Review of Mentorship/Methodology: Reflections, Praxis, and Futures , edited by Leigh Gruwell and Charles N. Lesh

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Review of Mentorship/Methodology: Reflections, Praxis, and Futures , edited by Leigh Gruwell and Charles N. Lesh

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By Molly Ryan. Mentorship in the field of writing studies is broadly understood to be an essential facet of disciplinary matriculation, but its features are sometimes slippery to define. Indeed, mentorship is difficult to concisely describe and more challenging still to enact in practice. When it does take root, however, both mentor and mentee are aware of the power and benefits of this sometimes-elusive dynamic. In my own experiences both in my MA and PhD programs, my exceptional mentors entered my life through what sometimes felt like serendipitous chance, as in, I was (luckily) in the right place at the right time to meet them. I know too well how lucky I am to have them as my guides, colleagues, and sometimes even friends, but even as a grateful recipient of the best-case scenario for mentorship, so to speak, I find myself continuing to reflect on how we as a field might better scaffold the dynamic of mentor/mentee.

Journal: Composition Forum
Published: 2025-10-14
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