Keywords in writing studies / edited by Paul Heilker, Peter Vandenberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heilker, Paul, 1962- editor.

Vandenberg, Peter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Terminology.

English language.

English language--Composition and exercises--Terminology.

Report writing--Study and teaching--Terminology.

Report writing.

Report writing--Study and teaching.

English language--Composition and exercises.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

Genre:

Terminology.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 193 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Logan : Utah State University Press, [2015]

Summary:

Keywords in Writing Studies is an exploration of the principal ideas and ideals of an emerging academic field as they are constituted by its specialized vocabulary. A sequel to the 1996 work Keywords in Composition Studies, this new volume traces the evolution of the field's lexicon, taking into account the wide variety of theoretical, educational, professional, and institutional developments that have redefined it over the past two decades. Contributors address the development, transformation, and interconnections among thirty-six of the most critical terms that make up writing studies. Looking beyond basic definitions or explanations, they explore the multiple layers of meaning within the terms that writing scholars currently use, exchange, and question. Each term featured is a part of the general disciplinary parlance, and each is a highly contested focal point of significant debates about matters of power, identity, and values. Each essay begins with the assumption that its central term is important precisely because its meaning is open and multiplex. Keywords in Writing Studies reveals how the key concepts in the field are used and even challenged, rather than advocating particular usages and the particular vision of the field that they imply. The volume will be of great interest to both graduate students and established scholars. Book jacket.

Contents:

Agency / Steven Accardi Accardi, Steven 1

Body / Lorin Shellenberger Shellenberger, Lorin 6

Citizen / Mark Garrett Longaker Longaker, Mark Garrett 11

Civic/Public / Steve Parks Parks, Steve 15

Class / Julie Lindquist Lindquist, Julie 20

Community / Paul Prior Prior, Paul 26

Computer / Cynthia L. Selfe Selfe, Cynthia L. 32

Contact Zone / Cynthia Fields Fields, Cynthia 37

Context / Jason Swarts Swarts, Jason 42

Creativity / Tim Mayers Mayers, Tim 47

Design / Melanie Yergeau Yergeau, Melanie 51

Disability / Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson Lewiecki-Wilson, Cynthia 57

Discourse / Chrisline M. Tardy Tardy, Chrisline M. 62

Ecology / Christian R. Weisser Weisser, Christian R. 67

English / A. Suresh Canagarajah Canagarajah, A. Suresh 72

Gender / Lorin Shellenberger Shellenberger, Lorin 77

Genre / Amy J. Devitt Devitt, Amy J. 82

Identity / Morris Young Young, Morris 88

Ideology / Kelly Pender Pender, Kelly 94

Literacy / Julie Lindquist Lindquist, Julie 99

Location / Jennifer Clary-Lemon Clary-Lemon, Jennifer 103

Materiality / Anis Bawarshi Bawarshi, Anis 108

Multilingual/ism / Christine M. Tardy Tardy, Christine M. 114

Network / Jason Swarts Swarts, Jason 120

Other / Kathleen Kerr Kerr, Kathleen 125

Performance / KT Torrey Torrey, KT 130

Personal / Kathleen Kerr Kerr, Kathleen 135

Production / Melanie Yergeau Yergeau, Melanie 140

Queer / Karen Kopelson Kopelson, Karen 145

Reflection / Kathleen Blake Yancey Yancey, Kathleen Blake 150

Research / Katrina M. Powell Powell, Katrina M. 155

Silence / KT Torrey Torrey, KT 160

Technical Communication / Carolyn Rude Rude, Carolyn 165

Technology / Johndan Johnson-Eilola Johnson-Eilola, Johndan, Stuart A. Selber Selber, Stuart A. 169

Work / Dylan B. Dryer Dryer, Dylan B. 173

Writing across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines / Chris Thaiss Thaiss, Chris 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780874219739

0874219736

OCLC:

881385668