The locations of composition / edited by Christopher J. Keller and Christian R. Weisser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keller, Christopher J.

Weisser, Christian R., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher).

Report writing.

Physical Description:

ix, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2007]

Summary:

The Locations of Composition examines how spaces, places, and locations define, problematize, and shape composition studies. From a wide variety of perspectives, including critical theory, rhetoric, cultural geography, genre theory, postcolonial studies, and media studies, the contributors explore the disciplinary boundaries and authority of composition studies, how teachers of writing can engage students in more place-centered pedagogies, and how compositionists can sort through the often hidden and intricate relationships between and among composition's places. The book reveals the complex ways that places are central to the field's history, identity, and ability to move and change.

Contents:

Part I Across the Field

1 The Occupation of Composition / Sidney I. Dobrin 15

2 Composition and the Gentrification of "Public Literacy" / Elizabeth Ervin 37

3 In Visible Texts: Memory, MOOs, and Momentum: A Meditatio / Cynthia Haynes 55

4 Invention in the Wild: On Locating Kairos in Space-Time / Thomas Rickert 71

5 Looking for Location Where It Can't Be Found: Possibilities for Graduate Pedagogy in Rhetoric and Composition / Peter Vandenberg, Jennifer Clary-Lemon 91

Part II Inside the Classroom and Beyond

6 Teaching the Capital City / John Ackerman 109

7 Deep Maps: Teaching Rhetorical Engagement through Place-Conscious Education / Robert Brooke, Jason McIntosh 131

8 Between Perception and Articulation: Imageword and a Compassionate Place / Kristie Fleckenstein 151

9 The Locations of Usability / Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Stuart Selber 171

10 From Site to Screen, From Screen to Site: Merging Place-based Pedagogy with Web-based Technology / Tim Lindgren, Derek Owens 195

Part III Among the Institutions

11 Transferability and Genres / Amy Devitt 215

12 Relocating Knowledge: The Textual Authority of Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student / Nancy Myers 229

13 Cultural Geography and Images of Place / Nedra Reynolds 251

14 Notes toward a Dynamic Theory of Literacy / Christopher Schroeder 267

15 Shifting Locations, Genres, and Motives: An Activity Theory Analysis of Service-Learning Writing Pedagogies / Tom Deans 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791471454

9780791471456

0791471462

9780791471463

OCLC:

70866902