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Women Writers Talk Shame in the Classroom, Academia & Their Writing Lives

  • Room 511AB, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center (map)

Requires AWP Conference Registration

Women panelists discuss how they navigate feelings of shame as teachers, as functionaries in academic institutions, and as writers. How much of our performance and presentation in these spaces is shaped by shame? How complicit are institutional structures in shaming? What added dimensions of shame do marginalized folks experience in these spaces? How does shame affect the creative process? Can shame be a force for good in our work, or is it always destructive?

Speaker(s):

Moderator: Uche Okonkwo Presenter: Tara Ballard Presenter: Alina Nguyen Presenter: Silvia Park Presenter: Ava Winter

Session Code: T244

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