Running, Thinking, Writing: Embodied Cognition in Composition

Running, Thinking, Writing: Embodied Cognition in Composition
ISBN-10
1643172530
ISBN-13
9781643172538
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
179
Language
English
Published
2021-06-12
Publisher
Parlor Press LLC
Author
Jackie Hoermann-Elliott

Description

For the creative fulfillment of writers who identify as runners, walkers, or movers, Running, Thinking, Writing: Embodied Cognition in Composition unveils the varied understandings of the relationship between writing activity and physical activity. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott provides an interdisciplinary overview of relevant research from the fields of composition studies, cognitive science, neuroscience, and sports psychology before proposing a new theoretical framework for explaining what happens to writers when they are moved to develop their writing while their bodies are in motion. She shares illuminating accounts from runner-writers working in the industries of journalism, academia, and youth literature. She also provides pedagogical insights from working with student writers on embodied writing assignments as well as introductory activities for instructors to try in their own classrooms. With a running metaphor guiding the chapters in this book, readers will be challenged to view writing as embodied cognition and to realize the benefits of embodiment for all writers.

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