Nonviolent Response
Strategies for Responding to Writing
Will be published approx. on 5. May 2026
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-8229-4899-5 (ISBN)
Description
A nonviolent philosophical framework with practical methods for teachers and others who respond to writing.
Reviews / Votes
Drawing on Indigenous theories of listening, connectedness, and equality, Sheri Rysdam and JT Torres offer a model of nonviolent response with powerful implications for teachers and others committed to empathetic engagement with writing. Striking the perfect balance between theory and practice, the book makes a compelling case for this approach to response, and its reflective prompts equip readers to undertake this valuable work. -- Ellen C. Carillo, University of Connecticut Nonviolent Response offers a framework to not only revise the ways teachers think about response strategies and techniques in relation to student writing (especially marginalized students), but also to rethink the craft and delivery of personal, professional, and civic response. Notably, the authors draw on current learning science, in addition to contemporary composition theory, to offer a fresh understanding of familiar material. -- Steven Corbett, Methodist UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Pittsburgh PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 b&w
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8229-4899-5 (9780822948995)
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Persons
Sheri Rysdam (Author)
Sheri Rysdam is professor in English/Writing and director of the Writing Center at Eastern Oregon University. She is also author of The Doula Dialectic: Feminist Rhetorics for Childbirth.
JT Torres (Author)
JT Torres is director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington and Lee University. He is the coeditor of How to Incorporate Equity and Justice in Your Teaching and the coauthor of How to Use Writing for Teaching and Learning and the arts-based ethnography Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance: Performing the Entangled Histories of Cuba and West Africa.
Sheri Rysdam is professor in English/Writing and director of the Writing Center at Eastern Oregon University. She is also author of The Doula Dialectic: Feminist Rhetorics for Childbirth.
JT Torres (Author)
JT Torres is director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington and Lee University. He is the coeditor of How to Incorporate Equity and Justice in Your Teaching and the coauthor of How to Use Writing for Teaching and Learning and the arts-based ethnography Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance: Performing the Entangled Histories of Cuba and West Africa.