc.org/article/writing-groups-as-feminist-practice/

To learn more about the WCC, visit: nova.edu/wcc