March 4, 2019<\/p>\n
What does “truth” mean? Northern Arizona University\u2019s Graduate English Organization welcomes keynote speaker NAU alumna <\/span>Christine Tardy<\/b> to address the theme of this year\u2019s annual PEAKS Interdisciplinary Conference from 4:30 to 6 p.m. March 9, in the Liberal Arts building, room 120. <\/span><\/p>\n From academic hoaxes, fabricated news stories and fictional memoirs, Tardy will explore the idea of genre and its involvement in purposeful deceit and how combatting \u201ctruthiness\u201d is a challenge society needs to take on. Examples from popular news and academia will provide context in examining how \u201calternative\u201d versions of truth both rely and exploit genre. <\/span><\/p>\n She will also lead a discussion geared toward educators in literacy and critical thinking, providing ways to address this challenge in today\u2019s classroom. <\/span><\/p>\n Tardy, an associate professor at University of Arizona, teaches a multitude of courses in the undergraduate English, MA-TESL and SLAT Ph.D. programs. Her research explores issues of genre theory and pedagogy, second language writing, academic writing and the policies and politics of English. Appearing in several edited collections and journals, Tardy\u2019s recent work includes \u201cBeyond Convention: Genre Innovation in Academic Writing\u201d and \u201cEthnographic Perspectives on Academic Writing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"