The primary purpose of this site is to publish my students’ essays from the last several years of teaching at the University of Minnesota. In the writing courses I teach, I emphasize the marriage of creativity and academic research in what I call the “experimental research essay.” By clicking on “Let’s See Some Essays!” you will find about 30 examples of such essays written by my students over the years. In the literature courses I teach, I emphasize critical literacy and political action. In all my courses, I try to learn with my students about what it means to be in a university, how the university can better live up to its mission to serve society, and what role reading and writing have in the movement to make academia more accessible, equitable, and just. To see what students are saying about the experience they had in my writing and literature classes, go to “What Students Are Saying.” To learn more about the classroom contexts in which these students wrote, please go to “About the Courses and Assignments.” If you are a student or teacher wanting some materials that will help you teach and learn–to write an experimental essay, or to learn the folklore of academia–go to “Materials for Teachers and Students.” To learn more about me, see “About the Instructor.”
Happy Reading!
Best wishes,
Lucia
Lucia Pawlowski, PhD 