A Vitalist Perspective on Nature Journals

Authors

David M. Grant, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title Title

Academic Exchange Quarterly

Volume

15

Issue

1

Abstract

This paper argues that journals do more than simply record individual observations. Using a vitalist conception of writing – one that explicitly acknowledges writing as an ecological act – journals are formed from what literacy theorists call the “scene” of writing. This paper forwards an expanded conception of journal writing, the pedagogical uses of journals, and ways we see all writing, not just journals, as participations with the natural world.

Department

Department of Languages and Literatures

Comments

First published in Academic Exchange Quarterly, v.15 n.1 (2011), published by the Rapid Intellect Group.

Original Publication Date

2011

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library

Copyright

©2011 Rapid Intellect Group Inc. Gives permission to author to archive work in institutional repository.

Date Digital

2011

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Grant, David M., "A Vitalist Perspective on Nature Journals" (2011). Faculty Publications. 6.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ll_facpub/6