Narrative Knowers, Expository Knowledge
Title | Narrative Knowers, Expository Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Anne DiPardo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Discourse analysis |
ISBN |
Narrative and Social Control
Title | Narrative and Social Control PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis K. Mumby |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 1993-08-24 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0803949324 |
What is the relationship between narrative, society and the forms of control that function in society? This critical analysis examines the role of narrative in the creation of various social realities. The central theme is that narrative is a pervasive form of human communication integral to the production and shaping of social order. Each chapter provides both a theoretical framework and an examination of narratives in a range of communication contexts - interpersonal, small group, organizational and mass media - illustrating the far-reaching impact of narrative on our lives and social organizations.
Theorizing Composition
Title | Theorizing Composition PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Kennedy |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 1998-06-25 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0313367590 |
The last 25 years have witnessed extraordinary growth in the academic specialization variously described as composition studies or rhetoric and composition. What was noticeable about the field in its infancy was a preoccupation with practice, a lack of emphasis on theory, and an exclusive reliance on the writing process. As its disciplinary status has grown, the field has become far more theoretical. Composition studies has expanded its focus, reconceptualized the writing process, and embraced a wide range of critical perspectives. The result of this change is that terms such as poststructuralism, social construction, gender, and genre, which were largely unknown in 1965, now dominate discussion. This reference book is a guide to the multiplicity of theories that have emerged to form the disciplinary foundation of composition studies. The volume consists of 66 entries, each of which is written by an expert contributor and focuses on a particular theory or group of theories. While the entries show how various individuals have contributed to theoretical movements, very few concentrate on the work of a single theorist. Each entry first provides a critical summary of a particular theory or group of theories, including key elements, basic concepts and claims, and information about seminal or particularly influential works. It then reviews the theory's critical reception in composition studies and discusses its significance in the field. The bibliography at the end of each entry lists primary texts and major scholarship related to the theory and provides additional suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with a selected bibliography of important works.
Resources in Education
Title | Resources in Education PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 1991-10 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
I-writing
Title | I-writing PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Surman Paley |
Publisher | SIU Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780809323517 |
In this ethnographic study of the teaching of writing, Karen Surman Paley reveals the social significance of first-person writing and the limitations of a popular taxonomy of composition studies. Paley looks critically at the way social constructionists have created an "Other" in the field of composition studies and named it "expressivist." Paley demonstrates the complexity of approaches to teaching writing through an ethnographic study of two composition faculty at Boston College, a programthat some would say is "expressivist." She prompts her colleagues to consider how family experiences shape the way students feel about and treat people of races, religions, genders, and sexual preferences other than their own. Finally, she suggests to the field of composition that practitioners spend less time shoring up taxonomies of the field and more time sharing pedagogies.
Beyond Portia
Title | Beyond Portia PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline St. Joan |
Publisher | UPNE |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781555533069 |
A resource to help judges, lawyers, scholars, and students gain insight into the real lives of women whom the law purports to represent but whose self-representations have historically been excluded from legal discourse.
The History and Theory of Rhetoric
Title | The History and Theory of Rhetoric PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Herrick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2015-08-07 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1317347846 |
The History and Theory of Rhetoric offers discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists that is easily accessible to students. By tracing the historical progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists of the 5th Century B.C. all the way to contemporary studies–such as the rhetoric of science and feminist rhetoric–this comprehensive text helps students understand how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. Students gain conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing persuasive writing and speaking in a wide range of settings and in both written and visual media. Known for its clear writing style and contemporary examples throughout, The History and Theory of Rhetoric emphasizes the relevance of rhetoric to today's students.