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Trans-Atlantic Composition: The History Of British Academic Writing, Gareth George Rees-White
Trans-Atlantic Composition: The History Of British Academic Writing, Gareth George Rees-White
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I author a revisionary comparative history of British Academic Writing and American Composition studies. My core argument is that the Composition story has always, ultimately, been a Trans-Atlantic one. This project serves two key goals: 1) it offers a comprehensive history of UK writing education; while 2) simultaneously offering a revisionist US history that fights the claim that uniquely American exigencies led to a uniquely American education system that therefore has little to learn from other global Compositions. This project tracks the history of university level writing education in the UK from the 1200s to the modern day, and follows …
The Leap In Place: Rethinking Key Concepts In The History Of Composition And The Return Of Lore., David Stubblefield
The Leap In Place: Rethinking Key Concepts In The History Of Composition And The Return Of Lore., David Stubblefield
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation attempts to affirm a key set of practical terms in order to guide Composition Pedagogy. These terms include error, language, voice, teacher neutrality, and rationality. In recent years, many of these terms have been discredited theoretically; however, they remain dominant in textbooks and in our actual teaching practice. The result has been a significant divide between theory and practice, resulting in a cognitive dissonance between our classroom activities and our scholarly activity. However, by presenting each of these terms as dynamic and performative, this dissertation invites the field to find productive practical possibilities inside of them. Moreover, the …
Pynchon, Genealogy, History: Against The Day, David Cowart
Pynchon, Genealogy, History: Against The Day, David Cowart
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