The Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW): The history of a cornerstone regional conference and scholarly network for field development, 1997–2019
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This study provides an account of the development of computers and writing via the history of a regional conference, fondly known as the Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW). We employ oral history and archival study methods to uncover the influence of grassroot organizing efforts in the greater scheme of computers and writing's maturity as a field. We then discuss the reasons rhetoric and writing scholars need to pay attention to local networks that could shape the trajectories of sub-fields in the discipline. This project offers a timeline about the field of computers and writing and documents important narratives regarding the growing field.
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Computers and Composition: An International Journal is devoted to exploring the use of computers in writing classes, writing programs, and writing research. It provides a forum for discussing issues connected with writing and computer use. It also offers information about integrating computers into writing programs on the basis of sound theoretical and pedagogical decisions, and empirical evidence. It welcomes articles, reviews, and letters to the Editors that may be of interest to readers, including descriptions of computer-aided writing and/or reading instruction, discussions of topics related to computer use of software development; explorations of controversial ethical, legal, or social issues related to the use of computers in writing programs.
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