Cheryl Caesar
241 Bessey Hall
434 Farm Ln
East Lansing, MI 48824
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FacultyWriting, Rhetoric, and CulturesFirst Year WritingProfessional and Public Writing
Associate Professor
Biography
Cheryl Caesar is active in developing the first-year writing and Preparation for College Writing curricula within a framework of transcultural and asset-based pedagogies. With the learning communities Adams 2.0 and Transforming Teaching Through Reflective Writing Experiences, she works to maintain collegial networks of professional development. She writes poetry, gives readings locally and works to support creative writers in the greater Lansing community.
Research Areas
Community-Engaged Scholarship; Translingual, and Transcultural Pedagogies; Writing for Wellness
Education
Walter and Pauline Adams Academy for Instructional Excellence and Innovation, 2013.
Doctorate of comparative literature (American/Russian), University of Paris – La Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2008.
Research or Academic Affiliations
Michigan College English Association, executive board.
Lansing Poetry Club, secretary.
Modern Languages Association.
National Council of Teachers of English.
Projects
Poems of Outrage in the Trump Era
Caesar, Cheryl. Flatman: Poems of Outrage in the Trump Era. Lansing: Thurston Howl Publications, Lansing: Thurston Howl Publications, 2020.
One Workshop; Two Stories (of Contingent Women Faculty Groups
Meier, Joyce and Cheryl Caesar. “One Workshop; Two Stories (of Contingent Women Faculty Groups.” Feminisms and Rhetorics 2019: DIY Feminist Activism. November 14, 2019.
Mapping in Four Dimensions: Complexity and Mindfulness in a Community Project
Meier, Joyce and Cheryl Caesar. “Mapping in Four Dimensions: Complexity and Mindfulness in a Community Project.” Biannual Conference of the Coalition for Community Writing. Philadelphia: October 18, 2019.
Acevedo, Denise M., Cheryl L. Caesar, Chana Kraus-Friedberg, Joyce A. Meier and Sara D. Miller. Transforming Teaching Through Reflective Writing Experiences, volume II. Michigan State University, 2019.
Personal Visions and Stories: Seeing the Real Face of Refugees
Caesar, Cheryl, David Medei and Sharon Ladenson. “Personal Visions and Stories: Seeing the Real Face of Refugees.” College English Association.New Orleans, March 30, 2019.
More Than Words: Performing Cultural Identity
Meier, Joyce, David Medei and Cheryl Caesar. “More Than Words: Performing Cultural Identity.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh: March 16, 2019.
Translingual Pedagogy, Rhetorical Listening, and Multimodal Experiences: A First-Year Writing Conference Fosters Intercultural Learning
Meier, Joyce, Bree Gannon, David Medei and Cheryl Caesar. “Translingual Pedagogy, Rhetorical Listening, and Multimodal Experiences: A First-Year Writing Conference Fosters Intercultural Learning.” Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies and Emerging Pedagogies. Spring 2018. http://joglep.com/files/3515/1863/7487/4._Meier_etc.pdf
Courses
WRA 1004: Preparation for College Writing. Theme: Cultivating Character
WRA 101: Writing as Inquiry. Theme: Habits of Mind
AL 110: Writing and Civic Life. Theme: Dislocations
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