Authentic Writing / Jeffrey Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Jeffrey, author.

Series:

Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture.

Composition, Literacy, and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic writing.

Authenticity (Philosophy).

Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2021]

Summary:

"In typical academic circles, texts must be critiqued, mined for the obfuscated meanings they hide, and shown to reveal larger, broader meanings than what are initially evident. To engage in this type of writing is to perform an authentic version of scholarship. But what if a scholar chooses instead to write without critique? What if they write about travelling, their children, food, grocery shopping, frozen garlic bread, sandwiches, condiments, falafel, yoga, and moments that normally wouldn't be considered scholarly? Can the writing still be scholarly? Can scholarly writing be authentic if its topics comprise the everyday? In Authentic Writing, Jeff Rice uses this question to trace a position regarding critique, the role of the scholar, the role of the personal in scholarship, the banal as subject matter, and the idea of authenticity. He explores authenticity as a writing issue, a rhetorical issue, a consumption issue, a culture issue, and an ideological issue. Rather than arguing for a more authentic state or practice, Rice examines the rhetorical features of authenticity in order to expand the focus of scholarship"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Hard Core

2. Banality

3. Boredom

4. Children

5. Cognitive Mapping

6. Samplericity

7. Sandwich Aggregations

8. Las Vegas

9. Groceries

10. The Craft Story

11. Condiments

12. Parental Artisans

13. Authentic Abroad

14. Junk Food

15. Salads

16. Bikram Professing

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822946700

082294670X

OCLC:

1242025116