Regardless of one's individual affiliation to literature or composition, the political, pedagogical, and intellectual intersections of literature and composition are particularly fraught for the newest community members of English studies. On the one hand, graduate students, adjunct instructors, and new faculty who identify as specialists in literature are aware of the schism between the training they receive as literary scholars and the pedagogical skills and theory they need to effectively teach composition. On the other hand, specialists in composition are trained to deal with student writing yet must wrestle with the contested status of literary texts in the writing curriculum. The editors of Lore seek texts that address this gap in understanding between the seemingly disparate—but always interrelated—fields of writing and literature. We hope to solicit contributions from both literature and composition specialists.

Possible topics for submissions include:

Literature Students Teaching Writing

>What preparation is needed for literature students to teach composition?
>How does the study of pedagogy impact scholars' work with literature?
>How does teaching writing change a graduate student's professional identity?

Intellectual Links between Literature and Composition

>How are the fields of literature and writing interrelated?
>How does the study of literature influence research in composition?
>How does the study of composition influence research in literature?

Professional Issues at the Crossroads of Literature and Composition

>How does each field cast its identity?
>How is the membership of each side different? Or the same?
>How does the divide between the two fields shape an English department?

We are accepting both proposals (500 words) and complete manuscripts. Email submissions to Colleen Foley (cmfoley@udel.edu) or Kate Huber (kmh@udel.edu) as a Word document, PDF, or Web-authored text (in HTML). Please follow the MLA documentation format.