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- The End of Composition Studies
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
summary
Setting forth an innovative new model for what it means to be a writing teacher in the era of writing across the curriculum, The End of Composition Studies urges a reconceptualization of graduate work in rhetoric and composition, systematically critiques the limitations of current pedagogical practices at the postsecondary level, and proposes a reorganization of all academic units.
David W. Smit calls into question two major assumptions of the field: that writing is a universal ability and that college-level writing is foundational to advanced learning. Instead, Smit holds, writing involves a wide range of knowledge and skill that cannot be learned solely in writing classes but must be acquired by immersion in various discourse communities in and out of academic settings.
The End of Composition Studies provides a compelling rhetoric and rationale for eliminating the field and reenvisioning the profession as truly interdisciplinary—a change that is necessary in order to fulfill the needs and demands of students, instructors, administrators, and our democratic society.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-4
- List of Figures
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- Part One. Conceptual Limits
- 2. Learning to Write
- pp. 41-62
- 3. How We Compoe
- pp. 63-76
- 4. Writing as a Social Practice
- pp. 77-97
- 5. Writing and Thinking
- pp. 98-118
- 6. Transfer
- pp. 119-134
- Part Two. Diagnosis and Proposal
- 9. A R/Evolutionary Program
- pp. 181-200
- 10. Furthering the R/Evolution
- pp. 201-226
- Works Cited
- pp. 227-244
- Author Bio, Back Cover
- pp. 262-263
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809387472
Related ISBN(s)
9780809325856, 9780809327515
MARC Record
OCLC
607530958
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-07
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2007