  {"id":3339,"date":"2012-08-08T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T17:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=3339"},"modified":"2025-08-29T22:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:09:32","slug":"many-voices-visiting-writers-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/extra\/many-voices-visiting-writers-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Voices Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year, the Augsburg English Department chooses a different common text for Effective Writing. Professors, staff, and students across the campus are encouraged to participate in reading and discussing the year&#8217;s text, both in formal and informal settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective reading brings us into contact with other minds and voices; effective writing allows us to engage other minds in active conversation. Augsburg University courses in Effective Writing teach skills and methods that promote successful communication among a wide variety of writers and readers. Because the skills of close reading and clear writing are some of the most effective tools students can use to understand personal and cultural differences, these writing courses emphasize ways written communication can promote understanding and productive engagement among many points of view.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Previous selections<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/A-Single-Man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46915 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/A-Single-Man-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Single Man\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/A-Single-Man-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/A-Single-Man.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cairo-Modern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46916 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cairo-Modern-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cario Modern\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cairo-Modern-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cairo-Modern-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cairo-Modern-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cairo-Modern.jpg 1555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Walden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46917 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Walden-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Walden; Life in the Woods\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Walden-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Walden-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Walden-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Walden.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Of-Love-and-Shadows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46918 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Of-Love-and-Shadows-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Of Love and Shadows\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Of-Love-and-Shadows-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Of-Love-and-Shadows.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Persepolis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46919 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Persepolis-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Persepolis\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Persepolis-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Persepolis-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Persepolis-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Persepolis.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/The-River-Between.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46920 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/The-River-Between-196x300.jpeg\" alt=\"The River Between\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/The-River-Between-196x300.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/The-River-Between.jpeg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/House-on-Mango-Street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46921 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/House-on-Mango-Street-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"The HOuse on Mango Street\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/House-on-Mango-Street-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/House-on-Mango-Street-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/House-on-Mango-Street.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Language-of-Blood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46924 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Language-of-Blood-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Language of BLood\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Language-of-Blood-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Language-of-Blood-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Language-of-Blood-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Language-of-Blood.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Interpreterofmaladiescover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46923 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Interpreterofmaladiescover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Interpreter of Maladies\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Autobio-of-Malcolm-X.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46925 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Autobio-of-Malcolm-X-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Autobigraphy of Malcolm X\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Autobio-of-Malcolm-X-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Autobio-of-Malcolm-X.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cover-of-Ru.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46927 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cover-of-Ru-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ru\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cover-of-Ru-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cover-of-Ru-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cover-of-Ru-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/Cover-of-Ru.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/What-it-Means-When-a-Man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46928 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/What-it-Means-When-a-Man-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/What-it-Means-When-a-Man-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/What-it-Means-When-a-Man-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/What-it-Means-When-a-Man-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2019\/10\/What-it-Means-When-a-Man.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Augsburg English Department chooses a different common text for Effective Writing. Professors, staff, and students across the campus are encouraged to participate in reading and discussing the year&#8217;s text, both in formal and informal settings. Effective reading brings us into contact with other minds and voices; effective writing allows us to engage &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":46838,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3339"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47005,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3339\/revisions\/47005"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}