Maria Gigante to Present at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Maria Gigante will present at a scholarly symposium at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday, April 26, 2013.  Gigante will present her work on composition studies and the teaching of first year writing.  The purpose of this symposium is to foster  scholarly conversation on the field of composition studies, to educate and inform on some of the major currents of thought in composition studies, to share information about recent developments and techniques in the field, and to illuminate the implications of first-year writing for undergraduate student education and English Studies overall.