RHE309K: Rhetoric of Feminist Spaces
Kristen Hogan
Spring 2004
Writing Project #1:
Catalog of Feminist Spaces
Our primary goal is to distribute women's works not readily available elsewhere, those written, published, and/or printed by women. It is important to us that works by women be allowed to define their own context by being brought together in one place.
- from the Common Woman Bookstore (now BookWoman) mission statement,
1975, Austin, Texas
For this writing project you will stretch your observation and narrative writing skills to compose a catalog of feminist spaces. Imagine that you want to describe what a feminist space is; but a feminist space means many different things. Here, you'll explain by example.
Requirements:
• Compose three one-half-to-one-page entries, each describing & analyzing a different feminist space
(One of your entries must address your chosen community organization)
• Include a one-to-two-page introduction to your catalog that explains what you're trying to show in the catalog; that is, tell your readers what benefit there is to looking at these three spaces together
• Be creative with your format and your narrative style; while I have given you page lengths here, that does not mean that this catalog must be in paper format
• Give your catalog a creative and appropriate title
• Use appropriate documentation and punctuation
• Revise your catalog with attention to peer and instructor comments
Project Proposal Due Monday, February 9:
• List your three feminist spaces (note which one is the organization you will work with)
• Give a brief description of what makes these spaces feminist spaces (can be in list format)
• Provide a paragraph description of what happens when we look at these spaces together in a catalog format
Primary Draft Due Wednesday, February 18:
• Bring two copies of a complete draft of your catalog, each stapled
• Include your Works Cited page
Secondary Draft Due Monday, March 1:
• Hand in two copies of your revised and edited catalog, each stapled,
• your primary draft with my comments,
• your peer's review of your catalog, and
• photocopies of your outside sources (highlight sections you use)
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