Writing environments / edited by Sidney I. Dobrin and Christopher J. Keller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dobrin, Sidney I., 1967-

Keller, Christopher J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship.

Authorship--Psychological aspects.

Place (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xii, 377 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Including interviews with several of America's leading environmental writers, this volume addresses the intersections between writing and nature.

Contents:

Intro

Writing Environments

Contents

Acknowledgments

Why Writing Environments: An Introduction

1. Taking Back the Language: An Interview with Annette Kolodny

Where Writing Takes Place: A Response to Annette Kolodny

Developing Feminist-EnvironmentalRhetorics: A Response to Annette Kolodny

Response to Flynn and Worsham

2. Writing Activism: An Interview with Rick Bass

Avenues of Activism: A Response to Rick Bass

The Active Voice

3. Writing Nature, Making Connections: An Interview with David Quammen

Natural Diversity: A Response to David Quammen

Of Gardens and Classrooms,Plants and Discourse: A Response to David Quammen

4. Writing with Intent: An Interview with Janisse Ray

Making Arguments: A Response to Janisse Ray

Ecocomposition, Activist Writing, and Natural Ecosystems: A Response to Janisse Ray

5. The Quest for Truth: An Interview with Max Oelschlaeger

Mapping Babel: A Response to Max Oelschlaeger

In Response to Max Oelschlaeger

A Reconsideration of Wild Discourse: Response to Killingsworth and Owens

6. Writing the Native American Life: An Interview with Simon Ortiz

Rethinking Responsibility: A Response to Simon Ortiz

Dear Simon: A Response to Simon Ortiz

7. Stories for the Earth: An Interview with Scott Russell Sanders

The Grounded Voice: A Response to Scott Russell Sanders

One Tribe among the Host of Living Tribes: A Response to Scott Russell Sanders

8. Ecocriticism, Writing, and Academia: An Interview with Cheryll Glotfelty

Writing, Nature, and Composing Bridges: A Response to Cheryll Glotfelty

Where the Fusang Grows: A Response to Cheryll Glotfelty

Response to Adkins and Swinford

9. Writing Natural History: An Interview with Ann Zwinger

Rambling: A Response to Ann Zwinger

The Mud Puddle and the Rose: A Response to Ann Zwinger.

Response to Roorda and Ingram

10. Writing the Scientific Life: An Interview with Edward O. Wilson

Contradictory Stancestoward Interdisciplinarity: A Response to E. O. Wilson from a Rhetorician of Science

Science, the Humanities,and the Public Intellectual: A Response to E. O. Wilson

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791483893

0791483894

9781423743729

1423743725

OCLC:

62750487