Local knowledges, local practices : writing in the disciplines at Cornell / edited by Jonathan Monroe ; contributors, Ross Brann [and twenty others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monroe, Jonathan, 1954- editor.

Brann, Ross, contributor.

Series:

Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture.

Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--New York (State)--Ithaca.

English language.

Interdisciplinary approach in education--New York (State)--Ithaca.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Academic writing--Study and teaching--New York (State)--Ithaca.

Academic writing.

Cornell University.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cornell University has stood at the forefront of writing instruction, at least since the publication of William Strunk and E. B. White's classic, The Elements of Style, in 1918. For the past thirty years Cornell has been the site of a remarkably sustained and successful interdisciplinary approach to writing across the curriculum - a program that now coordinates nearly two hundred courses each semester sponsored by over thirty different departments. Local Knowledges, Local Practices provides an overview of Cornell's rich history and distinguished achievements in training students to write well. Including the views of professors representing a variety of disciplines - from animal science to political science, anthropology to philosophy, romance studies to neurobiology - this collection will serve as a resource for anyone interested in broadly conceived, discipline-specific writing instruction.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part One. Cultures of Writing: From Cornerstone to Capstone

Local Knowledges, Local Practices: An Introduction - Jonathan Monroe

TAs and the Teaching of Writing at Cornell: A Historical Perspective - Katherine Gottschalk

Writing without Friction - Keith Hjortshoj

Finding Places for Writing in a Research University: A Director's View - Harry E. Shaw

Part Two. Cultures and Acculturation: Teaching, Writing, and Learning in Field-Specific Contexts

Animal Science

Writing Animals - Elizabeth Oltenacu

Anthropology

Exoticizing the Familiar: Familiarizing the Exotic - Jane Fajans

"You Can Make a Difference": Human Rights as the Subject Matter for a First-Year Writing Seminar - Billie Jean Isbell

Writing from (Field) Experience - Kathryn S. March

City and Regional Planning

The Invisible City of Color, or "I Thought This Was a Course on Writing!" - William W. Goldsmith

Cognitive Science

Writing in Cognitive Science: Exploring the Life of the Mind - Michael J. Spivey

English

Freshman Rhetoric and Media Literacy - Paul Sawyer

Toward a Community of Inquiry: Teaching Cornell Advanced Placement Students - Daniel R. Schwarz

Government

Teaching Writing about International Relations - Matthew Evangelista

Writing Political Science: Asking a Question Then (Actually) Answering It - Mary Fainsod Katzenstein

The Politics of Writing - Rose McDermott

Linguistics

Translation and Appropriation in Foreign Language and Writing Classrooms - John Whitman

Near Eastern Studies

Writing Religion at Cornell (Reflections of a Penitent Professor) - Ross Brann

Neurobiology and Behavior

Teaching Behavioral Ecology through Writing - Paul W. Sherman

Philosophy

Cultivating Dialectical Imagination - Jennifer E. Whiting

Romance Studies.

Writing (Not Drawing) a Blank - Marilyn Migiel

Sociology

Writing as a Sociologist - Michael Macy

Afterword: Writing Writing - Jonathan Monroe

Notes

References

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822973225

0822973227

OCLC:

887803637