Researching widening participation in dual sector institutions: trajectories, transitions and transformations Val Thompson The University of Sheffield ESRC FurtherHigher Project

Transformations - Overview  Context  Choosing poetry as a form for representation  ‘The Poetic Moment’  The Proselyte  Transformation Time  AX1001: Gerrard  Promise, Peril and Potential

Choosing poetry as a form for representation  Poetry choosing itself

‘The Poetic Moment’ (Gurevitch, 2002)  Freestanding poems (Raingruber, 2006)  Poems with endnotes (Faulkner, 2005)  ‘Found’ poetry (Prendergast, 2006)  ‘Sandwich text’ (Baff, 1997)  Tankas and Pantoums (Furman, et al, 2006,2007)

The Proselyte

Transformation Time (an extract)

AX1001: Gerrard

Promise, peril and potential  Promise (Eisner, 1997)  Peril (Faulkner, 2007 and Piirto, 2002, Brady, 1991) and Saunders, 2006 )  Potential (Thompson, 2008): Oral tradition Mnemonic quality Power Flexibility Freshness Performance

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