Personally Speaking : Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spigelman, Candace.

Series:

Studies in Writing and Rhetoric

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic writing--Study and teaching.

Autobiography--Authorship--Study and teaching (Higher).

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language--Study and teaching--Rhetoric.

English language.

Autobiography--Study and teaching (Higher)--Authorship.

Autobiography.

Academic writing.

Local Subjects:

Academic writing--Study and teaching.

Autobiography--Authorship--Study and teaching (Higher).

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Responding to contemporary discussion about using personal accounts in academic writing, Personally Speaking: Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse draws on classical and current rhetorical theory, feminist theory, and relevant examples from both published writers and first-year writing students to illustrate the advantages of blending experiential and academic perspectives. Candace Spigelman examines how merging personal and scholarly worldviews produces useful contradictions and contributes to a more a complex understanding in academic writing. This rhetorical move allows for greate

Contents:

Cover; Other Books in the Studies in Writing & Rhetoric Series; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. What Is Personal Academic Writing?; 2. The Personal Is Rhetorical; 3. Constructing Experience; 4. Valuing Personal Evidence; 5. Teaching Personal Academic Argument; Appendix: "Nature's Lessons" by Michelle Grider; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Biography; Series Statement; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8093-8872-3