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Traditions And Professionalization : Reconceiving Work In Composition., Bruce Horner
Traditions And Professionalization : Reconceiving Work In Composition., Bruce Horner
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The derogation of the “traditional” in the discourse of academic professionalism in composition studies overlooks practices within tradition that may be counter or alternative to the hegemonic. Aspects of the Amherst College “tradition” of English 1–2 illustrate, in idealized form, alternative practices drawing from residual elements of dominant culture.